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Treasury Laws Amendment (Energy Price Relief Plan) Bill 2022

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Portfolio
Treasury

Summary

Amends the: Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to: establish regulation-making powers in relation to dealings between persons who supply or acquire a gas commodity, dealing with and resolving disputes or complaints between persons who supply or acquire a gas commodity, and gas market emergency price orders; enable the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to order the production of certain information and documents, investigate suspected non-compliance and utilise a range of sanctions for non-compliance; provide for civil penalty provisions of gas market instruments; and prohibit schemes designed to avoid the application of a civil penalty provision of a gas market instrument; and Federal Financial Relations Act 2009 to introduce a payment to states and territories to support temporary energy bill relief for households and small businesses.

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 15/12/22  
Second reading moved 15/12/22  
Second reading debate 15/12/22  
Second reading agreed to 15/12/22  
Consideration in detail debate 15/12/22  
Third reading agreed to 15/12/22  
     
Senate
Introduced and read a first time 15/12/22  
Second reading moved 15/12/22  
Second reading debate 15/12/22  
Second reading agreed to 15/12/22  
Committee of the Whole debate 15/12/22  
Third reading agreed to 15/12/22  
     
Finally passed both Houses 15/12/22  
Assent 16/12/22 Act no: 96 - Year: 2022
     

[Information on document types]

Text of bill

  • First reading

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  • As passed by both Houses

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

House of Representatives
  • Crossbench
TINK, Kylea, MP

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Senate
  • Opposition [sheet 1787]
DUNIAM, Sen Jonathon

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  • Pauline Hanson's One Nation [sheet 1784]
ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm

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Schedules of amendments

Bills Digest



Notes
  • Considered by scrutiny committee (08/02/2023): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 1 of 2023
  • An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)