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Climate Change Authority Act 2011

No. 143, 2011

Compilation No. 4

Compilation date: 14 September 2022

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 38, 2022

Registered: 20 September 2022

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 14 September 2022 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
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