Climate Change Authority Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Part of a package of 18 bills to implement a carbon pricing mechanism, the bill establishes: the Climate Change Authority as an independent statutory body to review the carbon pricing mechanism, the Renewable Energy Target Scheme, the Carbon Farming Initiative, the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System and other matters as requested by the minister or by both Houses of Parliament; and the Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board to provide advice on key performance indicators and the implementation of land sector and biodiverity measures associated with climate change and undertaken by the Biodiversity Fund.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 Sep 2011
Second reading moved	13 Sep 2011
Second reading debate	14 Sep 2011
Second reading debate	15 Sep 2011
Second reading debate	19 Sep 2011
Second reading debate	20 Sep 2011
Second reading debate	21 Sep 2011
Second reading debate	11 Oct 2011
Second reading agreed to	11 Oct 2011
Consideration in detail debate	11 Oct 2011
Third reading agreed to	12 Oct 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	12 Oct 2011
Second reading moved	12 Oct 2011
Second reading debate	31 Oct 2011
Second reading debate	01 Nov 2011
Second reading debate	02 Nov 2011
Second reading debate	03 Nov 2011
Second reading agreed to	03 Nov 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	03 Nov 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	07 Nov 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	08 Nov 2011
Third reading agreed to	08 Nov 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	08 Nov 2011
Assent Act no.: 143 Year: 2011	29 Nov 2011

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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

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Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (14/09/2011): Joint Select Commitee on Australia's Clean Energy Future Legislation
Committee report (07/10/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

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