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Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]


Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Not Proceeding
Portfolio
Climate Change and Water

Summary

Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the bill gives effect to Australia’s obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol by outlining: entities and emissions covered by the scheme; liable entities’ obligations to surrender emission units corresponding to their emissions; limits on the number of emissions units that will be used; the nature and allocation of Australian emissions units; mechanisms to contain costs; linking to other emissions trading schemes; assistance in relation to emissions-intensive trade-exposed activities and coal-fired electricity generators; voluntary inclusion of reforestation activities under the scheme; the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units; and monitoring and enforcement. Also contains a regulation making power.

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 22/10/09  
Second reading moved 22/10/09  
Second reading debate 28/10/09  
Second reading debate 29/10/09  
Second reading debate 16/11/09  
Second reading agreed to 16/11/09  
Consideration in detail debate 16/11/09  
Third reading agreed to 16/11/09  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 17/11/09  
Second reading moved 18/11/09  
Second reading debate 18/11/09  
Second reading debate 19/11/09  
Second reading debate 23/11/09  
Second reading debate 24/11/09  
Second reading debate 25/11/09  
Second reading agreed to 25/11/09  
Committee of the Whole debate 25/11/09 Amendment details: 2 Government agreed to
Committee of the Whole debate 26/11/09  
Committee of the Whole debate 27/11/09 Amendment details: 23 Government agreed to
Committee of the Whole debate 30/11/09 Amendment details: 36 Government agreed to
Committee of the Whole debate 01/12/09 Amendment details: 62 Government agreed to
Third reading moved 01/12/09  
Third reading debated 01/12/09  
Third reading debated 02/12/09  
Third reading negatived 02/12/09  
     

Text of bill

  • First reading (House of Representatives)

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  • First reading (Senate)

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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  • Regulation impact statement

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  • Supplementary explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
  • Non-Government
OAKESHOTT, Rob, MP

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Senate
  • [sheet 6028 revised]
CORMANN, Sen Mathias
CASH, Sen Michaelia
BACK, Sen Chris
EGGLESTON, Sen Alan
ADAMS, Sen Judith

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  • [sheet 6025]
CORMANN, Sen Mathias
CASH, Sen Michaelia
BACK, Sen Chris
EGGLESTON, Sen Alan
ADAMS, Sen Judith

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  • [sheet 6022]
CORMANN, Sen Mathias
CASH, Sen Michaelia
BACK, Sen Chris
EGGLESTON, Sen Alan
ADAMS, Sen Judith

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  • Australian Greens [sheet 5786]
MILNE, Sen Christine

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  • Government [sheet AL234]

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  • Government [sheet BE242]

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  • Government [sheet BE218]

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  • Government [sheet BE201]

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  • Independent [sheet 5913]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

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  • Independent [sheet 5916]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

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  • Independent [sheet 5912]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

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  • The Nationals [sheet 6030]
JOYCE, Sen Barnaby

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  • The Nationals [sheet 6023]
JOYCE, Sen Barnaby

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Schedules of amendments

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Notes