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TOTAL RESULTS: 54
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- Date
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15 May 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to establish a national feed-in tariff scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies. Also provides for an annual review of the operation of the Act.
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- Date
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17 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Climate Change and Water
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to: clarify the objectives of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme; increase annual targets for renewable energy generation from 2010; implement a Solar Credits mechanism; require a review of the legislation and regulations in 2014 and for the review to be tabled in Parliament; provide partial exemptions from liability for certain activities; provide for the transition of existing and proposed State renewable energy target schemes; enable power stations utilising waste coal mine gas as a fuel source to participate in the RET scheme for a specified period; and further increase the annual targets under the scheme for the years during which this fuel source will be eligible.
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- Date
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12 May 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water
- Summary
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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.
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22 Jun 2000
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Heritage portfolio
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- Date
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17 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BOSWELL, Sen Ron
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to require regulations to be made to determine that food processing activities, to the extent that they are trade exposed, be given a 90 per cent partial exemption from the additional renewable source electricity acquisition obligation for 2010 and later years.
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11 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MILNE, Sen Christine
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to establish a national feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies by providing: that the minister sets and reviews a FiT rate for renewable energy technology and a FiT levy rate to fund payments under the scheme; that qualifying generators be allowed to connect and feed into the grid; that the Renewable Energy Regulator establish a Feed-in-Tariff Register; and for the preparation and tabling of an independent report on the operation of the scheme.
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18 Aug 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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OAKESHOTT, Rob, MP
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to establish a national feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme to provide financial support for the commercialisation of prospective renewable energy technologies by providing: that the minister sets and reviews a FiT rate for renewable energy technology and a FiT levy rate to fund payments under the scheme; that qualifying generators be allowed to connect and feed into the grid; that the Renewable Energy Regulator establish a Feed-in-Tariff Register; and for the preparation and tabling of an independent report on the operation of the scheme.
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- Date
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27 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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MILNE, Sen Christine
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to increase the mandatory renewable energy target from 9,500GWh to 45,000GWh and require the minister to review the targets annually.
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- Date
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17 Jun 2004
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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LEES, Meg
- Summary
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Increases the mandatory renewable energy target from 2 per cent to 3.5 per cent.
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- Date
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14 Feb 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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ALLISON, Lyn
- Summary
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Amends the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001 to expand interim targets by increasing the renewable energy power percentages from 1 January 2008 until 31 December 2020.
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