Bill
Renew Australia Bill 2016
lapsed, as at 2017-06-20. (s) BANDT, Adam, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Adam Bandt
- Portfolio
- (s) BANDT, Adam, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2016-11-21
- second reading — 2016-11-21
- other — 2017-06-20
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 2016-11-21.
This bill is part of a package that would set up Renew Australia, a new body tasked with steering the nation's shift to cleaner energy.
The authority would be created by statute, and its operation would begin once Parliament allocates funds for it.
The package also aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions, overhaul the electricity grid, and ensure coal plants shut down in an orderly fashion, with support for communities affected by the transition.
- Establishes the Renew Australia authority.
- Sets the start date for the authority's operations as the day a budget appropriation is made.
- Requires a transition plan for affected communities.
- Requires the closure of coal-fired power stations to be managed in a planned way.
The authority itself, communities affected by the energy transition, and the electricity system.
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