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SAVE OUR SOLAR (SOLAR REBATE PROTECTION) BILL 2008 [NO. 2]
2008
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection)
Bill 2008
No. , 2008
(Senator Johnston)
A Bill for an Act to make provisions for the better
operation of the solar rebate scheme
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Contents
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Short title ............................................................................................ 1
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Commencement .................................................................................. 1
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Objects of Act ..................................................................................... 1
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Interpretation....................................................................................... 2
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Guidelines for the plan........................................................................ 2
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Responsibility of Minister .................................................................. 3
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Secretary to have responsibility for administration of plan................ 3
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Payment not to be made unless in accordance with guidelines .......... 3
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Principles of administration ................................................................ 3
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Regulations ......................................................................................... 3
Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 No. , 2008 1
A Bill for an Act to make provisions for the better
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operation of the solar rebate scheme
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate
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Protection) Act 2008.
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2 Commence ment
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This Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal
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Assent.
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3 Objects of Act
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The objects of this Act are to improve the operation of the Solar
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Homes and Communities Plan by:
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(a) requiring that guidelines on the operation of the plan are:
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(i) tabled in each house of Parliament; and
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(ii) subject to disallowance; and
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(b) establishing in legislation the general responsibility of the
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Secretary for the administration of the plan; and
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(c) establishing in legislation principles of administration to be
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observed in the operation of the plan.
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4 Inte rpretation
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In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
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installation includes the acquisition of a solar system as well as its
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installation.
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Minister means the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the
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Arts.
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plan means the plan, known at the time of commencement of this
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Act as the Solar Homes and Communities Plan, under which
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rebates are payable in respect of the installation of solar systems.
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Secretary means the Secretary of the Department of the
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Environment, Heritage and the Arts.
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solar systems means solar photovoltaic systems.
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5 Guidelines for the plan
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(1) As soon as practicable after the commencement of this Act the
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Minister must, by instrument in writing, determine new guidelines
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for the operation of the plan.
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(2) Guidelines determined under subsection (1) must contain details
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of:
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(a) the eligibility requirements to be satisfied by a person or an
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organisation in order to receive a payment under the plan;
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and
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(b) the types of solar systems to which the plan will apply.
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(3) An instrument determining guidelines under subsection (1) is a
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legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative
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Instruments Act 2003.
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6 Responsibility of Minister
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The Minister is to have general responsibility for the operation of
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the plan and, in particular, for:
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(a) determining guidelines as required by section 5; and
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(b) in the event of disallowance of guidelines, determining
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replacement guidelines so as to ensure that there is no time
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when the plan is not in operation.
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7 Secretary to have responsibility for administration of plan
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The Secretary is to have general responsibility for the
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administration of the plan.
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8 Payment not to be made unless in accordance with guidelines
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A payment must not be made in relation to the installation of a
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solar system unless the requirements of the guidelines made under
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section 5 have been satisfied in respect of the installation.
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9 Principles of administration
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In administering this Act, the Secretary is to have regard to the
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necessity of ensuring that:
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(a) payments for the purposes of the plan are made only in
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accordance with guidelines determined under section 5; and
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(b) information about the operation of the plan is made available
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to members of the public, including those involved in the
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supply of solar systems; and
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(c) procedures and practices established under or for the
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purposes of this Act and for the operation of the plan help to
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minimise abuses of the plan.
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10 Regulations
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The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:
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(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
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(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or
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giving effect to this Act.
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