Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY ACT 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Simplified outline  
   4.      Definitions  
   6.      Crown to be bound  
   7.      Extension to external Territories  
   8.      Extension to exclusive economic zone and continental shelf  
   9.      Extension to Greater Sunrise special regime area  

   PART 2--CLIMATE--CHANGE AUTHORITY

           Division 1--Authority's establishment, functions, powers and liabilities

   10.     Climate Change Authority  
   11.     Functions of the Authority  
   12.     Authority must have regard to certain principles  
   13.     Powers of the Authority  
   15.     Authority has privileges and immunities of the Crown  

           Division 2--Membership of the Authority etc.

              Subdivision B--Authority members

   17.     Membership of the Authority  
   18.     Appointment of Authority members  
   19.     Period of appointment for Authority members  
   20.     Acting Authority members  
   21.     Deputy of the Chief Scientist  

              Subdivision C--Associate Authority members

   22.     Appointment of associate Authority members  
   23.     Period of appointment for associate Authority members  
   24.     Acting appointments--associate Authority members  

           Division 3--Terms and conditions for Authority members and associate Authority members

   25.     Remuneration  
   26.     Disclosure of interests to the Climate Change Minister  
   28.     Outside employment  
   29.     Leave of absence  
   30.     Resignation  
   31.     Termination of appointment  
   32.     Other terms and conditions  

           Division 4--Decision-making by the Authority

   33.     Holding of meetings  
   34.     Presiding at meetings  
   35.     Quorum  
   36.     Participation etc. by associate Authority members at meetings  
   37.     Voting at meetings etc.  
   38.     Conduct of meetings  
   39.     Minutes  

           Division 5--Delegation

   40.     Delegation by the Authority  

           Division 6--Chief Executive Officer of the Authority

   41.     Establishment  
   42.     Role  
   43.     Appointment  
   44.     Acting appointments  
   45.     Outside employment  
   46.     Remuneration  
   47.     Leave  
   48.     Disclosure of interests to the Authority  
   49.     Resignation  
   50.     Termination of appointment  
   51.     Other terms and conditions  

           Division 7--Staff of the Authority etc.

   52.     Staff  
   53.     Persons assisting the Authority  
   54.     Consultants  

           Division 8--Corporate plans

   55.     Corporate plan  

           Division 9--Other matters

   57.     Climate Change Minister may give directions to the Authority  
   58.     CEO not subject to direction by the Authority on certain matters  

   PART 3--SPECIAL--REVIEWS

   59.     Special reviews to be conducted by the Authority at the request of the Climate Change Minister or the Parliament  
   60.     Report of special review  

   PART 4--LAND--SECTOR CARBON AND BIODIVERSITY BOARD

           Division 1--Board's establishment and functions

   61.     Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board  
   62.     Functions of the Board  
   63.     Constitutional limits  

           Division 2--Membership of the Board

   64.     Membership of the Board  
   65.     Appointment of Board members  
   66.     Period of appointment for Board members  
   67.     Acting Board members  
   68.     Procedures  
   69.     Disclosure of interests to the Environment Minister and the Agriculture Minister  
   70.     Disclosure of interests to Board  
   71.     Outside employment  
   72.     Remuneration and allowances  
   73.     Leave of absence  
   74.     Resignation  
   75.     Termination of appointment  
   76.     Other terms and conditions  

           Division 3--Assistance to Board

   77.     Assistance to Board  

           Division 4--Committees

   78.     Committees  
   79.     Remuneration and allowances  
   80.     Assistance to committees  

           Division 5--Annual report

   81.     Annual report  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

   82.     Liability for damages  
   82A.    Transitional--validity of things done under appointments under section 67  
   83.     Regulations