Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY ACT 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Extension to external Territories  
   6.      Extra - territorial application  

   PART 2--AUSTRALIAN--RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY

   7.      Establishment  
   8.      ARENA's functions  
   9.      General rules about performance of functions  
   10.     Provision of financial assistance to be in accordance with general funding strategy  
   11.     Minister may request ARENA to consider funding for specified projects  
   12.     Ministerial approval where grants exceed $50 million  
   13.     Minister may direct ARENA to provide advice  
   14.     Constitutional limits  
   15.     ARENA's powers  
   16.     ARENA does not have privileges and immunities of the Crown  

   PART 3--BOARD--OF ARENA

           Division 1--Establishment and functions

   17.     Establishment  
   18.     Functions of the Board  

           Division 2--General funding strategy, guidelines and work plans

              Subdivision A--General funding strategy

   19.     General funding strategy  
   20.     Approval of general funding strategy  
   21.     When a general funding strategy for a year is in force  
   22.     Variation of general funding strategy  
   23.     General funding strategy to be published on ARENA's website  

              Subdivision B--Guidelines

   24.     Guidelines  
   25.     Approval of guidelines for financial assistance in excess of $15 million  
   26.     Guidelines to be published on ARENA's website  

              Subdivision C--Work plans

   27.     Work plan  
   28.     Work plan to be taken into account  

           Division 3--Board Members

   29.     Membership  
   30.     Appointment of Board members  
   31.     Chair  
   32.     Term of appointment  
   33.     Acting appointments  
   34.     Remuneration  
   35.     Leave of absence  
   36.     Disclosure of interests to the Minister  
   37.     Resignation of appointed members  
   38.     Termination of appointment of appointed members  
   39.     Other terms and conditions of appointed members  

           Division 4--Meetings of the Board

   40.     Convening meetings  
   41.     Secretary may nominate alternate to attend Board meetings  
   42.     Presiding at meetings  
   43.     Quorum  
   44.     Voting at meetings  
   45.     Conduct of meetings  
   46.     Minutes  
   47.     Decisions without meetings  

           Division 5--Committees

   48.     Committees  
   49.     Remuneration and allowances  

   PART 4--CHIEF--EXECUTIVE OFFICER, STAFF AND CONSULTANTS

           Division 1--Chief Executive Officer of ARENA

   50.     Establishment  
   51.     Role  
   52.     Appointment  
   53.     Acting appointments  
   54.     Outside employment  
   55.     Remuneration  
   56.     Leave  
   57.     Disclosure of interests to the Minister  
   58.     Resignation  
   59.     Termination of appointment  
   60.     Other terms and conditions  

           Division 2--Staff and consultants

   61.     Chief Financial Officer  
   62.     Other staff  
   63.     Consultants  

   PART 5--FINANCE

   64.     Amounts available for payment to ARENA  
   65.     Payment of up to balance of specified amounts on request by ARENA  
   66.     Appropriation  
   67.     Application of ARENA's money  
   69.     Taxation  

   PART 6--MISCELLANEOUS

   70.     Extra matters to be included in annual report  
   71.     Delegation by ARENA  
   72.     Delegation by Board  
   73.     Subdelegation by CEO  
   73A.    Disclosure of information to Clean Energy Finance Corporation  
   74.     Regulations