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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.
This regulation expands ARENA’s statutory mandate to formally support the Clean Energy Innovation Fund by assisting the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in running the fund, helping project proponents prepare funding proposals, and giving expert advice to the CEFC. It affects ARENA (new duties), the CEFC (administrative and advisory support), and clean‑energy developers (stronger application help), creating a legal bridge to help early‑stage renewable projects move toward commercial finance.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Australian Renewable Energy Agency Regulation 2016.
This is the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Regulation 2016.
This instrument is made under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) ARENA (short for Australian Renewable Energy Agency);
(b) Climate Change Convention;
(c) financial assistance.
In this instrument:
Act means the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011.
Clean Energy Innovation Fund means the fund known as the Clean Energy Innovation Fund that is administered by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in accordance with any directions made under subsection 64(1) of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012.
clean energy technologies has the same meaning as in the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012.
For the purposes of paragraph 8(f) of the Act, ARENA has the following functions: (a) to assist the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in the governance, management and administration of the Clean Energy Innovation Fund in relation to clean energy technologies; (b) without limiting paragraph (a), to do the following: (i) provide assistance to persons developing project proposals for financing from the Clean Energy Innovation Fund; (ii) provide advice to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in relation to such proposals.
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This is the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Regulation 2016.
This instrument is made under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011.
Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) ARENA (short for Australian Renewable Energy Agency);
(b) Climate Change Convention;
(c) financial assistance.
In this instrument:
Act means the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011.
Clean Energy Innovation Fund means the fund known as the Clean Energy Innovation Fund that is administered by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in accordance with any directions made under subsection 64(1) of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012.
clean energy technologies has the same meaning as in the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Act 2012.
For the purposes of paragraph 8(f) of the Act, ARENA has the following functions: (a) to assist the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in the governance, management and administration of the Clean Energy Innovation Fund in relation to clean energy technologies; (b) without limiting paragraph (a), to do the following: (i) provide assistance to persons developing project proposals for financing from the Clean Energy Innovation Fund; (ii) provide advice to the Clean Energy Finance Corporation in relation to such proposals.