Acts Interpretation (Acting Arrangements in the Climate Change and Energy Portfolio) Authorisation 2024

I, Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, acting under paragraph 34AAB(1)(a) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, authorise the Minister for Industry and Science to act on my behalf in the performance of functions and duties, and the exercise of powers, that I may perform or exercise under sections 11, 12 and 25 of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011 in relation to the Battery Breakthrough Initiative grant program referred to in Schedule 1 to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (General Funding Strategy) Approval 2024.

This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.

Dated  27 November 2024  

Chris Bowen

Minister for Climate Change and Energy