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TOTAL RESULTS: 54
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- Date
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22 Jun 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
- Summary
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Repeals the
Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995
to allow the Australian Capital Territory Government to implement the agreed model dangerous goods transport legislation in accordance with the Inter-Governmental Agreement for Regulatory and Operational Reform in Road, Rail and Intermodal Transport entered into between the Commonwealth, states and territories.
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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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17 Sep 2009
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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CASH, Sen Michaelia
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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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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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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) (Charge) Act 2000
to: impose a shortfall charge in relation to surrendering renewable energy certificates created from large-scale renewable energy power generation; and amend the long and short titles of the Act.
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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
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Part of a package of three bills, the bill imposes a shortfall charge in relation to surrendering renewable energy certificates created from installations of small-scale renewable energy technologies.
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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
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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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- Date
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13 May 2010
- Chamber
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Senate
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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FIELDING, Sen Steve
- Summary
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Prohibits the sale of takeaway alcoholic beverages between midnight and 7 am on any day and imposes offences for any contravention.
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- Date
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16 Jun 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Summary
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Amends the
Radiocommunications Act 1992
in relation to: the commencement timeframe of spectrum licence re-issue processes by the Australian Communications Media Authority; the coexistence of class licences and spectrum licences; and certain determinations not being subject to disallowance.
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