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Related documents
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Regulations to provide transitional arrangements to enable small-scale certificates that are to be
supplied under existing contracts to be eligible under the new Large-scale Renewable Energy Target
(LRET).
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December 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Transitional Provision) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1)
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Regulations to to provide rules for the administrative framework to implement enhancements to the RET
scheme.
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December 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 8)
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Regulations to include two additional activities for the provision of partial exemption certificates
for activities defined as eligible under the emissions-intensive, trade-exposed assistance program
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October 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 7)
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Regulations to include 10 additional activities for the provision of partial exemption certificates
for activities defined as eligible under the emissions-intensive, trade exposed assistance program
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October 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 6)
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Consultation on draft regulations to implement enhancements to the RET scheme.
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October 2010
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Exposure draft regulations and
commentary
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Regulations relating to compliance and safety standards for small generation units, and assistance for
emissions intensive, trade exposed activities
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September 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 5)
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Regulations relating to off-grid small generation units and to define alumina refining as an
emissions-intensive trade-exposed activity
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July 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 4)
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Regulations to provide transitional arrangements for air source heat pumps with a volumetric storage
capacity of 425 litres or greater which would otherwise no longer be eligible to create renewable
energy certificates
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July 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Transitional Provision) Regulations 2010
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Legislation to implement the enhanced RET was passed by Parliament
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June 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2010
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Regulations to strengthen the safety and performance of installations of small generation units
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June 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 3)
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Report by McLennan Magasanik Associates on the impacts of changes to the design of the expanded
Renewable Energy Target
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May 2010
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Report: Impacts of Changes to the Design of
the Expanded Renewable Energy Target
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Legislation to implement the enhanced RET was introduced into Parliament
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May 2010
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Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010
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The Australian Government released a discussion paper—Enhanced Renewable Energy Target—for public
consultation, outlining the Government’s policy on the new RET design announced on 26 February 2010
and seeking feedback on implementation aspects
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March 2010
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Discussion paper—Enhanced the
Renewable Energy Target (PDF 718 kB)
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Regulations in force to implement assistance for emissions intensive, trade exposed (EITE) activities
under the RET
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March 2010
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RET scheme legislation
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As part of negotiations on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, the Commonwealth Government agreed
that the current COAG process to review specific RET issues will also consider whether new waste coal
mine gas projects should be eligible under the RET; and whether annual targets under the RET should be
increased to offset additional Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) not backed by generation as part
of the ‘Solar Credits’ mechanism.
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December 2009
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Consultation on Additional
Renewable Energy Target Issues
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Exposure draft regulations to deliver partial exemptions from RET liability to all emissions-intensive
trade-exposed (EITE) activities that would qualify for assistance under the Carbon Pollution Reduction
Scheme released for public consultation
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December
2009
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Exposure draft regulations and
commentary
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Consultation paper
As part of the process of designing the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme, the Council of
Australian Governments (COAG) agreed to examine further some of the eligibility provisions of the RET
for new small?scale technologies as well as heat pumps and rules for off-grid resource projects to
ensure that the eligibility rules remain relevant over time to reflect new technologies and recent
developments in renewable technology and resource project development structures.
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October 2009
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COAG review of Specific
Renewable Energy Target Issues
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Legislation to implement the expanded national RET scheme passed by the Commonwealth Parliament
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17 June 2009
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RET scheme legislation
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COAG agreement on RET scheme design
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30 April 2009
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RET scheme design
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Report by McLennan Magasanik Associates on the benefits and costs of the expanded national RET scheme
released.
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February 2009
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Report on benefits and costs of RET
scheme (345 kB)
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Consultation Paper
COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water release consultation paper on treatment of
electricity-intensive, trade-exposed industries under RET scheme.
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December 2008
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Consultation paper on treatment of
electricity-intensive, trade-exposed industries under RET scheme (134 kB)
Submissions received for the
Consultation the treatment of electricity?intensive, trade?exposed industries under the Renewable
Energy Target
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Exposure draft legislation on design of the RET scheme released for public comment.
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December 2008
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Submissions received for
Renewable Energy Target scheme—exposure draft legislation
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Consultation Paper
COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water release consultation paper on key design issues of
RET.
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July 2008
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Design options for the expanded national
Renewable Energy Target scheme (194 KB)
Submissions received for the
COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water consultation paper
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Mandatory Renewable Energy Target (MRET) Scheme introduced.
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2001
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Government Response to Tambling Mandatory
Renewable Energy Target (MRET) Review Recommendations (304 kB)
Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2007 (No.3)
Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2006
Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No.2)
Renewable
Energy (Electricity) Amendment Regulations 2005 (No.3)
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