Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013

Type: Government
Portfolio: Environment
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 44

Summary

Part of a package of 11 bills to remove the carbon pricing mechanism, the bill repeals the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 to abolish the authority; and amends the Clean Energy Act 2011, Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 and Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 to provide for certain periodic reviews of climate change measures to be undertaken by the minister; and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011, Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 to make amendments consequential on the repeal. Also enables the transfer of the authority’s assets and liabilities to the Commonwealth.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13 Nov 2013
Second reading moved	13 Nov 2013
Second reading debate	18 Nov 2013
Second reading debate	19 Nov 2013
Second reading debate	20 Nov 2013
Second reading debate	21 Nov 2013
Second reading agreed to	21 Nov 2013
Consideration in detail debate	21 Nov 2013
Third reading agreed to	21 Nov 2013

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	02 Dec 2013
Second reading moved	02 Dec 2013
Second reading debate	10 Dec 2013
Second reading debate	11 Dec 2013
Second reading debate	11 Feb 2014
Second reading debate	12 Feb 2014
Second reading debate	13 Feb 2014
Second reading debate	03 Mar 2014
Second reading negatived	03 Mar 2014

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No proposed amendments have been circulated.

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Notes

Referred to Committee (14/11/2013): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (02/12/2013)

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