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Climate Change Authority Act 2011
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C2022C00255 (C04)
14 September 2022
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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
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Part 2—Climate Change Authority
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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.
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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
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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
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Part 4—Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board
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Division 1—Board’s establishment and functions
61 Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board
62 Functions of the Board
63 Constitutional limits
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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
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Division 3—Assistance to Board
77 Assistance to Board
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Division 4—Committees
78 Committees
79 Remuneration and allowances
80 Assistance to committees
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Division 5—Annual report
81 Annual report
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Part 5—Miscellaneous
82 Liability for damages
82A Transitional—validity of things done under appointments under section 67
83 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history
Endnote 5—Editorial changes