NGER
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act) introduced a single national framework for the reporting and dissemination of information about the greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas projects, and energy use and production of corporations.
The objectives of the NGER Act are to:
underpin an emissions trading scheme
inform government policy formulation and the Australian public
help meet Australia’s international reporting obligations
assist Commonwealth, state and territory government programs and activities, and
avoid the duplication of similar reporting requirements in the states and territories.
Corporations that meet an NGER threshold must report their:
greenhouse gas emissions
energy production
energy consumption, and
other information specified under NGER legislation.
Key dates under the NGER scheme
31 August Registration applications due
31 October NGER Reports due
28 February Publication of NGER data
The NGER data privacy statement applies to information collected by the Clean Energy Regulator for the administration of the NGER Act.
Description
The National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act) introduced a single national framework for the reporting and dissemination of information about the greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas projects, and energy use and production of corporations.
The objectives of the NGER Act are to:
- inform government policy formulation and the Australian public
- help meet Australia’s international reporting obligations
- assist Commonwealth, state and territory government programs and activities, and
- avoid the duplication of similar reporting requirements in the states and territories.
Corporations that meet an NGER threshold must report their:
- greenhouse gas emissions
- energy production
- energy consumption, and
- other information specified under NGER legislation.
Key dates under the NGER scheme
- 31 August Registration applications due
- 31 October NGER Reports due
- 28 February Publication of NGER data
The NGER data privacy statement applies to information collected by the Clean Energy Regulator for the administration of the NGER Act.
Key Terms and References
NGER reporting guide
Click here to learn more about NGER hierarchy and activity data reports.
Hints and Tips
If there is Asset Data not appearing in the NGER Activity Data Report it is likely that these Assets have not been linked to a Facility. Use the Admin Hierarchy screen to assign Assets to Facilities.
