80AReviews of the operation of this Act

80A  Reviews of the operation of this Act

 (1) The Minister must cause an independent review to be conducted of the operation of this Act:

 (a) on a recommendation of the Board under subsection (3); or

 (b) if no recommendation is made by the Board within the period of 9 years after the commencement of this Act—before the end of the period of 10 years after the commencement of this Act; or

 (c) if no recommendation is made by the Board within the period of 9 years after the completion of a previous review under this subsection—before the end of the period of 10 years after the completion of the previous review.

 (2) The Minister must specify:

 (a) terms of reference for the review, which must include a review of the operation of Part 5 of the Act; and

 (b) how the review is to be conducted; and

 (c) the timing of the review.

Board’s recommendation

 (3) The Board may, in writing, recommend to the Minister that a review be conducted of the operation of this Act. The Board must set out the reasons for the recommendation.

 (4) The Board may include in a recommendation made under subsection (3) advice on the matters mentioned in subsection (2).

 (5) Before making a recommendation under subsection (3), the Board must consider the changing needs or circumstances of communities, regions, industries and workers that are, or will be, significantly affected by Australia’s transition to a net zero emissions economy.

 (6) The Board must cause a copy of the recommendation to be published on the Authority’s website.

Public consultation

 (7) A review under subsection (1) must make provision for public consultation.

Report

 (8) The person or persons who conduct the review must give the Minister a written report of the review.

 (9) The Minister must cause a copy of:

 (a) the terms of reference for the review; and

 (b) a report under subsection (8) in relation to the review;

to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the review is completed.

When review is completed

 (10) For the purposes of this section, a review is completed when the report of the review is given to the Minister under subsection (8).

Government response to recommendations

 (11) If a report of a review 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: