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Clean Energy Regulator Act 2011
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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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C2023C00489 (C16)
15 December 2023
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Simplified outline
4 Definitions
5 Vacancy in the office of a member of the Regulator
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
10 Application to foreign ships
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Part 2—Clean Energy Regulator
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Division 1—Regulator’s establishment, functions, powers and liabilities
11 Clean Energy Regulator
12 Functions of the Regulator
13 Powers of the Regulator
15 Regulator has privileges and immunities of the Crown
Division 2—Membership of the Regulator
17 Membership of the Regulator
18 Appointment of members of the Regulator
19 Period of appointment for members of the Regulator
20 Acting members of the Regulator
Division 3—Terms and conditions for members of the Regulator
21 Remuneration
22 Disclosure of interests
24 Outside employment
25 Leave of absence
26 Resignation
27 Termination of appointment
28 Other terms and conditions
Division 4—Decision making by the Regulator
29 Holding of meetings
30 Presiding at meetings
31 Quorum
32 Voting at meetings etc.
33 Conduct of meetings
34 Minutes
Division 5—Delegation
35 Delegation by the Regulator
Division 6—Staff of the Regulator etc.
36 Staff
37 Persons assisting the Regulator
38 Consultants
Division 7—Planning and reporting obligations
39 Corporate plan
40 Annual report
Division 8—Other matters
41 Minister may give directions to the Regulator
42 Chair of the Regulator not subject to direction by the Regulator on certain matters
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Part 3—Secrecy
43 Secrecy
44 Disclosure or use for the purposes of a climate change law or a biodiversity law etc.
45 Disclosure to Ministers etc.
46 Disclosure to Secretaries etc.
47 Disclosure or use for purposes of development of methodology determinations under the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011
47A Disclosure or use for purposes of development of methodology determinations under the Nature Repair Act 2023
48 Disclosure to a Royal Commission
49 Disclosure to certain agencies, bodies and persons
50 Disclosure to certain financial bodies
51 Disclosure with consent
52 Disclosure to reduce threat to life or health
53 Disclosure of publicly available information
54 Disclosure of summaries or statistics
55 Disclosure for purposes of law enforcement
56 Delegation
56A Authorisations
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Part 4—Miscellaneous
57A Proceedings in the name of the Regulator
57 Regulations
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Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history