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Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026; Consideration in Detail
Milton Dick Speaker
12:48 pm
I once again remind all members that, once I give the instruction to lock the doors, that is the instruction not to enter the chamber. If this continues—there have been some close calls—I will continue to remove members. I remind all members that, once I say, 'Lock the doors,' that means, even if the door is not closed, do not enter the chamber. The question now is the amendments circulated by the honourable member for Mackellar be agreed to.
Member for Mackellar's circulated amendments—
(1) Clause 3, page 3 (line 2), omit "liquefied natural gas.", substitute "liquefied natural gas; and".
(2) Clause 3, page 3 (after line 2), after paragraph (c), insert:
(d) to achieve these objects in a way that does not jeopardise the achievement of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
(3) Page 4 (after line 13), at the end of Division 1, add:
4 Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets
(1) This section applies:
(a) to a Minister (the relevant Minister), in relation to the exercise of powers, and the performance of functions, by the relevant Minister under, or in relation, to this Act; and
(b) to the Regulator, in relation to the exercise of powers, and the performance of functions, by the Regulator under, or in relation, to this Act.
(2) The relevant Minister and the Regulator must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the exercise of the powers, and the performance of the functions, does not result in this Act operating in a way that jeopardises the achievement of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets.
(4) Clause 9, page 8 (after line 28), after the definition of Australian territory, insert:
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets has the same meaning as in the Climate Change Act 2022.
(5) Clause 45, page 65 (lines 10 to 11), omit "at least 20 regulated periods", substitute "no more than 10 regulated periods".
(6) Clause 47, page 67 (lines 28 to 33), omit subclause (4) (not including the note), substitute:
(4) The expiry day must be the last day of a regulated period, where that regulated period is no later than the tenth regulated period beginning on or after the day the licence came into force.
(7) Clause 52, page 72 (lines 15 to 19), omit all the words from and including "where that regulated period is:" to the end of subclause (5), substitute "where that regulated period is no later than the tenth regulated period beginning after the initial expiry day.".
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