2010-2011-2012

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Presented and read a first time

Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012

No.      , 2012

(Senator Siewert)

A Bill for an Act to promote the supply of low aromatic fuel and control the supply of other fuels in certain areas, and for related purposes

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary                                                                                                              1

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Guide to this Act................................................................................. 2

4............ Object of this Act................................................................................ 3

5............ Dictionary........................................................................................... 4

6............ Act binds Crown................................................................................. 4

7............ Relationship to State and Territory laws.............................................. 5

Part 2—Requirements relating to fuels for low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas         6

Division 1—Requirements relating to regular unleaded petrol for low aromatic fuel areas     6

8............ Prohibition on supplying etc. regular unleaded petrol in low aromatic fuel areas     6

Division 2—Requirements relating to low aromatic fuel for low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas                                                                                                             8

9............ Requirements relating to low aromatic fuel for low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas 8

10.......... Offence—contravening requirements relating to low aromatic fuel..... 8

Division 3—Requirements relating to fuels generally for low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas                                                                                                                       10

11.......... Requirements relating to fuels generally for low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas     10

12.......... Offence—contravening requirements relating to fuels generally....... 11

13.......... Consultation before determining requirements relating to fuels generally 12

Part 3—Designating low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas    13

14.......... Minister may designate low aromatic fuel areas................................ 13

15.......... Minister may designate fuel control areas......................................... 13

16.......... Consultation before designating low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas       14

Part 4—Exemptions from requirements of this Act                                        16

17.......... Minister may exempt conduct in relation to low aromatic fuel areas and fuel control areas      16

Part 5—Miscellaneous                                                                                                        17

18.......... Reviewing the operation of this Act.................................................. 17

19.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 17

A Bill for an Act to promote the supply of low aromatic fuel and control the supply of other fuels in certain areas, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts: