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CLIMATE CHANGE BILL 2023

                    Western Australia


         Climate Change Bill 2023

                        Contents

      Part 1 -- Preliminary
1.    Short title                                          2
2.    Commencement                                         2
3.    Purposes of Act                                      2
4.    Terms used                                           3
5.    Act binds Crown                                      5
      Part 2 -- Minister's functions
6.    Minister's functions                                 6
      Part 3 -- Western Australia's
           emissions reduction targets
      Division 1 -- Emissions reduction targets
7.    Long-term emissions reduction target                 7
8.    Interim emissions reduction targets                  7
9.    Amending interim targets                             8
10.   Targets specifically for the State Government        8
      Division 2 -- Determining net emissions
11.   Determining net emissions attributable to Western
      Australia and to the State Government                9
      Part 4 -- Emissions reduction
           strategy
12.   Minister to prepare emissions reduction strategy    11
13.   Purpose and content                                 11
14.   Review                                              12
15.   Public consultation                                 13




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Contents



              Part 5 -- Climate adaptation strategy
      16.     Minister to prepare climate adaptation strategy     14
      17.     Purpose and content                                 14
      18.     Review                                              15
      19.     Public consultation                                 16
              Part 6 -- Sector adaptation plans
      20.     Purpose and content                                 17
      21.     Responsibility for sector adaptation plans          17
      22.     Responsible Minister to prepare sector adaptation
              plan                                                18
      23.     Review                                              19
      24.     Public consultation                                 19
              Part 7 -- Annual climate change
                   report
      25.     Annual climate change report                        21
              Part 8 -- Miscellaneous
      26.     Regulations                                         22
      27.     Review of Act                                       22
              Defined terms




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                           Western Australia


                     LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY


                 Climate Change Bill 2023

                               A Bill for


An Act --
•  to support the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions attributable
   to Western Australia; and
•  to provide for Western Australia's greenhouse gas emissions
   reduction targets; and
•  to provide for an emissions reduction strategy, a climate
   adaptation strategy and sector adaptation plans; and
•  to provide for annual reporting to the Parliament; and
•  for related purposes.



The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:




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1                           Part 1 -- Preliminary
2    1.       Short title
3             This is the Climate Change Act 2023.

4    2.       Commencement
5             This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives
6             the Royal Assent.

7    3.       Purposes of Act
8             The purposes of this Act are as follows --
9              (a) to ensure that Western Australia contributes to global
10                   efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in alignment
11                   with the Paris Agreement;
12             (b) to provide for Western Australia's emissions reduction
13                   targets;
14             (c) to support the reduction of net emissions attributable to
15                   Western Australia consistently with those targets and the
16                   mitigation hierarchy;
17             (d) to provide a legislative framework that --
18                      (i) promotes transparency and accountability; and
19                     (ii) provides certainty for business; and
20                    (iii) encourages investment in the industries,
21                            infrastructure, technologies and skills required
22                            for the transition to net zero emissions; and
23                    (iv) supports an orderly transition to net zero
24                            emissions;
25             (e) to ensure that Western Australia takes steps to identify
26                   and manage the impacts of climate change on Western
27                   Australia's communities, the environment and the
28                   economy;



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1                 (f)   to ensure that the Parliament and the community of
2                       Western Australia are informed about Western
3                       Australia's progress in achieving its emissions reduction
4                       targets and in responding to the impacts of climate
5                       change.

6    4.         Terms used
7         (1)   In this Act --
8               eligible offset means --
9                 (a) for the purpose of determining net emissions attributable
10                      to Western Australia -- an offset prescribed for that
11                      purpose; and
12                (b) for the purpose of determining net emissions attributable
13                      to the State Government -- an offset prescribed for that
14                      purpose;
15              emissions means emissions of greenhouse gases into the
16              atmosphere;
17              greenhouse gas has the meaning given in the National
18              Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 (Commonwealth)
19              section 7A;
20              GTE means a body corporate established under 1 of the
21              following --
22                (a) the Electricity Corporations Act 2005 section 4;
23                (b) the Port Authorities Act 1999 section 4;
24                (c) the Water Corporations Act 1995 section 4;
25                (d) the Western Australian Land Authority Act 1992
26                      section 5;
27              mitigation hierarchy means the preferences for --
28                (a) reducing emissions over relying on removals; and
29                (b) offsetting emissions only as a last resort;




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1             Paris Agreement means the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on
2             12 December 2015, as amended and in force for Australia from
3             time to time;
4             Note for this definition:
5                    The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No. 24 ([2016]
6                    ATS 24) and could in 2023 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library
7                    on the AustLII website .
8             prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this
9             Act;
10            publicly available, in relation to making a strategy, plan or
11            report publicly available, includes it being publicly available on
12            a website of the department of the Public Service principally
13            assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
14            removals means removals of greenhouse gases from the
15            atmosphere;
16            State entity means a body, whether incorporated or not, that is
17            established or continued for a public purpose under a written
18            law;
19            State Government means --
20              (a) each department of the Public Service; and
21              (b) each GTE; and
22              (c) each State entity that is declared by the Minister, by
23                    notice published in the Gazette, to be a part of the State
24                    Government for the purposes of this Act;
25            Western Australia's emissions reduction targets means the
26            emissions reduction targets under sections 7 to 10;
27            year has a meaning affected by subsection (2).
28      (2)   A reference in this Act to a year is a reference to a financial
29            year, and a reference to a particular year is a reference to the
30            financial year ending in that year.
31            Example for this subsection:
32                   A reference to 2035 is a reference to the financial year ending on
33                   30 June 2035.


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1   5.   Act binds Crown
2        This Act binds the Crown in right of Western Australia and, so
3        far as the legislative power of the Parliament permits, the Crown
4        in all its other capacities.




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1                     Part 2 -- Minister's functions
2    6.       Minister's functions
3             The functions of the Minister are, in addition to the other
4             functions conferred on the Minister by this Act, as follows --
5               (a) to promote action to meet Western Australia's emissions
6                    reduction targets;
7               (b) to develop, adopt and promote policies, programs and
8                    measures that support the reduction of net emissions
9                    attributable to Western Australia consistently with
10                   Western Australia's emissions reduction targets and the
11                   mitigation hierarchy;
12              (c) to assess the impacts of climate change on Western
13                   Australia;
14              (d) to develop, adopt and promote policies, programs and
15                   measures that address, and support adaptation to, the
16                   impacts of climate change;
17              (e) to regularly review issues relating to mitigation of, and
18                   adaptation to the impacts of, climate change;
19               (f) to promote Western Australia's involvement in State,
20                   national and international climate change forums;
21              (g) any prescribed function.




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                      Western Australia's emissions reduction targets        Part 3
                                          Emissions reduction targets   Division 1
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1         Part 3 -- Western Australia's emissions reduction
2                            targets
3                    Division 1 -- Emissions reduction targets
4               Note for this Division:
5                      Achieving an emissions reduction target involves reducing net
6                      emissions to a level that is at or below the target. Accordingly, this Act
7                      does not limit the ability to meet a target by exceeding it.

8    7.         Long-term emissions reduction target
9               Western Australia's long-term emissions reduction target is to
10              reduce net emissions attributable to Western Australia to zero
11              by 2050.

12   8.         Interim emissions reduction targets
13        (1)   Western Australia's interim emissions reduction targets are to
14              reduce net emissions attributable to Western Australia to the
15              interim targets set by the Minister for each of 2035, 2040, 2045
16              and 2050 (the target years).
17        (2)   The Minister must, by notice published in the Gazette, set an
18              interim target for a target year as soon as practicable after the
19              Commonwealth communicates Australia's nationally
20              determined contribution for the year in accordance with
21              Article 4.9 of the Paris Agreement.
22        (3)   The interim target for a target year must include --
23               (a) other than for 2050 -- the extent (as a percentage) to
24                     which net emissions attributable to Western Australia
25                     for the year are to be reduced in relation to net emissions
26                     attributable to Western Australia for 2005; and
27               (b) an emissions budget comprising the total net emissions
28                     attributable to Western Australia for the period covered
29                     by the year and the 4 preceding years; and



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1                  (c)   the extent to which eligible offsets can be taken into
2                        account in determining net emissions attributable to
3                        Western Australia for the purposes of this Act.
4          (4)   The Minister must, in setting the extent to which eligible offsets
5                can be taken into account under subsection (3)(c), take into
6                account the mitigation hierarchy.
7          (5)   An interim target may be expressed as a range.
8          (6)   The Minister must, in setting an interim target, be satisfied that
9                the target represents a progression beyond any previous interim
10               target.
11         (7)   The Minister must, as soon as practicable after setting an
12               interim target, ensure that a copy of the notice by which the
13               target is set is laid before each House of Parliament.

14   9.          Amending interim targets
15         (1)   The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, amend an
16               interim target if satisfied that there are exceptional
17               circumstances that justify the amendment.
18         (2)   If the Minister amends an interim target, the Minister must, as
19               soon as practicable, ensure that a copy of the notice by which
20               the target is amended, together with a statement of reasons as to
21               why the amendment has been made, are laid before each House
22               of Parliament.

23   10.         Targets specifically for the State Government
24         (1)   The State Government's long-term emissions reduction target is
25               to reduce net emissions attributable to the State Government to
26               zero by 2050.
27         (2)   The State Government's interim emissions reduction targets are
28               to reduce net emissions attributable to the State Government to
29               the interim Government targets set by the Minister for each of
30               2030, 2035, 2040, 2045 and 2050 (the target years).


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1          (3)   The Minister must, by notice published in the Gazette, set an
2                interim Government target --
3                  (a) for 2030 -- as soon as practicable; and
4                  (b) for any other target year -- as soon as practicable after
5                        the Commonwealth communicates Australia's nationally
6                        determined contribution for the year in accordance with
7                        Article 4.9 of the Paris Agreement.
8          (4)   The interim Government target for a target year must include --
9                 (a) other than for 2050 -- the extent (as a percentage) to
10                      which net emissions attributable to the State
11                      Government for the year are to be reduced in relation to
12                      net emissions attributable to the State Government
13                      for 2020; and
14                (b) other than for 2030 -- an emissions budget comprising
15                      the total net emissions attributable to the State
16                      Government for the period covered by the year and the
17                      4 preceding years; and
18                (c) the extent to which eligible offsets can be taken into
19                      account in determining net emissions attributable to the
20                      State Government for the purposes of this Act.
21         (5)   The Minister must, in setting the extent to which eligible offsets
22               can be taken into account under subsection (4)(c), take into
23               account the mitigation hierarchy.
24         (6)   Section 8(5) to (7) and section 9 apply for the purposes of this
25               section as if references to an interim target were references to an
26               interim Government target.

27                   Division 2 -- Determining net emissions
28   11.         Determining net emissions attributable to Western Australia
29               and to the State Government
30         (1)   The Minister must, for the purposes of this Act, determine --
31                (a) net emissions attributable to Western Australia; and

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1               (b)   net emissions attributable to the State Government.
2       (2)    In determining net emissions attributable to Western Australia
3              for a period, the Minister --
4                (a) must determine the balance of emissions and removals
5                      attributable to Western Australia during the period; and
6                (b) may take into account eligible offsets, to the extent
7                      consistent with the emissions reduction target for
8                      Western Australia for the period.
9       (3)    In determining net emissions attributable to the State
10             Government for a period, the Minister --
11               (a) must determine the emissions attributable to the State
12                     Government during the period; and
13               (b) may take into account eligible offsets, to the extent
14                     consistent with the emissions reduction target for the
15                     State Government for the period.




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1                  Part 4 -- Emissions reduction strategy
2    12.         Minister to prepare emissions reduction strategy
3          (1)   The Minister must prepare an emissions reduction strategy
4                before the 3rd anniversary of the day on which this Act comes
5                into operation, and may amend or replace it.
6          (2)   The Minister must, when preparing, amending or replacing the
7                strategy, be satisfied that it will --
8                  (a) enable Western Australia's emissions reduction targets
9                        to be met; and
10                 (b) support Western Australia's transition to net zero
11                       emissions.
12         (3)   The Minister must, as soon as practicable after preparing,
13               amending or replacing the strategy, ensure that it is laid before
14               each House of Parliament.
15         (4)   The Minister need not comply with subsection (3) in relation to
16               minor or technical amendments or corrections.
17         (5)   The Minister must ensure that the strategy is publicly available.

18   13.         Purpose and content
19         (1)   The purposes of the emissions reduction strategy are to enable
20               Western Australia's emissions reduction targets to be met and to
21               support the transition to net zero emissions and, as part of
22               that --
23                 (a) to provide a holistic and strategic response to emissions
24                      reduction for Western Australia; and
25                 (b) to identify feasible emissions reduction strategies and
26                      mitigation options for Western Australia; and
27                 (c) to identify implementation pathways for those strategies
28                      and options.



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1          (2)   The Minister must, in preparing, amending or replacing the
2                strategy --
3                  (a) consider the policies, programs and measures necessary
4                        to achieve the purposes of the strategy; and
5                  (b) consider the costs, benefits, timing and sequencing of
6                        those policies, programs and measures; and
7                  (c) consider resource allocation for the implementation of
8                        those policies, programs and measures; and
9                  (d) take into account the mitigation hierarchy; and
10                 (e) aim to cover all major sources of emissions attributable
11                       to Western Australia.
12         (3)   Without limiting subsection (1), the strategy must set out or
13               include the following --
14                 (a) policies, programs and measures that support the
15                       reduction of net emissions attributable to Western
16                       Australia;
17                 (b) responsibilities and time frames for implementing those
18                       policies, programs and measures, and related reporting
19                       requirements.
20         (4)   The strategy may also include strategies for reducing emissions
21               in particular sectors of the Western Australian economy.

22   14.         Review
23         (1)   The Minister must review the operation and effectiveness of the
24               emissions reduction strategy within 5 years of the strategy first
25               becoming publicly available and then at intervals of not more
26               than 5 years.
27         (2)   After completing a review, the Minister must decide --
28                (a) whether to amend or replace the strategy; or
29                (b) that the strategy need not be amended or replaced.




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1          (3)   If the Minister decides that the strategy need not be amended or
2                replaced, the Minister must, as soon as practicable, ensure that
3                notice of that decision is laid before each House of Parliament.

4    15.         Public consultation
5          (1)   When preparing or reviewing the emissions reduction strategy,
6                the Minister must --
7                  (a) consult publicly; and
8                  (b) have regard to a summary of submissions received as
9                       part of the consultation.
10         (2)   The summary must include written submissions received as part
11               of the consultation.




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1                  Part 5 -- Climate adaptation strategy
2    16.         Minister to prepare climate adaptation strategy
3          (1)   The Minister must prepare a climate adaptation strategy before
4                the 5th anniversary of the day on which this Act comes into
5                operation, and may amend or replace it.
6          (2)   The Minister must, as soon as practicable after preparing,
7                amending or replacing the strategy, ensure that it is laid before
8                each House of Parliament.
9          (3)   The Minister need not comply with subsection (2) in relation to
10               minor or technical amendments or corrections.
11         (4)   The Minister must ensure that the strategy is publicly available.

12   17.         Purpose and content
13         (1)   The purposes of the climate adaptation strategy are to assist
14               Western Australia's communities, environment and economy to
15               adapt to the impacts of climate change and, as part of that --
16                 (a) to provide a holistic and strategic response to the
17                       impacts of climate change; and
18                 (b) to identify feasible strategies and options to support
19                       adapting to, and reducing vulnerability to, climate
20                       change; and
21                 (c) to identify implementation pathways for those strategies
22                       and options; and
23                 (d) to provide a context for the sector adaptation plans.
24         (2)   The Minister must, in preparing, amending or replacing the
25               strategy --
26                 (a) consider the policies, programs and measures necessary
27                       to achieve the purposes of the strategy; and
28                 (b) consider the costs, benefits, timing and sequencing of
29                       those policies, programs and measures; and


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1                 (c)   consider resource allocation for the implementation of
2                       those policies, programs and measures; and
3                 (d)   consider the distribution of the effects of climate change
4                       across Western Australia's communities and regions.
5          (3)   Without limiting subsection (1), the strategy must set out or
6                include the following --
7                  (a) a summary of the implications of climate change for
8                        Western Australia's communities, environment and
9                        economy;
10                 (b) policies, programs and measures that support the
11                       purposes of the strategy;
12                 (c) responsibilities and time frames for implementing those
13                       policies, programs and measures, and related reporting
14                       requirements;
15                 (d) key performance indicators to enable monitoring and
16                       evaluation of the effectiveness of the strategy.

17   18.         Review
18         (1)   The Minister must review the operation and effectiveness of the
19               climate adaptation strategy within 5 years of the strategy first
20               becoming publicly available and then at intervals of not more
21               than 5 years.
22         (2)   After completing a review, the Minister must decide --
23                (a) whether to amend or replace the strategy; or
24                (b) that the strategy need not be amended or replaced.
25         (3)   If the Minister decides that the strategy need not be amended or
26               replaced, the Minister must, as soon as practicable, ensure that
27               notice of that decision is laid before each House of Parliament.




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1   19.         Public consultation
2         (1)   When preparing or reviewing the climate adaptation strategy,
3               the Minister must --
4                 (a) consult publicly; and
5                 (b) have regard to a summary of submissions received as
6                      part of the consultation.
7         (2)   The summary must include written submissions received as part
8               of the consultation.




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1                     Part 6 -- Sector adaptation plans
2    20.         Purpose and content
3          (1)   The purposes of a sector adaptation plan are, in relation to a
4                sector of the Western Australian economy --
5                  (a) to increase the awareness of participants in the sector of
6                        the impacts of climate change on the sector; and
7                  (b) to increase the capacity of participants in the sector to
8                        manage those impacts; and
9                  (c) to facilitate collaboration between government, private
10                       and community participants in the sector to identify and
11                       implement policies, programs and measures to enhance
12                       the sector's capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate
13                       change.
14         (2)   Without limiting subsection (1), a sector adaptation plan must
15               set out or include the following --
16                 (a) the potential impacts of climate change on the sector;
17                 (b) the likelihood, severity and potential costs of those
18                       impacts;
19                 (c) policies, programs and measures that support adapting to
20                       or managing those impacts;
21                 (d) responsibilities and time frames for implementing those
22                       policies, programs and measures, and related reporting
23                       requirements;
24                 (e) key performance indicators to enable monitoring and
25                       evaluation of the effectiveness of the plan.

26   21.         Responsibility for sector adaptation plans
27         (1)   The Minister may nominate a Minister as the Minister
28               responsible for the sector adaptation plan for a sector of the
29               Western Australian economy.



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1          (2)   Without limiting subsection (1), the Minister must ensure that
2                there is a Minister nominated for each of the following
3                sectors --
4                  (a) the health and human services sector;
5                  (b) the emergency management sector;
6                  (c) the primary production sector;
7                  (d) the infrastructure and built environment sector;
8                  (e) the small and medium enterprise sector;
9                   (f) the natural environment sector;
10                 (g) the water security sector;
11                 (h) any prescribed sector.
12         (3)   The Minister must consult with the Premier before nominating a
13               Minister under this section.
14         (4)   A nomination must be in writing.
15         (5)   The Minister may nominate 2 or more Ministers as the
16               Ministers responsible for a sector adaptation plan and, if the
17               Minister does so, the provisions of this Part have effect
18               accordingly.

19   22.         Responsible Minister to prepare sector adaptation plan
20         (1)   The Minister responsible for the sector adaptation plan for a
21               sector (the responsible Minister) must prepare a sector
22               adaptation plan for the sector as soon as practicable, and may
23               amend or replace it.
24         (2)   The responsible Minister must, in preparing, amending or
25               replacing the plan --
26                 (a) consider the policies, programs and measures necessary
27                       to achieve the purposes of the plan; and
28                 (b) consider the costs, benefits, timing and sequencing of
29                       those policies, programs and measures; and



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1                  (c)   consider resource allocation for the implementation of
2                        those policies, programs and measures; and
3                 (d)    consider the distribution of the effects of climate change
4                        across Western Australia's communities and regions.
5          (3)   The responsible Minister must, as soon as practicable after
6                preparing, amending or replacing the plan, ensure that it is laid
7                before each House of Parliament.
8          (4)   The responsible Minister need not comply with subsection (3) in
9                relation to minor or technical amendments or corrections.
10         (5)   The responsible Minister must ensure that the plan is publicly
11               available.

12   23.         Review
13         (1)   The Minister responsible for the sector adaptation plan for a
14               sector (the responsible Minister) must review the operation and
15               effectiveness of the plan within 5 years of the plan first
16               becoming publicly available and then at intervals of not more
17               than 5 years.
18         (2)   After completing a review, the responsible Minister must
19               decide --
20                 (a) whether to amend or replace the plan; or
21                 (b) that the plan need not be amended or replaced.
22         (3)   If the responsible Minister decides that the plan need not be
23               amended or replaced, the responsible Minister must, as soon as
24               practicable, ensure that notice of that decision is laid before
25               each House of Parliament.

26   24.         Public consultation
27         (1)   When preparing or reviewing a sector adaptation plan for a
28               sector, the Minister responsible for the plan must --
29                 (a) consult publicly; and


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1              (b)   have regard to a summary of submissions received as
2                    part of the consultation.
3      (2)    The summary must include written submissions received as part
4             of the consultation.




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1                 Part 7 -- Annual climate change report
2    25.         Annual climate change report
3          (1)   As soon as practicable after the end of each year that ends after
4                31 December 2024, and in any case within 6 months after the
5                end of the year, the Minister must --
6                  (a) prepare an annual climate change report; and
7                  (b) ensure that it is publicly available; and
8                  (c) ensure that it is laid before each House of Parliament.
9          (2)   The purpose of an annual climate change report is to inform the
10               Parliament and the community of Western Australia about
11               progress in achieving Western Australia's emissions reduction
12               targets.
13         (3)   Without limiting subsection (2), the report must set out or
14               include the following --
15                 (a) the Minister's determination of the net emissions
16                       attributable to Western Australia, and to the State
17                       Government, for the most recent year for which data is
18                       available to make the determination;
19                 (b) the methodology by which the Minister determined the
20                       net emissions referred to in paragraph (a), including
21                       which eligible offsets were taken into account in making
22                       the determinations and the extent of their contribution;
23                 (c) a report on progress in implementing the emissions
24                       reduction strategy;
25                 (d) a report on any other matter the Minister considers
26                       appropriate.
27         (4)   The Minister may, for the purposes of subsection (3)(a), set out
28               in a report a preliminary determination for a year and revise that
29               determination in a subsequent report.




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1                            Part 8 -- Miscellaneous
2    26.         Regulations
3                The Governor may make regulations prescribing all matters that
4                are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or are
5                necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to the
6                purposes of this Act.

7    27.         Review of Act
8          (1)   The Minister must review the operation and effectiveness of this
9                Act, and prepare a report based on the review --
10                (a) as soon as practicable after the 5th anniversary of the day
11                      on which this section comes into operation; and
12                (b) after that, at intervals of not more than 5 years.
13         (2)   The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House
14               of Parliament as soon as practicable after it is prepared, but not
15               later than 12 months after the 5th anniversary or the expiry of the
16               period of 5 years, as is relevant.




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                                        Defined terms
      [This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined.
                             The list is not part of the law.]
Defined term                                                                                              Provision(s)
eligible offset ................................................................................................... 4(1)
emissions.......................................................................................................... 4(1)
greenhouse gas ................................................................................................. 4(1)
GTE.................................................................................................................. 4(1)
mitigation hierarchy ......................................................................................... 4(1)
Paris Agreement ............................................................................................... 4(1)
prescribed ......................................................................................................... 4(1)
publicly available ............................................................................................. 4(1)
removals ........................................................................................................... 4(1)
responsible Minister ............................................................................ 22(1), 23(1)
State entity ....................................................................................................... 4(1)
State Government ............................................................................................ 4(1)
target years ............................................................................................ 8(1), 10(2)
Western Australia's emissions reduction targets ............................................. 4(1)
year .................................................................................................................. 4(1)




 


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