Fuel Quality Standards
Amendments to the Fuel Quality Standards Regulations 2001
The Fuel Quality Standards Regulations 2001 have been amended. The amendments have been made to implement recommendations from the first statutory review of the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 (the Act) and to address issues that have arisen from the administration of the Act. Stakeholders should note the new fee structure for applications to vary fuel standards under section 13 of the Act which apply from 1 November 2008.
The Commonwealth Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 provides a legislative framework for setting national fuel quality and fuel quality information standards for Australia.
Fuel quality standards have been made for:
A fuel quality information standard has been made for:
Standards are being considered for:
Applications can be made to vary Standards.
Monitoring and enforcing compliance with the standards is done by Commonwealth inspectors.
The Fuel Standards Consultative Committee is a formal consultation mechanism to ensure that the interests of State and Territory governments and other stakeholders are taken into account when developing fuel standards.
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