Section 28
Surrender of carbon credits
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Section 28
(1)
Subject to section 32, a registered person may surrender one or more carbon credits in the registry account for a taxable facility of the registered person, in payment of the tax payable by the registered person in relation to the taxable facility.
(2)
The Agency must, in respect of every carbon credit surrendered under subsection (1), remove the carbon credit from the registry account, and the registered person is treated as having paid the tax in relation to the taxable facility, to the extent of the total carbon price of the carbon credits so surrendered and removed.