Bill
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014
lapsed, as at 2016-04-17. Industry portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Industry
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-06-19
- second reading — 2014-06-19
- second reading — 2014-08-28
- second reading — 2014-09-01
- second reading — 2014-09-01
- third reading — 2014-09-01
- introduced — 2014-09-02
- second reading — 2014-09-02
- other — 2016-04-17
Divisions
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014 — Second Reading — Criticise abolition of ARENA — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: negative, ayes 53, noes 81
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Repeal) Bill 2014 - Second Reading - Read a second time — 2014-09-01, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 82, noes 53
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-06-19.
The bill would shut down the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
It would repeal the 2011 Act that created ARENA and gave it funding and governance rules.
The changes would start when the bill becomes law, and the Industry Department would take over ARENA's unfinished business.
- Closes the Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
- Repeals the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011.
- Transfers ARENA's commitments, assets and liabilities to the Commonwealth Minister and Department of Industry.
- Cancels any undecided applications for financial assistance from ARENA.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency, the Commonwealth Minister, the Department of Industry, and applicants for ARENA financial assistance.
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