Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Amendment Bill 2012

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

Summary

Part of a package of seven bills to link Australia’s carbon pricing mechanism to overseas emissions trading schemes from 1 July 2015, the bill amends the Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Act 2011 to facilitate the removal of the price floor for carbon units by removing the requirement for a minimum auction reserve charge.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	19 Sep 2012
Second reading moved	19 Sep 2012
Second reading debate	10 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	11 Oct 2012
Second reading agreed to	11 Oct 2012
Third reading agreed to	11 Oct 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	11 Oct 2012
Second reading moved	11 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	21 Nov 2012
Second reading debate	26 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to	26 Nov 2012
Committee of the Whole debate	26 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to	26 Nov 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	26 Nov 2012
Assent Act no.: 203 Year: 2012	13 Dec 2012

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Text of bill

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As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (20/09/2012): Senate Economics Legislation Committee; Committee report (29/10/2012)
Referred to Committee (20/09/2012): House Standing Committee on Economics; Committee report (10/10/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Text of bill

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.

Proposed amendments

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

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