Footnotes

[1] Department of the Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest No. 109 2005-06, Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006, 27 March 2006, p. 2.

[2] MRET Review Panel, Renewable Opportunities: A Review of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, the Australian Greenhouse Office, 2003, p. 2.

[3] The Renewable Energy (Electricity) Bill 2000 and the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Bill 2000 were referred to the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee for inquiry on 29 June 2000. The Committee tabled its report in August 2000.

[4] MRET Review Panel, Renewable Opportunities: A Review of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, the Australian Greenhouse Office, 2003, p. 2.

[5] Department of the Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest No. 109 2005-06, Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006, 27 March 2006, p. 4.

[6] Department of the Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest No. 109 2005-06, Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006, 27 March 2006, p. 3.

[7] ORER website, www.orer.gov.au/about/index.html (accessed 12 April 2006).

[8] Commonwealth of Australia, Towards a Truly National and Efficient Energy Market, Council of Australian Governments' Independent Review of Energy Market Directions, 2002

[9] Commonwealth of Australia, Towards a Truly National and Efficient Energy Market, Council of Australian Governments' Independent Review of Energy Market Directions, 2002, p. 9.

[10] Commonwealth of Australia, Towards a Truly National and Efficient Energy Market, Council of Australian Governments' Independent Review of Energy Market Directions, 2002, p. 230.

[11] Senate ECITA Legislation Committee, Provisions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2002, December 2002, p. 16.

[12] Senate ECITA Legislation Committee, Provisions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2002, December 2002, pp 17–18.

[13] Senate ECITA Legislation Committee, Provisions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2002, December 2002, p. 28.

[14] Department of the Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest No. 109 2005-06, Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006, 27 March 2006, p. 20.

[15] MRET Review Panel, Renewable Opportunities: A Review of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, The Australian Greenhouse Office, 2003

[16] Mandatory Renewable Energy Target Review website, www.mretreview.gov.au/about.html (accessed 11 April 2006).

[17] MRET Review Panel, Renewable Opportunities: A Review of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, the Australian Greenhouse Office, 2003, p. xvi.

[18] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications of the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, p. 3.

[19] Australian Government Energy Task Force, Securing Australia's Energy Future, 2004, p. 2.

[20] Australian Government Energy Task Force, Securing Australia's Energy Future, 2004, p. 30.

[21] Australian Government Energy Task Force, Securing Australia's Energy Future, 2004, p. 148.

[22] Australian Government Energy Task Force, Securing Australia's Energy Future, 2004, p. 30.

[23] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications of the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005.

[24] EWP cited in Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications of the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, p. 11.

[25] The Hon. Mr Gregory Hunt, Second Reading Speech, House of Representatives Hansard, 2 March 2006, p. 4.

[26] Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 1.

[27] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 3 of 2006, 29 March 2006, pp 8-11.

[28] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 3 of 2006, 29 March 2006, p. 9.

[29] Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, Alert Digest, No. 3 of 2006, 29 March 2006, p. 10.

[30] Hydro Tasmania, Submission 6, p. [1].

[31] Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, Submission 1, p. 1.

[32] Australian Wind Energy Association, Submission 8, p. 1.

[33] Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, Submission 2, p. 1.

[34] See for example, Hydro Tasmania, Submission 6, p. [1]; Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, Submission 1, p. 1; Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Submission 7, p. 1.

[35] Australian Wind Energy Association, Submission 8, p. 1.

[36] Roaring 40s, Submission 3, p. 2.

[37] Submission 3, p. 2.

[38] Submission 1, pp 2–3.

[39] Submission 8, p. 2.

[40] Submission 7, p. 1.

[41] Bioenergy Australia, Submission 4, pp. 3–4.

[42] Energy Market Review, Towards a Truly National and Efficient Energy Market, Council of Australian Governments, 2002, p. 230.

[43] Energy Market Review, Towards a Truly National and Efficient Energy Market, Council of Australian Governments, 2002, p. 230, p. 7.

[44] Energy Market Review, Towards a Truly National and Efficient Energy Market, Council of Australian Governments, 2002, pp 230–231.

[45] Emission reduction schemes are: the MRET; Generator Efficiency Standards; the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program – Stationary Energy Projects; the NSW Electricity Retailer Greenhouse Benchmarks; and, the Queensland 13 per cent Gas Scheme. See Energy Market Review, Towards a Truly National and Efficient Energy Market, Council of Australian Governments, 2002, p. 233.

[46] Energy Market Review, Towards a Truly National and Efficient Energy Market, Council of Australian Governments, 2002, p. 234.

[47] Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 22.

[48] Bioenergy Australia, Submission 4, p. 3.

[49] Submission 4, p. 3.

[50] Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Submission 7, p. 4.

[51] Submission 7, p. 2.

[52] Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 30.

[53] Senate Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Legislation Committee, Provisions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2002, December 2002, pp 17–18.

[54] Hydro Tasmania, Submission 6, pp [5–7].

[55] Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2.

[56] Submission 1, pp 5, 6, 7.

[57] Submission 1, p. 5.

[58] Submission 1, p. 6.

[59] Hydro Tasmania, Submission 6, p. [4].

[60] OECD 2004, Electricity Information 2004. Table 32 - Electricity prices for industry in US dollars/kWh and Table 34 - Electricity prices for households in US dollars/kWh.

[61] See Senate Inquiry report The Heat Is On: Australia's Greenhouse Future; Senate inquiry report Lurching Forward, Looking Back; and the Democrats Greenhouse and Energy Issue Sheet

[62] Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy, Submission 7, p. 1.

[63] Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2.

[64] Australian Wind Energy Association, Submission 8, p. 2.

[65] Bioenergy Australia, Submission 4, p. 4.

[66] Roaring 40s, Submission 3, p. 2.

[67] Hydro Tasmania, Submission 6, p. 1.

[68] Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, Submission 1, p. 1.

[69] Australian Wind Energy Association, Submission 8, p. 1.

[70] Hydro Tasmania, Submission 6, p. 1.

[71] Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, Submission 1, p. 3.

[72] Australian Wind Energy Association, Submission 8, p. 2.

[73] Roaring 40s, Submission 3, p. 2.

[74] Australian Wind Energy Association, Submission 8, p. 2.

[75] Bioenergy Australia, Submission 4, p. 3.

[76] Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, Submission 1, p. 2.

[77] Roaring 40s, Submission 3, p. 2.

[78] http://www.foe.org.au/bni.htm#power

[79] Professor Ian Lowe AO, ACF President, Is nuclear power part of Australia’s global warming solutions? http://www.acfonline.org.au/news.asp?news_id=582

[80] Professor Ian Lowe AO, ACF President, Is nuclear power part of Australia’s global warming solutions? http://www.acfonline.org.au/news.asp?news_id=582

[81] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching Forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications for the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, p.28.

[82] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching Forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications for the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, p.28.

[83] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching Forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications for the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, p.48.

[84] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching Forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications for the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, p.49.

[85] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching Forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications for the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, p.48.

[86] The Australia Institute, Geosequestration, Discussion Paper 72, September 2004, p. xii,

website, 31 March 2005 at: http://www.tai.org.au.

[87] Professor Ian Lowe AO, ACF President, Is nuclear power part of Australia’s global warming solutions? http://www.acfonline.org.au/news.asp?news_id=582

[88] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching Forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications for the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, pp 24–26.

[89] AGL, Frontier Economics and WWF-Australia (2006) Options for Moving Towards a Lower Emission Future, p. 8.

[90] AGL, Frontier Economics and WWF-Australia (2006) Options for Moving Towards a Lower Emission Future, p. 12.

[91] Australian Wind Energy Association, Submission 8, p. 2.

[92] Hydro Tasmania, Submission 6, p. 4.

[93] Renewable Energy Generators Australia Ltd, Submission 1, pp 3-4.

[94] Senate ECITA References Committee, Lurching Forward, looking back: budgetary and environmental implications for the Government's Energy White Paper, May 2005, p. 25.

[95] This table has been taken directly from the Department of the Parliamentary Library, Bills Digest No. 109 2005-06, Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2006, 27 March 2006, pp 14-20.