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Communicating the impact of Carbon Pricing – Regulation Impact Statement –...
On 1 July 2012, the Government released generic information on the impact of the carbon price on household electricity bills. The information will be contained in an insert that is given to electricity...
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Interim Partial (One-Way) Link between the Australian Carbon Pricing...
On 28 August, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the European Commissioner for Climate Change jointly announced that Australia and Europe will be linking their emissions trading...
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Fuel Quality Standard: Ethanol (E85) Automotive Fuel – Regulation Impact...
On 16 August 2012, the Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water made a fuel standard and a fuel quality information (labelling) standard for Ethanol (E85) Automotive Fuel under the...
View ArticlePrime Minister’s exemption – New fishing activities of size and scale...
On 11 September 2012, the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities announced plans to extend legislative powers available under the Environment Protection and...
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Auctions for carbon units: auction schedule, frequency and collateral –...
On 10 August 2012 the Australian Government released further information about the design features of carbon unit auctions, which will begin in the 2013-14 financial year. From 1 July 2012 to 30 June...
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Northern Territory Container Deposit Scheme Mutual Recognition Act – COAG...
The Northern Territory Government has released a COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on options to continue its existing container deposit scheme to reduce the amount of litter from...
View ArticlePrime Minister’s Exemption–Phase Out of the Solar Credits Mechanism –...
On 16 November 2012, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency announced the phase out of the solar credits mechanism on 1 January 2013, six months earlier than scheduled. The phase out is...
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Murray-Darling Basin Plan – Regulation Impact Statement – Murray-Darling...
On 22 November 2012, the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities announced that the final Murray-Darling Basin Plan was signed into law. This decision means that...
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Limited Merits Review of Decision-Making in the Electricity and Gas...
Electricity transmission and distribution, gas pipelines and distribution networks (energy networks) are known as ‘natural monopoly’ industries. This means that any particular geographic area is most...
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Improving Australia’s Liquid Fuels Data – Regulation Impact Statement –...
On Friday 25 January 2013, the Minister for Resources and Energy announced that the Australian Government will introduce a national mandatory reporting regime for petroleum statistics–replacing the...
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Australian Government Response to the Review of the Renewable Energy Target...
On 21 March 2013, the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation announced the Australian Government’s response to the Climate Change Authority (CCA) review of the Renewable Energy Target...
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Management of Chemical Environmental Risks – COAG Consultation Regulation...
On 17 April 2013 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Standing Council on Environment and Water (the Council) released a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on the management of...
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Reducing Emissions from Wood Heaters – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact...
On 11 April 2013 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Standing Council on Environment and Water (the Council) released a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) which seeks stakeholder...
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Regulation of Water Market Intermediaries –COAG Consultation Regulation...
On 11 April 2013 the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Standing Council on Environment and Water (the Council) released a consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on the regulation of...
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Amendment of the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site...
On 11 April 2013, the National Environment Protection Council (NEPC) approved an amendment to the National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (‘the NEPM’). The amendment...
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Proposed Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Energy Labelling for...
Computer monitors account for around one quarter of the total energy use of computers. However, some computer monitors have not exhibited the general market trend towards greater energy efficiency....
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Not extending the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program to Energy Networks...
On 19 June 2013, the Minister for Resources and Energy announced that the Government would not proceed with extending the Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) program to energy networks. The EEO...
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Extending the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program to Major New...
On 19 June 2013, the Minister for Resources and Energy announced that the Government had finalised the details on how to extend the Energy Efficiency Opportunities (EEO) program to major new...
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Bringing Forward the Start of Emissions Trading– Options-Stage Regulation...
On 16 July 2013 the Minister for Climate Change announced that the commencement of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will be brought forward by one year to 1 July 2014. Previously the Government had...
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Gas Transmission Pipeline Capacity Trading–COAG Consultation Regulation...
Australia’s gas market is experiencing structural change in terms of domestic production, consumption and trade. These changes are being driven by factors including expansion of liquefied natural gas...
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