South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) The functions of
the Minister under this Act are—
(a) to
keep issues relevant to climate change under review; and
(b) to
promote early action to meet the SA target, or any sector-based or interim
target under this Act; and
(c) to
develop, adopt or promote policies, plans or programs that are relevant to
addressing climate change and the effects of climate change in accordance with
the objects of this Act (and taking into account any specific requirements
under this Act); and
(d) to
promote consultation with business, First Nations people and within the
community about issues associated with climate change; and
(e) to
consider and promote business initiatives and technological advances that may
assist in dealing with climate change or in reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
and
(f) to
promote the involvement of the South Australian Government in relevant State,
national or international forums about climate change; and
(g) to
promote the commercialisation of renewable electricity technology and to
support initiatives to develop a scheme to promote the generation and use of
renewable electricity within the State, including by providing incentives to
encourage South Australians to feed electricity generated from renewable
sources into electricity grids; and
(h) to
promote the commercialisation and use of technologies that will reduce, limit
or prevent greenhouse gas emissions within the State; and
(i)
to promote research and development to promote the
objects of this Act; and
(j) to
support initiatives to develop a national emissions trading scheme aimed at
achieving greenhouse gas abatement; and
(k) to
support initiatives to develop systems and frameworks to provide for the
removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere; and
(l) to
consider, as the Minister thinks fit, whether it is necessary or desirable to
amend any legislation (including this Act), or to modify any policies or
administrative practices within government in order to achieve the objects of
this Act, and to make recommendations in relation to these matters; and
(m) to
undertake monitoring and other programs to assess the extent of climate change
that may affect the State, and to collect, collate or assess information
relevant to issues associated with climate change; and
(n) to
provide reports and to publish other information associated with climate
change or initiatives or activities to address climate change, and to support
public education in relation to climate change; and
(o) to
establish appropriate reporting frameworks across government with respect to
issues relating to climate change or greenhouse gas emissions, with particular
reference to the requirements of section 7 and in order to provide
reports on progress being made towards targets that relate to public sector
agencies; and
(p) such
other functions assigned to the Minister by or under this or any other Act.
(2) Without limiting
any other provision of this Act, the Minister should—
(a) seek
to promote action to develop a coherent policy framework within the State to
address issues associated with climate change; and
(b) seek
to achieve consistency between policies, plans or programs developed or
implemented under this Act and initiatives, standards, schemes or commitments
at the national and international levels to address issues associated with
climate change.
(3) In performing
functions under the Act, the Minister should seek—
(a) to
work collaboratively within international networks for regional governments;
and
(b) to
work collaboratively with—
(i)
the Governments of other Australian jurisdictions; and
(ii)
the local government sector; and
(iii)
the Premier's Climate Change Council; and
(iv)
other relevant international, business, environment and
community groups and organisations.