Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000

If:

a person produces and supplies fuel in Australia during a calendar year; and

the fuel is the subject of a fuel standard; and

in the case where the fuel standard specifies the circumstances in which the standard applies—the person supplies the fuel in Australia in those circumstances; and

the person is a constitutional corporation or a Commonwealth entity or the person supplies the fuel in the course of constitutional trade or commerce;

If:

a person imports fuel into Australia, and supplies the fuel in Australia, during a calendar year; and

the fuel is the subject of a fuel standard; and

in the case where the fuel standard specifies the circumstances in which the standard applies—the person supplies the fuel in Australia in those circumstances;

The statement must be provided on or before:

14 February in the following year; or

any later day allowed by the Secretary.

The statement must:

be in a form (which may be an electronic form) approved by the Secretary; and

contain any information required by the Secretary; and

be provided to the Secretary in accordance with the regulations.

A person is guilty of an offence if the person contravenes a requirement of this section.

Subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability.

For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

A person must not contravene a requirement of this section.

for an individual—60 penalty units; and

for a body corporate—300 penalty units.