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2008-2009

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia               

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2]

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Abetz in committee of the whole)

(1)     Schedule 1, page 66 (after line 5), after item 195, insert:

195A  Section 7

Insert:

carbon dioxide equivalence of an amount of HFC has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 .

195B  Section 7

Insert:

national HFC quota means the total of HFCs that may be imported into or manufactured in Australia as prescribed by the regulations.

[HFCs to be subject to biannual quota]

(2)     Schedule 1, items 196 and 197, page 66 (lines 6 to 9), items to be opposed .

[licensing of precharged equipment import and manufacture]

(3)     Schedule 1, items 204 to 207, page 67 (line 23) to page 68 (line 1), items to be opposed .

[licensing of precharged equipment import and manufacture]

(4)     Schedule 1, item 208, page 68 (lines 2 to 4), item to be opposed .

[licensing of precharged equipment import and manufacture]

(5)     Schedule 1, page 68 (after line 4), after item 208, insert:

208A  Subsection 16(3AA)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

             (3)  An SGG licence:

                     (a)  must state that it relates to SGGs;

                     (b)  must specify the activities it allows; and

                     (c)  if a national HFC quota is prescribed for a licence period—must express the maximum quantity of HFCs, expressed in carbon dioxide equivalence tonnes, permitted for importation, manufacture or other use by the licensee in any such activities.

[HFCs to be subject to biannual quota]

(6)     Schedule 1, items 209 and 210, page 68 (lines 5 to 11), items to be opposed .

[licensing of precharged equipment import and manufacture]

(7)     Schedule 1, item 213, page 68 (lines 16 and 17), item to be opposed .

[licensing of precharged equipment import and manufacture]

(8)     Schedule 1, item 214, page 68 (lines 18 and 19), omit the item, substitute:

214  Subsection 46(2AA)

Omit “(1B), (1BA) or”.

[licensing of precharged equipment import and manufacture]

(9)     Schedule 1, items 215 and 216, page 68 (lines 20 to 23), items to be opposed .

[licensing of precharged equipment import and manufacture]

(10)   Schedule 1, page 70 (after line 19), after item 218, insert:

219  After section 70

Insert:

71  HFC quota

                   Without limiting section 70, the Governor General may make regulations prescribing:

                     (a)  the national HFC quota expressed in carbon dioxide equivalence tonnes that may be imported into or manufactured in Australia during any licence period referred to in subsection 8AA(2); and

                     (b)  the method by which applications for and allocations of maximum quantities of HFCs are made for licences granted in accordance with subsection 16(3AA).

[HFCs to be subject to biannual quota]