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REVISED

2008-2009-2010

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

THE SENATE

 

 

 

 

 

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Senator Birmingham on behalf of the Opposition in committee of the whole)

(1)     Clause 3, page 2 (lines 7 to 11), omit the clause, substitute:

3  Schedule(s)

             (1)  Each Act, and each set of regulations, that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

             (2)  The amendment of any regulation under subsection (1) does not prevent the regulation, as so amended, from being amended or repealed by the Governor-General.

[consequential - removal of link to CPRS legislation]

(2)     Schedule 1, page 62 (after line 26), after item 116, insert:

116A  At the end of section 21

Add:

             (4)  If a solar water heater is an air source heat pump water heater, certificates may only be created for the installation of such an air source heat pump water heater if it has a volumetric capacity of not more than 425 litres.

[creation of certificates for single air source

heat pump water heaters up to 425 litres]

(3)     Schedule 1, Part 2, page 80 (after line 4), at the end of the Part, add:

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001

138  Paragraph 22ZA(4)(a)

Repeal the paragraph.

[removal of link to CPRS legislation]