Climate Action this Decade Bill 2025

17—1 page i Western Australia Climate Action this Decade Bill 2025 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

Climate Action this Decade Bill 2025 Contents page ii 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

page 1 Western Australia LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (Introduced by Hon. Dr. Brad Pettitt, MLC) Climate Action this Decade Bill 2025 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:

Climate Action this Decade Bill 2025 Part 1 Preliminary s. 1 page 2 Part 1 — Preliminary1

1. Short title2 This is the Climate Action this Decade Act 2025.3
2. Commencement4 This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives5 the Royal Assent.6
3. Purposes of Act7 The purposes of this Act are as follows —8 (a) to ensure that Western Australia contributes to global9 efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in alignment10 with the Paris Agreement;11 (b) to provide for Western Australia’s emissions reduction12 targets;13 (c) to support the reduction of net emissions attributable to14 Western Australia consistently with those targets and the15 mitigation hierarchy;16 (d) to provide a legislative framework that —17 (i) promotes transparency and accountability; and18 (ii) provides certainty for business; and19 (iii) encourages investment in the industries,20 infrastructure, technologies and skills required21 for the transition to net zero emissions; and22 (iv) supports an orderly transition to net zero23 emissions;24 (e) to ensure that Western Australia takes steps to identify25 and manage the impacts of climate change on Western26 Australia’s communities, the environment and the27 economy;28