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Net Zero Economy Authority Act 2024

No. 85, 2024

An Act to establish the Net Zero Economy Authority, and for related purposes

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object
4 Simplified outline of this Act
5 Definitions
6 Closing employers, dependent employers and receiving employers
7 Transition employees of closing employers or dependent employers
8 Geographic area
9 Trigger notice
10 Extension to external Territories
11 Extension to exclusive economic zone and continental shelf
12 Application of this Act outside Australia
Part 2—Net Zero Economy Authority
Division 1—Preliminary
13 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Establishment and functions of the Authority
14 Establishment of the Authority
15 Constitution of the Authority
16 Functions of the Authority
Part 3—Board of the Authority
Division 1—Preliminary
17 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Establishment and functions of the Board
18 Establishment of the Board
19 Functions of the Board
20 Minister may give directions to the Board
Division 3—Board members
21 Membership
22 Appointment of Board members
23 Eligibility for appointment as Board member
24 Appointment of acting Chair or Board member
25 Remuneration of Board members
26 Disclosure of interests by Board members
27 Leave of absence of Board members
28 Other terms and conditions of Board members
29 Resignation of Board members
30 Termination of appointment of Board members
Division 4—Meetings of the Board
31 Convening meetings
32 Presiding at meetings
33 Quorum
34 Voting at meetings
35 Conduct of meetings
36 Minutes
37 Decisions without meetings
Part 4—Chief Executive Officer and staff etc. of the Authority
Division 1—Preliminary
38 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Chief Executive Officer
39 The Chief Executive Officer
40 CEO's functions
41 CEO to act in accordance with directions of the Board
42 Appointment of CEO
43 Appointment of acting CEO
44 Remuneration of CEO
45 Other paid work of CEO
46 Disclosure of interests by CEO
47 Leave of absence of CEO
48 Other terms and conditions of CEO
49 Resignation of CEO
50 Termination of appointment of CEO
Division 3—Staff etc. of the Authority
51 Staff
52 Persons assisting the Authority
53 Consultants
Part 5—Energy industry jobs plan
Division 1—Preliminary
54 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2—Community of interest process and community of interest determinations
55 CEO to undertake community of interest process after giving of trigger notice
56 CEO may apply to Fair Work Commission for a community of interest determination
57 Fair Work Commission to make community of interest determination
Division 3—Employer obligations
58 General obligations of closing employers and dependent employers
59 Other obligations of closing employers and dependent employers
60 Fair Work Commission determination about section 59—agreement between employer and employee organisations
61 Fair Work