Bill
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Bill 2021
lapsed, as at 2021-08-31. (s) WILKIE, Andrew, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Andrew Wilkie
- Portfolio
- (s) WILKIE, Andrew, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-02-15
- second reading — 2021-02-15
- other — 2021-08-31
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 2021-02-15.
This bill would change how the Australian Federal Government reports carbon emissions by adding scope 3 emissions to all reporting obligations.
It would require the relevant department to give the Minister a quarterly update of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory as soon as possible after each quarter ends.
The Minister would have to table that update in Parliament within 10 sitting days of receiving it.
- Adds scope 3 emissions to all reporting obligations under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
- Requires the department to provide the Minister with a quarterly update of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory.
- Requires the Minister to table the quarterly update in Parliament within 10 sitting days.
- Inserts a definition of scope 3 emission of greenhouse gas into the Act's Dictionary.
- Amends the Act to increase transparency and accountability in emissions reporting.
The Australian Federal Government, the Minister, the relevant department, and the public.
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