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CLEAN ENERGY SECURITY BILL 2009
2008-2009
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Clean Energy Security Bill 2009
No. , 2009
(Mr Tuckey)
A Bill for an Act to amend the Renewable Energy
(Electricity) Act 2000, and for related purposes
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Contents
1 Short
title
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2 Commencement
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3 Schedule(s)
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Schedule 1--Limit on renewable energy certificates
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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
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Schedule 2--Efficient transmission systems
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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
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Clean Energy Security Bill 2009 No. , 2009 1
A Bill for an Act to amend the Renewable Energy
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(Electricity) Act 2000, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Clean Energy Security Act 2009.
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provision(s)
Commencement
Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3
and anything in
this Act not
elsewhere covered
by this table
The day on which this Act receives the
Royal Assent.
2. Schedules 1
and 2
The 28
th
day after the day on which the Act
receives the Royal Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be
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expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
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(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not
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part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or
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edited in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedule(s)
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Limit on renewable energy certificates Schedule 1
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Schedule 1--Limit on renewable energy
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certificates
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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
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1 Subsection 5(1)
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Insert:
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market share multiplier has the meaning given by section 37A.
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2 Subsection 5(1)
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Insert:
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adjusted value has the meaning given by section 37B.
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3 Paragraph 20(2)(ca)
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After the paragraph, insert:
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(cb) the number of certificates created during the year in
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relation to each particular eligible renewable energy
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resource for electricity generated by the power station
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during the year; and
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(cc) the number of certificates created during the year in
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relation to each particular eligible renewable energy
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resource for electricity generated by the power station
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during the previous year; and
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4 Paragraph 23F(2)(a)
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After the paragraph, insert:
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(ca) information provided under this section must include
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the number of certificates the person created in relation
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to each particular eligible renewable energy resource.
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5 Section 37
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After the section, insert:
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37A Publishing market share information
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(1) As soon as practicable after receiving information under sections
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20 and 23F, the Regulator is to prepare a report showing how many
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Schedule 1 Limit on renewable energy certificates
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certificates were created in total during the year for each type of
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eligible renewable energy resource.
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(2) The report must also provide a market share multiplier for each
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type of eligible renewable energy resource.
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(3) As soon as practicable after completing the report, the Regulator
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must publish the report on its website.
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37B Limits on individual renewable resources
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(1) If, on the basis of information collected under sections 20 and 23F,
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the total value of the certificates created in relation to a particular
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eligible renewable energy resource is equal to or less than
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20,000 GWh, then its market share multiplier is 1.
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(2) If, on the basis of information collected under sections 20 and 23F,
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the total value of the certificates created in relation to a particular
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eligible renewable energy resource exceeds 20,000 GWh, then its
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market share multiplier will be equal to 20,000 divided by the total
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value of the certificates in GWh.
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(3) There shall be an adjusted value for a particular eligible renewable
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energy resource for a liable entity. It is to be determined by
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multiplying the total value, in MWh, of certificates surrendered to
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the Regulator for that year by a liable entity for that eligible
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renewable energy resource, by its market share multiplier for that
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year.
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6 Section 38 (method statement, step 3)
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Omit step 3, insert:
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Step 3. Subtract the total value, in MWh, of the adjusted values
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of the renewable energy certificates surrendered to the
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Regulator for that year by the liable entity from the
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required renewable energy for the year.
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7 Application
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The provisions in this Schedule do not apply to the renewable energy
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shortfall charge and related activities for the years after 2030.
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Efficient transmission systems Schedule 2
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Schedule 2--Efficient transmission systems
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Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000
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1 Subsection 5(1)
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Insert:
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efficient long distance transmission systems has the meaning
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given in section 23H.
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2 Section 23F
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After the section, insert:
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Subdivision BC--Efficient long distance transmission systems
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23G Information on the efficiency of different systems
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(1) At least once every three years, the Regulator is to prepare a report
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covering:
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(a) the relative efficiencies of commercially available long
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distance transmission systems; and
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(b) the circumstances under which these efficiencies apply;
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and
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(c) the strength of the evidence supporting these comments.
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(2) As soon as practicable after completing the report, the Regulator
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must publish the report on its website.
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23H Certificates for the construction of efficient long distance
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transmission systems
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(1) The Regulator may issue certificates for the construction of
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efficient long distance transmission systems.
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(2) A registered person may apply to the Regulator for the issue of
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certificates for the construction of efficient transmission lines for
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systems that have been built within the previous 12 months.
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(3) An efficient long distance transmission system has the meaning
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prescribed by the regulations. Any regulations relevant to this
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Schedule 2 Efficient transmission systems
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subsection must reflect the information contained in the most
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recent Regulator's report under section 23G.
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(4) The method used for calculating the number of certificates to be
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issued, the date of their issue, and the processes regarding their
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application and issue, are to be determined in accordance with the
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regulations.
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