Scope
Facilities ≥25 kt CO₂e or ≥100 TJ; corporates ≥50 kt / ≥200 TJ; Safeguard: facilities >100 kt CO₂e Scope 1
Australia · act
NGER Act 2007 + Safeguard Mechanism
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 + Safeguard Mechanism reforms
Penalties
Civil penalties for reporting and Dictionary termBaselineA documented reference condition, value or scenario against which change is assessed, defined for a specific indicator, population, boundary and point or period in time.Read the full definition non-compliance
Last verified
2026-08-22
In plain language
What this law does
Australia's emissions-measurement backbone plus a declining-Dictionary termBaselineA documented reference condition, value or scenario against which change is assessed, defined for a specific indicator, population, boundary and point or period in time.Read the full definition scheme for large industrial facilities, with tradeable Dictionary termSafeguard Mechanismbaselines for facilities **>100,000 t CO₂-e** scope 1; baseline decline rate **4.9% p.a. to 2030**; **SMCs (Safeguard Mechanism Credits)** tradeable; **ACCU** offsetting permitted.Read the full definition Credits and ACCU offsets.
Formal requirements
What the law requires
Reviewed provisions grouped by practical purpose. Use the official text for the full legal context.
Metrics and KPIs
NGER thresholds — facility-level ≥25 kt CO2-e scope 1+2 or ≥100 TJ energy; corporate-level ≥50 kt / ≥200 TJ.
NGER Act 2007 + Safeguard Mechanism · instrument-level citation
Dictionary
Key terms for this law
Terms with a retained, published connection to this legal source.
- Safeguard MechanismNGER Act 2007 + Safeguard Mechanism
- Prescribed (production-adjusted) baselinesNGER Act 2007 + Safeguard Mechanism