Bill
Moratorium on New Coal, Gas and Oil Bill 2022
lapsed, as at 2022-04-11. (s) BANDT, Adam, MP portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Adam Bandt
- Portfolio
- (s) BANDT, Adam, MP
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2022-02-14
- second reading — 2022-02-14
- other — 2022-04-11
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 2022-02-14.
This bill would halt new fossil fuel ventures in Australia and stop the movement of coal, gas and oil.
It would block environmental permits for new projects, cancel permits for projects not yet started, and ban new exploration and production permits in offshore areas.
The ban on environmental permits would take effect from the day the bill becomes law.
- Prohibit environmental permits for new coal, gas and oil projects from the day the bill becomes law.
- Cancel environmental permits for projects that have not yet started the activity the permit covers.
- Ban new or renewed petroleum exploration permits in Commonwealth waters and cancel all current ones.
- Ban new or renewed petroleum production licences in Commonwealth waters and cancel current licences where extraction has not started.
Companies and individuals involved in coal, gas and oil projects in Australia, including those seeking environmental approvals or petroleum permits in Commonwealth waters.
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