Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

Timetable

Timetable
March to June 2008	Phase 1 consultation with stakeholders to inform the development of the Green Paper, including: ongoing consultation with states and territories through the Council of Australian Governments; roundtable discussions with peak industry and non-government organisations, with inaugural meetings held on 3 March; consultation with the agriculture and forestry sectors on the question of their inclusion in the emissions trading scheme and on the timeframe for that inclusion; and targetted consultations on technical design issues.
July 2008	Public release of the Green Paper on scheme design
July to September 2008	Phase 2 consultation on the Green Paper
December 2008	Public release of exposure draft of legislative package
December 2008 to February 2009	Phase 3 consultation on exposure draft legislation package
End 2008	Firm indication by Government of planned medium-term trajectory for the scheme
March 2009	Bill introduced into Parliament
Mid-2009	Government aims to achieve passage of bill by Parliament at this time
During 2009	Phase 4 consultation on emissions trading regulations
3rd quarter 2009	Act enters into force; scheme regulator established
2010	Emissions trading scheme will commence