MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 8 General environmental offences
Part 3F Offences relating to fuel standards

[s 440ZP]


Division 2                    Offences

440ZP Non-application of div 2
               This division does not apply to a person to the extent provided
               by an exemption in force under division 3.

440ZQ Supply of fuel that does not comply with Commonwealth
      fuel standard determinations
         (1)   A person who manufactures or imports fuel must not supply
               the fuel in the State if the fuel does not comply with a
               Commonwealth fuel standard determination.
               Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
         (2)   This section does not apply to the supply of fuel for use in a
               motor vehicle used only for motor racing on a racing circuit or
               track under an environmental authority for the activity.

440ZR Permitted Reid vapour pressure—fuel with particular
      ethanol content
         (1)   This section applies in relation to fuel with an ethanol content
               of more than 9% but not more than 10% by volume.
         (2)   A person who manufactures or imports fuel must not supply
               the fuel in the low volatility zone in the summer period if the
               Reid vapour pressure of the fuel is more than 76kPa.
               Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
         (3)   A person who manufactures or imports fuel must ensure that,
               for each summer month, the volumetric monthly average Reid
               vapour pressure of the fuel supplied by the person in the low
               volatility zone is not more than 74kPa.
               Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
         (4)   For working out the volumetric monthly average Reid vapour
               pressure of fuel mentioned in subsection (3), fuel with a Reid


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