Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Amendment (Administrative Changes) Bill 2023

Type: Government
Portfolio: Climate Change and Energy
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 47

Summary

Amends the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 in relation to: registration requirements for customised greenhouse and energy minimum standards (GEMS) products; deemed compliance; exemptions from requirements of GEMS determinations; specifying product classes in GEMS determinations; requirements in GEMS determinations which have labelling requirements but do not set minimum standards for energy use; certain arrangements and references to the GEMS Regulator; grandfathering of compliant products; powers of the GEMS Regulator to extend the time to pay application fees; and clarification that one of the objects of the Act is to facilitate the operation of the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Legislative Scheme.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	15 Jun 2023
Second reading moved	15 Jun 2023
Second reading debate	10 Aug 2023
Second reading agreed to	10 Aug 2023
Third reading agreed to	10 Aug 2023

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	10 Aug 2023
Second reading moved	11 Sep 2023
Second reading debate	11 Sep 2023
Second reading agreed to	11 Sep 2023
Third reading agreed to	11 Sep 2023


Finally passed both Houses	11 Sep 2023
Assent Act no: 77 Year: 2023	20 Sep 2023

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Notes

Considered by scrutiny committee (21/06/2023): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 8 of 2023
Referred to Committee (22/06/2023): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (03/08/2023)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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