Bill
Renewable Fuel Bill 2016
lapsed, as at 2016-04-15. (s) KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Bob Katter
- Portfolio
- (s) KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2016-02-08
- second reading — 2016-02-08
- other — 2016-04-15
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2016-02-08.
The bill would require petrol sold at the bowser to contain a minimum percentage of renewable fuel.
It would set a minimum renewable fuel content of 5% from 1 July 2019 and 10% from 1 July 2022, and create an Office of Renewable Fuel Program Administrator.
The explanatory memorandum says the mandate would reduce emissions, create jobs, and increase fuel self-sufficiency, but does not specify which Acts are amended.
- Mandates a minimum 5% renewable fuel content in petrol from 1 July 2019.
- Mandates a minimum 10% renewable fuel content from 1 July 2022.
- Establishes an Office of Renewable Fuel Program Administrator.
- Outlines the functions of the Office of Renewable Fuel Program Administrator.
- Provides a regulatory regime for cellulosic biomass ethanol and other renewable fuels in motor vehicle fuel.
Suppliers of petrol for use in motor vehicles in Australia, and consumers who buy petrol at the bowser.
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