associated entity has the meaning given by section 50AAA of the Corporations Act 2001.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets means:
(a) if:
(i) Australia’s current nationally determined contribution was communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement in June 2022; and
(ii) that nationally determined contribution has not been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement;
the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets set out in paragraphs 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Climate Change Act 2022; or
(b) in any other case—the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets included in:
(i) Australia’s current nationally determined contribution communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; or
(ii) 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.
Authority means the Net Zero Economy Authority.
Board means the Board of the Authority.
Board member means a member of the Board, and includes the Chair.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
Chair means the Chair of the Board.
civil penalty provision has the same meaning as in the Regulatory Powers Act.
Climate Change Convention means the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at New York on 9 May 1992, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1994 No. 2 ([1994] ATS 2) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
closing employer has the meaning given by section 6.
Commonwealth company has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act.
Commonwealth entity has the same meaning as in the PGPA Act.
community of interest determination means a determination made under subsection 57(2) (including as varied).
community of interest process: see section 55.
constitutional corporation means a corporation to which paragraph 51(xx) of the Constitution applies.
Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights means the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights done at New York on 16 December 1966, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Covenant is in Australian Treaty Series 1976 No. 5 ([1976] ATS 5) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
dependent employer has the meaning given by section 6.
employee organisation has the same meaning as in the Fair Work Act 2009.
employer organisation has the same meaning as in the Fair Work Act 2009.
Energy Industry Worker Redeployment Advisory Group means the Energy Industry Worker Redeployment Advisory Group established under section 63.
enterprise agreement has the same meaning as in the Fair Work Act 2009.
entrusted entity means:
(a) a government entity (within the meaning of A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999); or
(b) a Commonwealth entity; or
(c) the Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (ACN 072 010 327).
Finance Minister means the Minister administering the PGPA Act.
gas‑fired power station means a power station that generates electricity from natural gas.
geographic area means an area specified in an instrument under section 8.
ILO means the International Labour Organization.
ILO Convention (No. 122) means the ILO Convention (No. 122) concerning Employment Policy done at Geneva on 9 July 1964, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1970 No. 17 ([1970] ATS 17) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
ILO Convention (No. 142) means ILO Convention (No. 142) concerning Vocational Guidance and Vocational Training in the Development of Human Resources done at Geneva on 23 June 1975, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Convention is in Australian Treaty Series 1986 No. 2 ([1986] ATS 2) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
Indigenous person means:
(a) a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia; or
(b) a descendant of an Indigenous inhabitant of the Torres Strait Islands.
Kyoto Protocol means the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change done at Kyoto on 11 December 1997, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
Note: The Protocol is in Australian Treaty Series 2008 No. 2 ([2008] ATS 2) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
likely to prejudice national security: something is likely to prejudice national security if there is a real, and not merely a remote, possibility that it will prejudice national security.
National Electricity Rules means:
(a) the National Electricity Rules, as in force from time to time, made under the National Electricity Law set out in the Schedule to the National Electricity (South Australia) Act 1996 (SA); or
(b) the Rules referred to in paragraph (a) as they apply as a law of another State; or
(c) the Rules referred to in paragraph (a) as they apply as a law of a Territory; or
(d) the Rules referred to in paragraph (a) as they apply as a law of the Commonwealth.
national security has the same meaning as in the National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004.
natural gas means a substance that:
(a) is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure; and
(b) consists of naturally occurring hydrocarbons, or a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons and non‑hydrocarbons, the principal constituent of which is methane; and
(c) is suitable for consumption.
national security information means information the publication of which is likely to prejudice national security.
net zero transformation initiative means a project or initiative that will, or is reasonably likely to, facilitate, directly or indirectly, the achievement of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
paid work means work for financial gain or reward (whether as an employee, a self‑employed person or otherwise).
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: Th Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No. 24 ([2016] ATS 24) and could in 2024 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
participating employees, of a closing employer or a dependent employer, means those transition employees of the employer who have given an expression of interest to the employer in finding other employment.
personal information has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 1988.
PGPA Act means the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.
receiving employer has the meaning given by section 6.
Regulatory Powers Act means the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014.
rules means rules made under section 81.
sensitive financial intelligence information means:
(a) information given in compliance with subsection 41(2) of the Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006; or
(b) information given in compliance with a notice under subsection 49(1) of the Anti‑Money Laundering and Counter‑Terrorism Financing Act 2006.
staff of the Authority means the persons referred to in subsection 51(1).
Stakeholder Panel means the panel established by the Board under subsection 70(1).
Statistical Area level 2 means a statistical area level 2 recognised by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
this Act includes the rules.
transition employee, of a closing employer or a dependent employer, has the meaning given by section 7.
trigger notice means the following:
(a) a kind of notice specified in an instrument under subsection 9(1);
(b) a particular notice specified in an instrument under subsection 9(2).
trigger situation has the meaning given by section 55.
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