Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL GREENHOUSE AND ENERGY REPORTING ACT 2007 - SECT 3

                   The object of this Act is to introduce a single national reporting framework for the reporting and dissemination of information related to greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas projects, energy consumption and energy production of corporations to:

                     (a)  underpin the introduction of an emissions trading scheme in the future; and

                     (b)  inform government policy formulation and the Australian public; and

                     (c)  meet Australia's international reporting obligations; and

                     (d)  assist Commonwealth, State and Territory government programs and activities; and

                     (e)  avoid the duplication of similar reporting requirements in the States and Territories.