New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Act 2024

In this Act:

adverse publicity order: see subsection 83(2).

Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.

civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.

Climate Change Convention means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 9 May 1992, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.

Climate Change Department means the Department administered by the Climate Change Minister.

Climate Change Minister means the Minister administering the Climate Change Act 2022.

concessional RAV entry approval has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Rules 2019.

covered vehicle: see section 12.

designated MIRO: see subsection 24(1).

destroyed vehicle adjustment: see subsection 41(6).

emissions number: see section 20.

emissions target: see section 21.

engage in conduct means:

Environment Department means the Department administered by the Environment Minister.

Environment Minister means the Minister administering the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

exempt vehicle: see section 16.

Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.

Federal Register of Legislation means the Federal Register of Legislation established under the Legislation Act 2003.

final emissions value: see section 18.

final reconciliation day: see subsection 17(2).

headline limit: see section 22.

heavy off‑road passenger vehicle: see subsection 15(1).

held: a unit is held in a registry account if there is an entry for the unit in the account.

inefficient vehicle, for a person for a year, means a covered vehicle for the person for the year whose emissions number for the year is greater than its emissions target for the year.

inspector means a person appointed as an inspector under section 71.

interim emissions value: see section 19.

interim reconciliation day, for a year, means the first 1 February after the end of the year.

introductory period means the 5‑year period beginning on 1 January 2025.

Kyoto Protocol means the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at Kyoto on 11 December 1997, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.

light off‑road passenger vehicle: see subsection 15(2).

lower breakpoint: see section 25.

mass adjustment factor: see section 23.

MIRO number: see subsection 24(2).

national road vehicle standard has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

Paris Agreement means the Paris Agreement done at Paris on 12 December 2015, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.

personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.

RAV (short for Register of Approved Vehicles) has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

reference MIRO: see section 27.

registered holder, of a unit, means the person in whose registry account there is an entry for the unit.

Registry means the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Unit Registry established under section 51.

registry account: see subsection 55(5).

Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014.

relevant court means:

road vehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

road vehicle type approval has the same meaning as in the Road Vehicle Standards Act 2018.

rules means the rules made under section 92.

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.

this Act includes:

type 1 vehicle: see section 13.

type 2 vehicle: see section 14.

unit means a unit issued to a person under Division 2 of Part 3.

upper breakpoint: see section 26.

vehicle category means a vehicle category that is specified in a national road vehicle standard that specifies categories of road vehicle.

vehicle subcategory means a subcategory of a vehicle category that is specified in a national road vehicle standard that specifies subcategories of categories of road vehicle.

year means calendar year.