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NGER-EERS workshops 2018-19 Reporting under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act) Program for today NGER Run through of the scheme and covering a variety of topics such as legislation, facilities, activities, and
Reporting under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act)
Program for today
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NGER
Run through of the scheme and covering a variety of topics such as legislation, facilities, activities, and compliance. Morning tea @ 10:30
EERS demonstration
Finish @ 12:30
Who we are
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> The Clean Energy Regulator was established on 2 April 2012 as an independent statutory authority > We operate as part of the Environment portfolio > Our role is determined by climate change law
> we administer schemes set by law, we do not make the law or develop policy > we work closely with our portfolio agencies, for example, the Department of the Environment and Energy, who are responsible for developing the policies relating to the schemes that we administer
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What we do
The Clean Energy Regulator administers a number of schemes which work together to reduce emissions while encouraging business competiveness
Our responsibilities
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> Our responsibilities include:
> providing education and information on the schemes that we administer > monitoring, facilitating and enforcing compliance with each scheme > collecting, analysing, assessing, providing and publishing information and data > ensuring the integrity of the carbon and renewables economic markets > accrediting auditors for the schemes we administer > working with other law enforcement and regulatory bodies
Online resources available
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The Clean Energy Regulator has a range of online resources to assist with reporting including: > Basic reporting and sector specific guidelines > Emissions and energy reporting system (EERS) training videos > Frequently asked questions (FAQs) > Calculators Available here: http://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/NGER/Forms-and-resources
Legislation
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The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (principal legislation, sets out reporting framework and
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Regulations 2008 (NGER Regulations) outlines what needs to be reported in terms of facilities, fuels, activities, and other information. The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008 (NGER Determination) contains the methods and calculations for estimating energy and emissions data.
NGER data – what is it used for
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NGER reporting obligations
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By 31 October each year, all > registered controlling corporations (section 19 report) > reporting transfer certificate (RTC) holders (section 22G report) > responsible members, parties to a 22X agreement (section 22X report) must provide the Clean Energy Regulator with a report under the NGER Act.
NGER reporting obligations
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In relation to a controlling corporation, the report (section 19 emissions and energy report) contains data relating to the > scope 1 emissions > scope 2 emissions > energy production, and > energy consumption from the facilities under its operational control and under the
The amount of information required will differ, depending on which threshold the controlling corporation has met.
NGER thresholds
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The facility thresholds are:
The corporate group thresholds are:
Facility thresholds Corporate group thresholds
Controlling corporation section 19 reporting obligations
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Facility thresholds met: report will only contain data in relation to those facilities that meet a facility threshold. Corporate group threshold met: report contains data relating to the activities of all facilities, regardless of whether the individual facilities meet the facility thresholds. No thresholds met: ‘below threshold’ report must still be supplied. NGER Emissions and Energy Threshold Calculator available from website.
Operational control
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A controlling corporation registers and reports in relation to facilities under its
An entity will have operational control
introduce and implement any or all of the following for the facility: > operating policies > health and safety policies > environmental policies
Operational control
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Where more than one entity meets these criteria for a facility: The entity that has the greatest authority to introduce and implement the operating, health and safety and environmental policies, is the entity with operational control, for reporting purposes.
Controlling corporations
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A controlling corporation is a constitutional corporation that does not have an Australian incorporated holding company > generally is the corporation at the top of its corporate group in Australia > a foreign company (ie one that is incorporated overseas), that does business directly in Australia (and not through an Australian incorporated subsidiary), can also be a controlling corporation.
Group members
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A group member may consist of > A controlling corporation > Subsidiaries ‘Subsidiary’ is defined in the Corporations Act 2001. A controlling corporation can be the
A foreign controlling corporation’s subsidiaries aren’t included in its group.
Facilities
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A facility is an activity, or a series
activities) that: > involve the production of greenhouse gas emissions, the production of energy or the consumption of energy, and > form a single undertaking or enterprise and meet the requirements of the regulations
NGER Defining Facilities Guideline available from website.
Facilities
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The NGER Regulations state that an activity
single undertaking or enterprise where they
> occur at a single site (regulation 2.16) > are listed activities (regulation 2.17 or 2.18) that can be attributed to the activities that occur at the main site > are transport sector activities (regulation 2.19), or > are electricity, gas, water, sewerage or telecommunications activities (regulation 2.20)
NGER facility types in EERS
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> Facility > single site facilities > transport facilities > Facility - Network – Pipeline > only used if facility crosses state/territory border > Facility Aggregate > two or more smaller facilities, in the same industry sector – covered in depth later today
Reporting structure
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All reports are prepared in the Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS). > Your organisation’s EERS account is created at the time of registration > Access given to the NGER Contact Person and Executive Officer on the application > Login via the Client Portal on the Clean Energy Regulator’s website
Reporting structure
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When preparing a section 19 report, controlling corporations should review and update their reporting structures by > adding any new group members > removing group members that are no longer part of their corporate group or no longer affected group members, and > ensuring that facilities are correctly set up as being under the operational control of the correct group member.
Reporting structure – part year reporting
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Reporters should be aware when part year reporting applies. Part year reporting is only relevant where operational control of a facility has changed. If ownership of a group member changes, but operational control of a facility does not, the controlling corporation of the group member, as at 30 June, reports on the facility for the full year. > If a change in ownership (e.g. as a result of a corporate restructure)
report on the facility for the previous year.
Facility level data entry
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For each facility, a section 19 report must contain data about the facility’s > scope 1 emissions > scope 2 emissions > energy production, and > energy consumption for the period of time it was under the operational control of a member of the corporate group.
What data is reported for facilities?
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Only emissions and energy production and consumption from particular items are included in a section 19 report. > i.e. the fuels and other energy commodities listed in Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations. An item is only reportable where the NGER Measurement Determination specifies a method or a criteria for a method to measure the amount of emission or energy production or consumption from that item.
Scope 1 emissions
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A scope 1 emission of greenhouse gas, in relation to a facility, means the release of a greenhouse gas into the atmosphere as a direct result of an activity or series of activities (including ancillary activities) that constitute the facility. > e.g. the emissions produced when coal is burned at a power station are scope 1 emissions.
Scope 1 emissions
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The NGER Regulations divide reporting on scope 1 emissions into categories, for example > fuel combustion > coal mining > oil or gas > metal products, and > waste.
Scope 1 emissions
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The information you will have to report depends on the category your activity falls into. Examples of information generally required include > the source of the emission > the methods in the NGER Measurement Determination used to estimate the emissions > the total amount of greenhouse gas emitted from the source, and > any other matters to be identified.
Scope 1 emissions – example coal mining
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The ‘matters to be identified’ will vary depending on the > source your scope 1 emissions come from, and > the method you have used. Requirements about what information should be provided are set out in schedule 3 of the NGER Regulations.
Scope 2 emissions
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…in relation to a facility, means the release of a greenhouse gas into the atmosphere as a direct result of one or more activities that generate electricity, heating, cooling or steam that is consumed by the facility but that do not form part of the facility. The NGER Measurement Determination sets out methods for measuring scope 2 emissions from ‘the consumption of purchased electricity’.
Scope 2 emissions
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Scope 2 emissions are reportable if electricity consumed at a facility is purchased from
> the main electricity grid of a state or territory, > a network other than the main grid, or > direct connection from the producer
Electricity produced and consumed at the same facility does not give rise to reportable scope 2 emissions. The emissions from the production of electricity at a facility are reported as scope 1 emissions.
Energy production
Production of energy, in relation to a facility, means either of the following > the extraction or capture of energy from natural sources for final consumption by or from the operation of the facility or for use other than in the operation of the facility, or > the manufacture of energy by the conversion of energy from one form into another form for final consumption by or from the
facility.
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Energy production
Examples of energy production as a result of the conversion of energy from
> the combustion of brown coal to produce electricity, and > the treatment of unprocessed natural gas to produce natural gas. Each time you produce a fuel or energy commodity listed in Schedule 1 of the NGER Regulations, you must report that fuel or energy commodity as energy produced.
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Energy consumption
Consumption of energy, in relation to a facility, means the use or disposal of energy from the operation of the facility, including own-use and losses in extraction, production and transmission. In other words, each time a fuel or energy commodity listed in Schedule 1
at your facility, the consumption of that fuel or energy commodity must be reported.
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When do you need to report an activity?
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Separate instance of source defined: > For multiple activities of a facility with the same source of emissions, each activity is a separate instance of the source, if performed by a different class of equipment. > Example: petrol consumed by cars, motorbikes and lawn mowers.
When do you need to report an activity?
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Solid fuel separate instance of source reporting limit:
> Over 1 t when combusted. > 20 t without combustion.
Liquid fuel separate instance of source reporting limit:
> More than 5 kL for combustion of petroleum based oils and greases. > More than 1 kL for combustion of liquid fuels (other than PBOGs). > 15 kL without combustion for all liquid fuels.
Gaseous fuel separate instance of source reporting limit:
> More than 1,000 m3 when combusted. > 13,000 m3 without combustion.
When do you need to report an activity?
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Electricity consumption (not produced onsite): > 20,000 kWh Electricity generation unit threshold – for reporting all associated activities: > Capacity to produce 0.5 MW or more electricity AND > generates more than 100,000 kWh in the reporting year
Which (emissions estimation) method to select?
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Method 1 (default method) > Emission factors based on national average estimates > In EERS default emission factors are applied, emissions are automatically calculated Method 2 > Facility specific, using industry practices for sampling > Australian or equivalent standards for analyses Method 3 > Australian or equivalent standards for both sampling & analysis Method 4 > Facility specific measurement of emissions by continuous or periodic emissions monitoring
Acquisitions involving a commercial transaction
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Three measurement criteria options: > Criterion A – exact invoiced amount > Criterion AA – indirect measurement > Criterion AAA (commercial transaction option for AAA)
Acquisitions involving a commercial transaction
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Three measurement criteria
> Criterion A – exact invoiced amount
> The amount of fuel delivered for the facility during the year, as evidenced by invoices issued by the vendor. Example: diesel delivered by trucks.
Acquisitions involving a commercial transaction
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Three measurement criteria
> Criterion AA – indirect measurement
> Based on amounts delivered during a year (invoiced) > Adjusted for the estimated change in quantity of stockpile
differ by fuel type – gas, liquid, solid)
Acquisitions involving a commercial transaction
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Three measurement criteria
> Criterion AAA (commercial transaction option for AAA)
> Measurement carried out at the point of fuel combustion > Measurement carried out at the point of sale
equipment and methodologies specified in the NGER Measurement Determination.
When invoices for fuels consumed are not available
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Two measurement criteria options > Criterion AAA
> Measurement carried out at the point of fuel consumption
> Criterion BBB
> Estimate the amount of fuel consumed in accordance with industry practice > Only if the measuring equipment used to estimate consumption of the fuel does not meet requirements of criterion AAA
For the non-electricity generation sector
thresholds
Electricity purchased from the main grid of a state or territory
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For most reporters, report purchased electricity as: > Scope 2 emissions > Purchase and loss of electricity from the main electricity grid in a State or Territory > Use State or Territory default emission factor. The following slides are for special cases: > where electricity is generated onsite (solar example) > Where electricity is sourced through a Power Purchase Agreement
Electricity generating unit reporting thresholds
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Where BOTH of the following conditions for a generating unit are met: > Capacity to produce produce 0.5 megawatts or more of electricity AND > Generates more than 100,000 kilowatt hours of electricity in the reporting year The activities associated with electricity generation (input fuel or energy commodity, electricity production, electricity consumption) are required to be reported.
How do I report solar panel electricity generation?
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Three activities: > Energy commodity consumption > Electricity production
> For use onsite > For use offsite not on grid > For use offsite on grid
> Electricity consumption
> The amount of electricity consumed reported as ‘for use onsite’
How do I report solar panel electricity generation?
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Activity 1: Energy commodity consumption
> Fuel or Energy Commodity Type: Solar energy for electricity generation >Quantity: 3,000 GJ (see below total electricity production = 1,500 GJ + 500 GJ + 1,000 GJ)
Activity 2 (three options): Electricity production
> Activity: Electricity (solar generation)
Activity 3: Electricity consumption
>Fuel Type: None specified - electricity >Quantity: 1,500 GJ (report onsite consumption only here) > Usage: For use onsite >Quantity: 1,500 GJ > Usage: For use offsite not on grid >Quantity: 500 GJ > Usage: For use offsite on grid >Quantity: 1,000 GJ
Electricity production options in EERS
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> For use onsite > For use offsite not on grid
> direct connection to a third party
via a network as defined in next slide
> For use offsite on grid
> transmitted to an electricity network, which could include onto the main electricity grid of a State or Territory)
Defining a network
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The term network, as defined in the National Electricity Rules (version 106), is:
‘the apparatus, equipment, plant and buildings used to convey, and control the conveyance of, electricity to customers (whether wholesale or retail) excluding any connection assets. In relation to a Network Service Provider, a network owned, operated or controlled by that Network Service Provider.’
Power purchase agreements (PPA)
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How to report PPA electricity: Is there a direct electricity connection between the facility and the electricity supplier (not through a network)? Or is the PPA electricity sourced through a main grid of a state or territory, or another electricity network?
Power purchase agreements (PPA)
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PPA electricity sourced from a direct connection from the electricity generator: > Ask the electricity generator for the emissions factor. > Report in EERS as:
> Scope 2 emissions > Purchase and loss of electricity from other sources >Enter emissions factor provided by generator (or use the NT factor)
Power purchase agreements (PPA)
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From the main grid > Use the emissions factor for the relevant State or Territory > Report in EERS as:
> Scope 2 emissions > Purchase and loss of electricity from main electricity grid in a State or Territory
PPA electricity sourced through a network:
From a network other than the main grid > Request an emissions factor from the network operator, otherwise use the NT emissions factor > Report in EERS as:
> Scope 2 emissions > Purchase and loss of electricity from
Reporting uncertainty
Reports must include the amount of uncertainty associated with scope 1 emissions at a facility for: > scope 1 emissions from fuel combustion from a single fuel type (eg. diesel) that are 25,000 tCO2-e or more, and > scope 1 emissions, for sources other than fuel combustion, that are 25,000 tCO2-e or more.
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Reporting uncertainty
In EERS: Method 1: > Auto-calculation button in EERS Higher methods > Calculators available for download Which method to select? > The same method as used for reporting the activity
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Reporting on small facilities, and incidental amounts
Controlling corporations that meet any of the corporate group thresholds must report on all facilities. This is regardless of whether the facilities individually meet any of the facility thresholds. To reduce the reporting burden, a controlling corporation may choose to report below facility threshold facilities > as a facility aggregate, or > as a percentage of the group’s total > as incidental emissions and energy
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Facility aggregates
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For section 19 or 22X reports, facilities that (regulation 4.25):
> Emit greenhouse gases less than 25 ktCO2-e > Consume less than 100 TJ energy > Produce less than 100 TJ energy > Are within the same State or Territory > Are attributed to the same industry sector > Not a designated generation facility
Can be reported as a single entity type ‘facility aggregate’ rather than individually as separate entity types ‘facility’ (in EERS).
Examples: bus depots, poultry farms, small waste water facilities.
Percentage reporting (very small facilities)
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For section 19 or 22X reports, all thresholds in relation to (1) below and all thresholds at either (2) or (3) must be met for scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, energy production and energy consumption.
Percentage reporting (very small facilities)
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What must be reported? > The number of facilities being reported as a percentage. > The emissions, energy consumption and energy production as an estimated percentage of the corporate group’s total greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and energy production. > Refer to NGER Regulations regulation 4.26 for more information. > Online guidance: Aggregated facility reporting, percentage estimates and incidental emissions and energy guideline.
Percentage reporting (very small facilities)
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Example of reporting methodology > In the first year:
> Select a suitable methodology for identified facilities, estimate emissions, energy consumption and energy production for the year, and confirm that total estimates for the corporation and each facility fall within the thresholds.
> For the following four years:
> Use a correlative indicator (assess change in emissions and energy) for each facility or category of facility, and estimate pro-rata emissions and energy for each year based on indicator change from year 1.
> Re-examine methodology in the fifth year.
Reporting incidental amounts for a facility
Reporters are able to report incidental amounts of emissions and energy as an estimate (as opposed to a measured amount). When preparing the estimate, reporters should apply the principles in section 1.13
> transparency, comparability, accuracy and completeness To be classified as incidental, the emission
specified in NGER Regulation 4.27.
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Incidental Reporting
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For reporting ‘incidental’ amounts of emissions, energy consumption
> Incidental reporting thresholds:
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What to report: > Emissions, energy consumption and energy production that are incidental for the facility > Type of fuel or energy commodity (Schedule 1, NGER Regulations) > Measurement criteria used to make the estimate An example of how to report > In the first year: > Develop a data estimation methodology > For the next four years: > Use a correlative indicator to estimate pro-rata emissions and energy for each year > Re-examine the methodology in the fifth year.
Incidental Reporting
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A reporter must collect and report detailed emissions and energy data relating to all contractor activities if those activities form part of the facility. There is no specific minimum threshold for reporting contractor data. In addition to reporting detailed contractor data, under NGER Reg. 4.30 you must separately report the emissions and energy totals for a large contractor if the contractor’s activities caused:
> 25 ktCO2-e or more of greenhouse gas emissions
> Production of 100 TJ or more of energy, or
> Consumption of 100 TJ or more of energy.
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Report submission
Report submission must be performed electronically, within EERS. Only Executive Officers have the ability to submit a report in EERS. However, an Executive Officer may authorise a person (a Nominated Report Submitter), to submit a report on their behalf.
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Reporting deadline for 2018-19
Midnight Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) Thursday 31 October 2019 We are unable to grant extensions to the deadline. Make sure that the person submitting has a username and password that is working and knows how to submit the report. Once submitted you will be able to see in EERS the date and time of submission and a receipt is also generated in the Reports section of EERS.
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Compliance
It is important that reporters are aware of their ongoing obligations to report and the importance of record-keeping in assisting to meet these obligations. We encourage voluntary compliance by placing a strong emphasis on education to assist reporters to understand their obligations. We will: > Assist reporters to understand their rights and obligations through education and training programs > Support those who want to do the right thing and, where appropriate, incorporating feedback into enhancement of systems and processes > Ensure regulatory responses are proportionate to the risks posed by any non- compliance and take into account the conduct of reporters, including their compliance history
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Record Keeping
Adequate records must be kept to enable the Clean Energy Regulator to ascertain whether the reporter has complied with the NGER Act. Record keeping also important if a reporter is audited. Records must be kept for 5 years from the end of the reporting period. Record decision making process and details of calculations and data analysis and collection methods.
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Record Keeping
Records include but not limited to:
> a list/inventory of all emissions and energy sources > activity data used for calculation of emissions, energy consumption and production > documentary evidence – e.g. Receipts and invoices > documentation of data collection process > Records supporting business decisions e.g. to identify the controlling corporation, facility boundaries, operational control, choice of method)
Basis of preparation document
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Compliance monitoring
The Clean Energy Regulator monitors compliance to:
> determine levels of compliance and identify trends in behaviour > detect possible contraventions, and > identify whether, and what type of, education and/or enforcement action may be required.
Compliance monitoring may occur by:
> analysing reported information > analysing information from other sources > analysing information obtained under the Regulator's information gathering powers > site visits > inspections, and > audits.
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Compliance responses
If potential non-compliance is detected through compliance monitoring, we will contact the reporter for clarification. We encourage reporters to contact us if an error or potential error is identified in a submitted report. We will work with reporters to resolve any issues identified. However, substantial or repeated non-compliance will be addressed in line with our Education, Compliance and Enforcement Policy. The Clean Energy Regulator looks closely at repeated instances of non- compliant reporting, and takes into account a reporter’s compliance history when considering regulatory action and penalties for non-compliance.
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Assistance with reporting
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www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au NGER – forms and resources – Guides and factsheet/calculators Our Systems – logins and guidance – EERS – frequently asked questions
Still need assistance with reporting
If you require further assistance with reporting you can > email reporting@cleanenergyregulator.gov.au > call 1300 553 542.
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