Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010

Type: Government
Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
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
12 May 2010	Introduced and read a first time
12 May 2010	Second reading moved
26 May 2010	Second reading debate
27 May 2010	Second reading debate
27 May 2010	Second reading agreed to
27 May 2010	Third reading agreed to

Senate
15 Jun 2010	Introduced and read a first time
15 Jun 2010	Second reading moved
21 Jun 2010	Second reading debate
21 Jun 2010	Second reading agreed to
22 Jun 2010	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 8 Government agreed to
23 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

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

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

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet CA252
Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet CA251
Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet AL260

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 6163] MILNE, Sen Christine
Australian Greens [sheet 6114 revised] MILNE, Sen Christine
Australian Greens [sheet 6114 revised 2] MILNE, Sen Christine
Australian Greens [sheet CA253]
Australian Greens [sheet 6114] MILNE, Sen Christine
Government [sheet CA251]
Government [sheet AL260]
Government [sheet CA252]
Independent [sheet 6116] XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Opposition [sheet 6154] BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon
Opposition [sheet 6148] BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon
Opposition [sheet 6154 revised] BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon
Opposition [sheet 6158] COLBECK, Sen Richard

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (13/05/2010): Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee
Committee report (15/06/2010)

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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 changed 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.

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