Climate Change Act 2022
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In this Act:
annual climate change statement means a statement under subsection 12(1).
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets has the meaning given by section 10.
Australia’s nationally determined contribution means:
(a) Australia’s current nationally determined contribution communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; or
(b) if that nationally determined contribution has been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement—that nationally determined contribution, as adjusted and in force from time to time.
Climate Change Secretary means the Secretary of the Department responsible for the administration of the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
designated large facility has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
Environment Minister means the Minister who administers the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
expanded designated large facility: a facility is an expanded designated large facility for a financial year if:
(a) the activity, or series of activities, that constitutes the facility is carried on to a greater extent in the financial year than in earlier financial years; or
(b) during the financial year, an activity, or series of activities, is included in the activity, or series of activities, that constitutes the facility for the first time.
facility has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
net safeguard emissions, for a financial year, has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
new designated large facility, for a financial year, means a designated large facility for the financial year that was not a designated large facility for any previous financial year.
Paris Agreement means the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on 12 December 2015, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No. 24 ([2016] ATS 24) and could in 2022 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website ().