Filename
7 What sector are you in?
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
8 Electricity, gas, water and waste services
Other: "electricity transmission"
9 Mining
Not answered
10 Manufactuing
Not answered
11 Transport, postal and warehousing
Not answered
12 What do you use to help your organisation or corporation understand
and comply with its reporting requirements under the scheme?
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (Measurement) Determination 2008
Guidance provided on the Clean Energy Regulator website
13 [Blank question text]
Are the current corporate group reporting thresholds under the NGER scheme
appropriate?: Thresholds are too low
Are the current facility reporting thresholds under the NGER scheme appropriate?:
Thresholds are too low
14 Are there any sectors not currently part of the scheme that should be
added?
I'm not sure
15 If so, what?
Not answered
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16 If you responded yes, please provide reasoning why the NGER scheme
should be expanded to include additional sectors.
Not answered
17 Currently only constitutional corporations can have obligations under
the NGER scheme. Should the NGER scheme be expanded to other
entities?
All not-for-profit
All government
Government managed waste facilities
18 Please list any potential benefits or drawbacks you believe may arise
from expanding the NGER scheme to include additional entities.
Not answered
19 Should the NGER scheme be expanded to include scope 3 emissions?
Yes
20 Why should the NGER scheme be expanded to include scope 3
emissions?
To encourage corporate or organisations to increase their effort and investment in
emission disclosures and improve the transparency of the all-life-circle.
21 Why shouldn't the NGER scheme be expanded to include scope 3
emissions?
Not answered
22 Is there anything else you would like to tell us about the NGER scheme
thresholds or coverage?
Not answered
23 Does your organisation or corporation report fugitive emissions to the
NGER scheme?
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No
24 How does your organisation rate the current NGER methods for
reporting fugitive emissions in terms of:
Accuracy: Not relevant
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Ease of use: Not relevant
26 Is your organisation currently using top-down measurements for
reconciliation or verification of the fugitive emissions you report under
the NGER scheme?
Not answered
27 Does your organisation intend to use top-down measurements for
reconciliation or verification of source-based measurements in the
future?
Not answered
28 Has your organisation joined the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) 2.0?
Not relevant
29 Does your organisation intend to join the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) Metcoal Methane Partnership (MMP) when it
launches?
Not relevant
30 Does your organisation face any of the following barriers in moving
from Method 1 to higher order methods for measuring fugitive
emissions?
Not answered
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31 What changes to the NGER scheme would you suggest to make it easier
or less costly to move from Method 1 to higher order methods?
Not answered
32 Is there anything else you would like to tell us about methane
measurement, reporting or verification within the NGER scheme?
Not answered
33 [Blank question text]
How well does the current publicly available data meet your data needs?: Partially meets
needs
34 Please tell us in a few words the reasons for your response:
Could disclose more specifically in industries for benchmarking.
35 Thinking about the current publication threshold and the impacts of
publishing data on reporting corporations, data users and meeting our
climate targets, what changes would you recommend to government?
The publication threshold should be decreased
36 Thinking about the current content of the publicly available data and
the impacts of publishing data on reporting corporations, data users
and meeting our climate targets, what changes would you recommend
to government?
Publish emissions data at the facility-level data
Publish estimation methods
Publish emissions by greenhouse gas
37 What would be an appropriate publication threshold for emissions data
at the facility level?
Not answered
38 What are your views on the current test for determining whether
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NGER data has commercial value in section 25 of the National
Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act (2007)?
The test needs to more clearly define the characteristics of data that has commercial
value
39 On what basis should NGER reporters be able to have data excluded
from publication?
Not answered
40 Is there anything else you would like to tell us about publishing data
collected under the NGER legislation?
Not answered
41 [Blank question text]
How satisfied are you with the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment
and Water’s role in maintaining and updating the NGER scheme?: Neither unsatisfied or
satisfied
How satisfied are you with the Clean Energy Regulator’s administration of the NGER
scheme?: Neither unsatisfied or satisfied
42 Do you have any comments about the work of the Clean Energy
Regulator and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the
Environment and Water on the NGER scheme?
Not answered
43 [Blank question text]
How helpful do you find the Clean Energy Regulator’s guidance provided on its website
and through other channels, such as by phone and email, in ensuring you correctly report
under the NGER scheme?: Very helpful
44 Do you have any comments about the Clean Energy Regulator's online
guidance you wish to share?
Not answered
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45 [Blank question text]
How would you rate the costs associated with reporting under the scheme? : Non-
significant administrative burden for businesses
46 Do you have any comments you wish to share about the balance the
NGER scheme strikes between costs on businesses of reporting and
achieving the NGER scheme’s statutory duties around reporting
emissions and energy data?
Not answered
47 The effectiveness of the NGER scheme depends on robust and reliable
compliance monitoring and enforcement activities. Auditing is a key
compliance monitoring measure under the National Greenhouse and
Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act). Information about the Clean
Energy Regulator's audit framework can be viewed here.
In your opinion, how effective is the NGER audit framework in ensuring that reporters are
reporting correctly, completely and are fully compliant with their reporting requirements
under the NGER Act?: Somewhat ineffective
48 Is there anything you would suggest changing about the audit
framework to make it more effective at ensuring compliance, reducing
the incidence of unnecessary audits or the experience of being audited
less difficult or costly?
Not answered
49 What are your views on the enforcement powers and activities of the
Clean Energy Regulator?
Not answered
50 Would you like to stay up to date on the Climate Change Authority’s
work?
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51 If yes, what is your email address?
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