Renewable Energy Amendment (Increased MRET) Bill 2004
First Reading
2002-2003-2004
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Renewable Energy Amendment (Increased MRET) Bill 2004
No. , 2004
(Senator Lees)
A Bill for an Act to set a higher target for mandatory renewable energy requirements, and for related purposes
Contents
1 Short title 1
2 Commencement 1
3 Schedule(s) 1
Schedule 1--Amendment of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 2
A Bill for an Act to set a higher target for mandatory renewable energy requirements, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the
Renewable Energy Amendment (Increased MRET) Act 2004.
This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
1 Section 40 Repeal the table, substitute:
| Required GWh of renewable source electricity |
| Year Required additional GWh 2001 300 2002 1100 2003 1800 2004 2600 2005 5400 2006 7800 2007 10200 2008 12600 2009 15000 2010 17300 2011 to 2020 increased by 1100GWh per annum 28300 2021 to 2035 28300 |