An Act to amend the Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984 for particular purposes
The Parliament of Queensland enacts—
This Act may be cited as the Liquid Fuel Supply (Minimum Biobased Petrol Content) Amendment Act 2022.
This Act amends the Liquid Fuel Supply Act 1984.
3Amendment of s 35B (Sustainable biobased petrol requirement)
Section 35B(2), penalty—
omit, insert—Maximum penalty—
(a)for a first offence—400 penalty units; or(b)for a second or later offence—4,000 penalty units.
4Insertion of new pt 5A, div 1, sdiv 2A
Part 5A, division 1—
insert—35DA Minimum biobased petrol content in petrol-biobased petrol blends
(1)A fuel seller must not sell a petrol-biobased petrol blend that contains less than 9% biobased petrol in the blend.Maximum penalty—
(a)for a first offence—400 penalty units; or(b)for a second or later offence—4,000 penalty units.(2)In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence for the person charged with the offence to prove that the person did not know, and could not reasonably have known, that the petrol-biobased petrol blend contained less than 9% biobased petrol.
After section 35S—
insert—35T Supporting information for supply of petrol- biobased petrol blends to retailers
(1)This section applies if a fuel wholesaler supplies a petrol-biobased petrol blend to a fuel retailer.(2)The fuel wholesaler must give the fuel retailer a document at the time of supply that states the minimum percentage of biobased petrol in the petrol-biobased petrol blend.Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
After part 8—
insert—Part 9 Transitional provisions for Liquid Fuel Supply (Minimum Biobased Petrol Content) Amendment Act 2022
62Delayed application of s 35DA to fuel retailers
Section 35DA does not apply to a fuel retailer until the day that is 12 months after the commencement.63Delayed application of ss 35DA and 35T to fuel wholesalers
Sections 35DA and 35T do not apply to a fuel wholesaler until the day that is 12 months after the commencement.