73KC   Registration of creation of certificate

(1)  An application for registration of the creation of an abatement certificate is to be made to the Scheme Administrator in the form and manner approved by the Scheme Administrator.

(2)  The application is to be accompanied by a fee of $0.15 for each certificate created.

(3)  The Scheme Administrator may refuse an application for registration of the creation of an abatement certificate on any of the following grounds:

(a)  the applicant is not an accredited abatement certificate provider or the accreditation of the person as an abatement certificate provider is suspended at the time of application,

(b)  the application for registration was not duly made (including if it is not accompanied by the appropriate fee),

(c)  the Scheme Administrator is not satisfied that the applicant was entitled to create an abatement certificate in respect of the activity,

(d)  the Scheme Administrator is of the opinion that the accredited abatement certificate provider who created the certificate has contravened a provision of the Act, the regulations, the greenhouse gas benchmark rules or the conditions of the provider’s accreditation.

(4)  If the Scheme Administrator refuses an application for registration of the creation of an abatement certificate, the Scheme Administrator must notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the determination.