A Bill for an Act to amend the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act is the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment (Transparency in Carbon Emissions Accounting) Act 2020.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
| Commencement information |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Provisions | Commencement | Date/Details |
| 1. The whole of this Act | The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. | |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
3 Schedules
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007
1 After paragraph 10(1)(aa)
Insert:
(ab) scope 3 emission of greenhouse gas;
2 Subsection 10(3)
After “scope 2 emissions,”, insert “scope 3 emissions,”.
3 Paragraph 10(3)(b)
After “scope 2 emissions,”, insert “scope 3 emissions,”.
4 After paragraph 19(1)(a)
Insert:
(aa) scope 3 emissions; and
5 After paragraph 19(1A)(a)
Insert:
(aa) scope 3 emissions; or
6 After paragraph 19(3)(a)
Insert:
(aa) scope 3 emissions; and
7 After paragraph 22G(1)(a)
Insert:
(aa) scope 3 emissions; and
8 After paragraph 22G(1A)(a)
Insert:
(aa) scope 3 emissions; or
9 After paragraph 22X(2)(a)
Insert:
(aa) scope 3 emissions; and
10 After paragraph 22X(3)(a)
Insert:
(aa) scope 3 emissions; or
11 Paragraphs 22XB(1)(c) and (d)
After “covered emissions of greenhouse gases”, insert “or scope 3 emissions”.
12 Paragraphs 22XB(1)(e) and (f)
After “covered emissions of greenhouse gases”, insert “and scope 3 emissions”.
13 Subparagraphs 22XC(1)(b)(i) and (ii)
After “covered emissions of greenhouse gases”, insert “and scope 3 emissions”.
14 Section 24 (at the end of the heading)
Add “—general”.
15 After paragraph 24(1)(b)
Insert:
(ba) totals of scope 3 emissions reported under Part 3 or 3F in relation to the corporation’s group for the previous financial year;
16 After paragraph 24(1A)(b)
Insert:
(ba) totals of scope 3 emissions for:
(i) each member of the corporation’s group; or
(ii) each business unit in relation to the corporation’s group;
reported under Part 3 or 3F in relation to the corporation’s group for the previous financial year; and
17 After paragraph 24(1AD)(b)
Insert:
(ba) the scope 3 emissions (within the meaning of the regulations) set out in the report; and
18 Subsection 24(1AF)
After “greenhouse gas emitted,”, insert “the amount of scope 3 emissions,”
19 Subsection 24(1AG)
After “greenhouse gases emitted”, insert “, and the amounts of scope 3 emissions,”
20 After section 24
Insert:
24A Publication of information—national greenhouse gas inventory
(1) Within 3 months after the end of each quarter, the Regulator must cause to be given to the Minister a report on the estimates of Australia’s national greenhouse gas inventory as at the end of the quarter.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the report must include statistics relating to:
(a) national emissions estimates for the quarter; and
(b) national emissions estimates for the year ending at the end of the quarter; and
(c) the estimates referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) broken down by sector.
(3) The Minister must cause copies of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which the Minister receives the report.
(4) In this section:
quarter means a period of 3 months commencing on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July or 1 October of a year.
21 Subsection 25(1)
After “published”, insert “under section 24”.