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Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011
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C2022C00242 (C06)
14 September 2022
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object
4 Definitions
5 Extension to external Territories
6 Extra territorial application
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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
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Part 3—Board of ARENA
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Division 1—Establishment and functions
17 Establishment
18 Functions of the Board
Division 2—General funding strategy, guidelines and work plans
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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
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Part 4—Chief Executive Officer, staff and consultants
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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
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Division 2—Staff and consultants
61 Chief Financial Officer
62 Other staff
63 Consultants
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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
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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
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history