An Act to amend the Biofuels Act 2007 to remove the requirement for primary wholesalers selling regular unleaded petrol to ensure that it is E10 from 1 July 2012 and to make a consequential amendment to the Biofuels Regulation 2007.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Biofuels Amendment Act 2012.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.
Schedule 1 Amendment of Biofuels Act 2007 No 23
[1] Section 3 Definitions
Omit “section 6, 7 or 8” from the definition of minimum biofuel requirement in section 3 (1).Insert instead “section 6 or 7”.
[2] Section 8 Regular unleaded petrol to be E10
Omit the section.
[3] Section 16 Business specific exemptions from E10 requirement
Omit the section.
[4] Section 24 Expert Panel
Omit section 24 (3) (b).
[5] Schedule 1 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):any other Act that amends this Act
Schedule 2 Amendment of Biofuels Regulation 2007
Clause 4A Regular unleaded petrol to be E10—later start date
Omit the clause.