CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION ACT 2010 - SECT 12 Annual report by independent entity

CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION ACT 2010 - SECT 12

    (1)     For each financial year, the Minister must ask an independent entity to prepare a report about greenhouse gas emissions and the targets mentioned in part 2 for the year.

Example—independent entity

independent competition and regulatory commission

    (2)     The report must include—

        (a)     the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT for the year (the annual emissions amount ), measured using the method determined under section 11; and

        (b)     an analysis of the ACT's progress in meeting the targets mentioned in or determined under section 6, section 7 and section 8 (the greenhouse gas emissions targets ) for the year, including—

              (i)     a comparison of the annual emissions amount with the greenhouse gas emissions targets; and

              (ii)     identification of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the ACT; and

              (iii)     identification of possible reasons for changes in amounts of greenhouse gas emissions from previous years; and

        (c)     an analysis of the ACT's progress in meeting a target mentioned in or determined under section 9 (a renewable energy target ), including—

              (i)     compliance with the renewable energy target, measured using the method determined under section 10; and

              (ii)     identification of the main sources of renewable energy generated for the ACT; and

              (iii)     identification of possible reasons for changes in the amount or percentage of renewable energy used in or generated for the ACT from previous years; and

        (d)     any other information prescribed by regulation.

    (3)     The independent entity must give the report to the Minister within 3 months after the end of the reporting period.

    (4)     The Minister must present the report to the Legislative Assembly within 21 days after receiving the report from the independent entity.

    (5)     However, if there are no sitting days during the 21-day period—

        (a)     the Minister must give the report, and a copy for each member of the Legislative Assembly, to the Speaker; and

        (b)     the report is taken for all purposes to have been presented to the Legislative Assembly on the day the Minister gives it to the Speaker (the report day ); and

        (c)     the Speaker must arrange for a copy of the report to be given to each member of the Legislative Assembly on the report day; and

        (d)     despite paragraph (b), the Speaker must present the report to the Legislative Assembly on the next sitting day.

    (6)     In this section:

"reporting period", for a financial year, means 2 years after the end of the financial year.

"Speaker" includes—

        (a)     if the Speaker is unavailable—the Deputy Speaker; and

        (b)     if both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker are unavailable—the clerk of the Legislative Assembly.

"unavailable"—the Speaker or Deputy Speaker is "unavailable "if—

        (a)     he or she is absent from duty; or

        (b)     there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker or Deputy Speaker.