You must register under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) Scheme if you:
- are a controlling corporation with operational control of a facility, or if any of your group members have operational control of a facility
- meet any of the thresholds.
The person with operational control of a safeguard facility is known as a 'responsible emitter' and may have registration requirements.
Once registered, you must report on your emissions and energy each year. You report using the Emissions and Energy Reporting System (EERS).
Who needs to register
You should assess if you have reporting obligations before registering.
If you're unsure if you should register, contact us.
Controlling corporations and responsible emitters
If you're a controlling corporation that meets any of the thresholds, you must register under section 12 of the Act.
If you're a responsible emitter under the Safeguard Mechanism but not a controlling corporation, you must register under section 15B of the Act. This is also a requirement for members of a registered controlling corporation's group.
If you're both a controlling corporation and responsible emitter, register under section 12 of the Act, not 15B.
Reporting transfer certificate holders
If you have a reporting transfer certificate (RTC) and aren't already registered, we will register you and add your name to the National Greenhouse and Energy Register. You don't need to register separately.
Find out how to apply for an RTC.
Group members with operational control
If you’re a group member that has agreed to take on your controlling corporation’s reporting obligations under a section 22X agreement, you don't need to register. However, if you’re also a responsible emitter under the Safeguard Mechanism, you will need to register under section 15B.
How to register
Controlling corporations and responsible emitters need to apply to register as an NGER reporter. We must approve your application to complete the registration process.
To register, complete the relevant form via the Client Portal:
- Controlling Corporation Registration
- Responsible Emitter (Safeguard) Registration.
Once we approve your registration, we'll add your name and other information to the National Greenhouse and Energy Register. The register is published each year.
You don't need to register each year. Once registered, you'll remain until you're deregistered.
When to register
The year you first needed to register is the financial year when you first met a threshold, or when you became a responsible emitter with operational control over a safeguard facility.
If you're a controlling corporation, you must register by 31 August following the reporting (financial) year you first met a threshold.
If you triggered a threshold in a past reporting year, you must register as soon as possible and contact us.
If you're a responsible emitter, you must also register by 31 August following the reporting year you were first covered by the Safeguard Mechanism.
The registration process is how you get access to EERS. You should register early to ensure you have enough time to complete your NGER report by the 31 October reporting deadline.
Information needed to register
You need to provide the following information to register:
- Australian Business Number (ABN) or other identifying details
- physical and postal address of your head office
- information about the contact person and executive officer, including full name, email address, contact phone number and postal address.
If you're a controlling corporation, you also need to provide:
- the name and ABN or identifying details of any affected group members
- the year you first needed to register under NGER.
Completing the registration process
Registration is complete when we add your name to the National Greenhouse and Energy Register.
If you’re a controlling corporation, we’ll send a letter (addressed to the executive officer) to notify you that registration is complete. We'll also include instructions on how to:
- access EERS
- manage users through your Client Portal account.
If you’re a responsible emitter, the executive officer and contact person nominated in the registration application will only be given access to EERS if the facility the responsible emitter has operational control over is not already included in a section 19, 22G or 22X report. If your safeguard facility is already being reported on, you won’t have any additional safeguard reporting obligations.
How to deregister
You can apply to deregister if you meet certain conditions. If we approve your application, we will remove you from the National Greenhouse and Energy Register. Your corporation will still appear in our list of corporations that were deregistered that reporting year.
You may want to apply to deregister if you:
- are unlikely to meet thresholds for 3 or more consecutive reporting years
- no longer meet the definition of a controlling corporation
- were invalidly registered or cease to exist.
If you meet one of the above reasons, will will only deregister you if we're satisfied that you:
- do not hold an RTC
- have complied with your obligations under the Act.
If you want to deregister, complete the application for deregistration form. For help filling out this form, download our guide.