Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011

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
Introduced and read a first time	24 Mar 2011
Second reading moved	24 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	25 May 2011
Second reading debate	15 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	16 Jun 2011

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

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


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

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet BR233

Supplementary explanatory memorandum relating to sheet BR247

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Non-Government
WASHER, Mal, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7123]
MILNE, Sen Christine

Australian Greens [sheet 7112]
MILNE, Sen Christine

Government [sheet BR247]

Government [sheet BR233]

Independent [sheet 7124]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Independent [sheet 7118]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Independent [sheet 7122 revised]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Opposition [sheet 7120]
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

Opposition [sheet 7080]
CORMANN, Sen Mathias
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon
COLBECK, Sen Richard

Opposition [sheet 7117]
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon
COLBECK, Sen Richard

Opposition/Independent [sheet 7129 revised]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

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)
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.