Bill
Renew Australia Bill 2016
lapsed, as at 2016-05-09. (s) BANDT, Adam, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Adam Bandt
- Portfolio
- (s) BANDT, Adam, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2016-05-02
- second reading — 2016-05-02
- other — 2016-05-09
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2016-05-02.
This bill is part of a package that would create Renew Australia, a new body to oversee the shift to clean energy.
The authority would be tasked with planning and managing the change in Australia's electricity system.
The bill would start on the day a budget appropriation funds the authority.
- Establishes the Renew Australia authority.
- Sets the authority's role to plan and drive the energy transition.
- Delays commencement until budget funding is provided.
The authority itself and communities affected by the closure of coal-fired power stations.
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