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Climate Change Authority (Abolition) Bill 2013

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Not Proceeding
Portfolio	Environment

Summary

Part of a package of 11 bills to remove the carbon pricing mechanism, the bill repeals the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 to abolish the authority; and amends the Clean Energy Act 2011, Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011, National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 and Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 to provide for certain periodic reviews of climate change measures to be undertaken by the minister; and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011, Competition and Consumer Act 2010 and Financial Management and Accountability Regulations 1997 to make amendments consequential on the repeal. Also enables the transfer of the authority’s assets and liabilities to the Commonwealth.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	13/11/13
Second reading moved	13/11/13
Second reading debate	18/11/13
Second reading debate	19/11/13
Second reading debate	20/11/13
Second reading debate	21/11/13
Second reading agreed to	21/11/13
Consideration in detail debate	21/11/13
Third reading agreed to	21/11/13

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	02/12/13
Second reading moved	02/12/13
Second reading debate	10/12/13
Second reading debate	11/12/13
Second reading debate	11/02/14
Second reading debate	12/02/14
Second reading debate	13/02/14
Second reading debate	03/03/14
Second reading negatived	03/03/14