National Fuel Quality Standards Regulation Impact Statement 1 ...
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APPENDIX 2: Summary of Assessment of Regulatory Options<br />
Assessment<br />
criteria<br />
1. Provides a<br />
nationally<br />
consistent<br />
approach to<br />
fuel quality<br />
standards.<br />
2. Is consistent<br />
with<br />
preceding<br />
Government<br />
policy<br />
decisions on<br />
this matter<br />
3. Ensures<br />
that<br />
appropriate<br />
fuel is<br />
available in<br />
line with the<br />
timetable for<br />
the<br />
implementatio<br />
n of new<br />
ADRs.<br />
5. Does not<br />
restrict<br />
competition<br />
and trade.<br />
Option 1.<br />
Business as<br />
Usual<br />
State specific<br />
legislation<br />
creating<br />
competition<br />
problems and<br />
trade barriers.<br />
Some States or<br />
Territories<br />
without any<br />
standards.<br />
Inconsistent with<br />
preceding<br />
Government<br />
policy decisions.<br />
Would not meet<br />
timetable under<br />
BAU. Not all<br />
States would<br />
regulate.<br />
Appropriate fuel<br />
not produced by<br />
all refineries.<br />
Option 2:<br />
Industry<br />
agreements<br />
Tend to favour<br />
refinery<br />
capabilities<br />
within a<br />
jurisdiction. Not<br />
enforceable.<br />
Would not meet<br />
objective in a<br />
consistent way.<br />
Inconsistent<br />
with preceding<br />
Government<br />
policy decisions.<br />
Favours<br />
refinery<br />
capabilities<br />
within a<br />
jurisdiction.<br />
Investment<br />
necessary would<br />
not occur in<br />
time.<br />
State specific<br />
Industry<br />
legislation<br />
agreements with<br />
currently being<br />
specific states<br />
implemented will<br />
could cause<br />
restrict<br />
competition<br />
competition and<br />
problems.<br />
trade.<br />
Option 3: State<br />
<strong>Regulation</strong><br />
<strong>Regulation</strong>s differ in<br />
each State creating<br />
competition<br />
problems and trade<br />
barriers. Some states<br />
will not regulate.<br />
Inconsistent with<br />
preceding<br />
Government policy<br />
decisions.<br />
Not all jurisdictions<br />
would introduce<br />
regulations in time.<br />
State specific<br />
legislation favours<br />
local refining<br />
industry capabilities.<br />
Timeframe would<br />
not be met.<br />
State specific<br />
legislation will<br />
restrict competition<br />
and create trade<br />
barriers.<br />
Option 4: NEPM<br />
Implementation<br />
through State<br />
legislation.<br />
Possible for State<br />
specific factors to<br />
be incorporated.<br />
States can pull<br />
out of process.<br />
Would not<br />
achieve<br />
consistency with<br />
preceding<br />
Government<br />
policy decision<br />
on the fuel<br />
quality,<br />
NEPM<br />
development<br />
process too slow.<br />
Timetable would<br />
not be met.<br />
May assist in<br />
achieving a<br />
national<br />
approach,<br />
however,<br />
conditions<br />
relating to state<br />
legislation could<br />
create barriers.<br />
Option 7:<br />
Commonwealth<br />
legislation<br />
Would apply<br />
uniformly across<br />
the jurisdictions<br />
and provide<br />
national<br />
consistency.<br />
Commonwealth<br />
proposal is<br />
consistent (and<br />
driven) by<br />
preceding<br />
Government<br />
policy decisions.<br />
Proposed<br />
timetable for<br />
introduction of<br />
standards will<br />
ensure<br />
appropriate fuel<br />
is available for<br />
new ADRs -<br />
incorporated in<br />
objectives.<br />
Will ensure<br />
uniform national<br />
standards and<br />
avoid competition<br />
problems -<br />
overrides state<br />
regulations.
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