Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Part of a package of three bills to establish the Carbon Farming Initiative, the bill provides for: the types of abatement projects eligible for Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs); requirements for recognition as an offsets entity; eligibility for offsets projects; participation by holders of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land; characteristics of methodology determinations; permanence arrangements for sequestration projects; reporting requirements for offsets projects; a framework for auditing offset reports; the issue and exchange of ACCUs; monitoring and enforcement powers; merits review of decisions; the establishment and functions of the Domestic Offsets Integrity Committee and the Carbon Credits Administrator; and the publication of information and the treatment of confidential information.

Progress

House of Representatives
24 Mar 2011	Introduced and read a first time
24 Mar 2011	Second reading moved
25 May 2011	Second reading debate
15 Jun 2011	Second reading debate
16 Jun 2011	Second reading debate
16 Jun 2011	Second reading agreed to
16 Jun 2011	Consideration in detail debate
16 Jun 2011	Third reading agreed to

Senate
20 Jun 2011	Introduced and read a first time
20 Jun 2011	Second reading moved
05 Jul 2011	Second reading debate
06 Jul 2011	Second reading debate
06 Jul 2011	Second reading agreed to
06 Jul 2011	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 12 Government and 2 Australian Greens agreed to
16 Aug 2011	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Independent (Xenophon) agreed to
17 Aug 2011	Committee of the Whole debate
18 Aug 2011	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Government agreed to
22 Aug 2011	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 1 Independent (Xenophon) agreed to
22 Aug 2011	Third reading debated
22 Aug 2011	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
23 Aug 2011	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

23 Aug 2011	Text of bill as passed both Houses
15 Sep 2011	Assent Act no.: 101 Year: 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet BR233
Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet BR247
Replacement explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 7112] MILNE, Sen Christine
Australian Greens [sheet 7123] MILNE, Sen Christine
Government [sheet BR233]
Government [sheet BR247]
Independent [sheet 7118] XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Independent [sheet 7122 revised] XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Independent [sheet 7122] XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Independent [sheet 7124] XENOPHON, Sen Nick
Opposition [sheet 7117] BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon;COLBECK, Sen Richard
Opposition [sheet 7080] CORMANN, Sen Mathias;BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon;COLBECK, Sen Richard
Opposition [sheet 7120] BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon
Opposition/Independent [sheet 7129] XENOPHON, Sen Nick;BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon
Opposition/Independent [sheet 7129 revised] XENOPHON, Sen Nick;BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

House of Representatives
Non-Government WASHER, Mal, MP

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (24/03/2011): House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Environment and the Arts; Committee report (23/05/2011)
Referred to Committee (25/03/2011): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (27/05/2011)

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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 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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