306Periodic reviews of operation of this Act etc.

#### 306 Periodic reviews of operation of this Act etc. (1) The Climate Change Authority must conduct reviews of the operation of: (a) this Act; and (b) the regulations; and (c) other instruments made under this Act. Public consultation (2) A review under subsection (1) must make provision for public consultation. Report (3) The Climate Change Authority must: (a) give the Minister a report of the review; and (b) as soon as practicable after giving the report to the Minister, publish the report on the Climate Change Authority’s website. (4) The Minister must cause copies of a report under subsection (3) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the review is completed. First review (5) The first review under subsection (1) must be completed before the end of 31 December 2014. Subsequent reviews (6) Each subsequent review under subsection (1) must be completed within 3 years after the deadline for completion of the previous review. (7) For the purposes of subsections (4), (5) and (6), a review is completed when the report of the review is given to the Minister under subsection (3). Recommendations (8) A report of a review under subsection (1) may set out recommendations to the Commonwealth Government. (9) In formulating a recommendation that the Commonwealth Government should take particular action, the Climate Change Authority must analyse the costs and benefits of that action. (10) Subsection (9) does not prevent the Climate Change Authority from taking other matters into account in formulating a recommendation. (11) If a report of a review under subsection (1) sets out one or more recommendations to the Commonwealth Government, the report must set out the Climate Change Authority’s reasons for those recommendations. Government response to recommendations (12) If a report of a review under subsection (1) sets out one or more recommendations to the Commonwealth Government: (a) as soon as practicable after receiving the report, the Minister must cause to be prepared a statement setting out the Commonwealth Government’s response to each of the recommendations; and (b) within 6 months after receiving the report, the Minister must cause copies of the statement to be tabled in each House of the Parliament. (13) The Commonwealth Government’s response to the recommendations may have regard to the views of the following: (a) the Climate Change Authority; (b) the Clean Energy Regulator; (c) such other persons as the Minister considers relevant.