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TOTAL RESULTS: 54
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- Date
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24 Feb 2010
- 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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The bill: requires the minister to develop a scheme to support solar hot water systems and heat pump hot water systems by 1 July 2011; requires the minister to ensure the phasing-out of electric resistance water heaters by 30 June 2012; and amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to require that the number of renewable energy certificates (RECs) created by solar hot water systems, heat pump hot water systems and ‘phantom RECs’ must be added to the subsequent year’s renewable energy target.
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- Date
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17 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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CASH, Sen Michaelia
- Summary
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Amends the
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
to: limit the issue of renewable energy certificates to mature renewable energy technologies to one-third of the total certificates issued; and provide for the creation of certificates for building efficient long distance transmission systems.
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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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- Date
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18 Aug 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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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
- Status
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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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11 Nov 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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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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- Date
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17 Sep 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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BROWN, Sen Bob
- Summary
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Amends the
Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978
, Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
and Norfolk Island Act 1979
to remove the prohibition on legalising voluntary euthanasia. Also repeals the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997
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- Date
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15 May 2008
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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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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20 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Treasury
- Summary
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Amends the
Reserve Bank Act 1959
to give the Governor-General authority to appoint, suspend and terminate the positions of Governor or Deputy-Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Terminations of these positions requires parliamentary approval.
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- Date
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13 Mar 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Summary
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Introduced with the Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2008, the bill repeals the
Road Transport Charges (Australian Capital Territory) Act 1993
and repeals provisions of the Road Transport Reform (Heavy Vehicles Registration) Act 1997
to allow the Australian Capital Territory Government to introduce the new heavy vehicle registration charges.
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