Bill

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2024

lapsed, as at 2025-07-21. Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio.

Sponsor: Not recorded
Portfolio: Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Recorded stages

introduced — 2024-11-20
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second reading — 2024-11-20
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second reading — 2024-11-27
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other — 2024-11-27
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second reading — 2025-02-04
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second reading — 2025-02-06
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other — 2025-02-06
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second reading — 2025-02-06
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third reading — 2025-02-06
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introduced — 2025-02-10
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second reading — 2025-02-10
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other — 2025-07-21
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Divisions

The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2025-02-06.45.1) to agree with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a second time. This means they can now consider the bill in greater detail. ### What is the bill's main idea? According to the [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r7277), the bill: > *Amends the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to separate the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and establish the AER as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.* — 2025-02-06, House of Representatives: affirmative, ayes 85, noes 55
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Plain-language summary

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