Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010

Summary

Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 to: separate the Renewable Energy Target scheme into the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target and the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme and create obligations on liable entities; establish an optional clearing house for the transfer of certificates; provide for an enforcement and compliance framework which includes a civil penalty regime; enable corporations to apply for partial exemption certificates; and provide for waste coal mine gas in the renewable energy target. Also contains application and transitional provisions.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	12 May 2010
Second reading moved	12 May 2010
Second reading debate	26 May 2010
Second reading debate	27 May 2010
Second reading agreed to	27 May 2010
Third reading agreed to	27 May 2010

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	15 Jun 2010
Second reading moved	15 Jun 2010
Second reading debate	21 Jun 2010
Second reading agreed to	21 Jun 2010
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 8 Government agreed to	22 Jun 2010
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government, 3 Opposition, 4 Australian Greens and 3 Independent (Xenophon) (1 as amended) agreed to	23 Jun 2010
Third reading agreed to	23 Jun 2010

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	24 Jun 2010


Text of bill as passed both Houses	24 Jun 2010
Assent Act no.: 69 Year: 2010	28 Jun 2010

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet AL260

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet CA251

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet CA252

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet CA253]

Australian Greens [sheet 6163]
MILNE, Sen Christine

Australian Greens [sheet 6114 revised 2]
MILNE, Sen Christine

Government [sheet CA252]

Government [sheet CA251]

Government [sheet AL260]

Independent [sheet 6116]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Opposition [sheet 6158]
COLBECK, Sen Richard

Opposition [sheet 6154 revised]
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

Opposition [sheet 6148]
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (13/05/2010): Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee
Committee report (15/06/2010)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

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).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.