Bill
Coal Prohibition (Quit Coal) Bill 2019
lapsed, as at 2020-06-16. (s) BANDT, Adam, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Adam Bandt
- Portfolio
- (s) BANDT, Adam, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2019-10-14
- second reading — 2019-10-14
- other — 2020-06-16
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 2019-10-14.
The bill would ban the mining, burning, export and import of thermal coal in Australia.
It would prohibit new coal mines and coal-fired power stations from the date of Royal Assent, phase out thermal coal exports by 2030, and ban all mining or burning of coal after 1 January 2030.
Breaches could attract penalties including up to 7 years imprisonment.
- Prohibits new coal mines and coal-fired power stations from the date of Royal Assent.
- Phases out thermal coal exports by 2030.
- Bans mining or burning of coal after 1 January 2030.
- Prohibits importation of thermal coal except for research or heritage purposes.
- Sets penalties including up to 7 years imprisonment for breaches.
Coal mining companies, electricity generators, exporters, importers, and the Australian public.
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