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AUSTRALIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY ACT 2011 (NO. 151, 2011) - NOTES

 

No. 151, 2011

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

  


Contents

Part 1--Preliminary                                                                                                             2

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 2

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

3............ Object.................................................................................................. 2

4............ Definitions.......................................................................................... 2

5............ Extension to external Territories.......................................................... 3

6............ Extra-territorial application.................................................................. 4

Part 2--Australian Renewable Energy Agency                                                  5

7............ Establishment...................................................................................... 5

8............ ARENA's functions........................................................................... 5

9............ General rules about performance of functions..................................... 6

10.......... Provision of financial assistance to be in accordance with general funding strategy 7

11.......... Minister may request ARENA to consider funding for specified projects               7

12.......... Ministerial approval where grants exceed $50 million........................ 7

13.......... Minister may direct ARENA to provide advice.................................. 7

14.......... Constitutional limits............................................................................ 7

15.......... ARENA's powers.............................................................................. 9

16.......... ARENA does not have privileges and immunities of the Crown........ 9

Part 3--Board of ARENA                                                                                             10

Division 1--Establishment and functions                                                         10

17.......... Establishment.................................................................................... 10

18.......... Functions of the Board...................................................................... 10

Division 2--General funding strategy, guidelines and work plans    11

Subdivision A--General funding strategy                                                         11

19.......... General funding strategy................................................................... 11

20.......... Approval of general funding strategy................................................ 11

21.......... When a general funding strategy for a year is in force...................... 12

22.......... Variation of general funding strategy................................................ 12

23.......... General funding strategy to be published on ARENA's website...... 12

Subdivision B--Guidelines                                                                                    13

24.......... Guidelines......................................................................................... 13

25.......... Approval of guidelines for financial assistance in excess of $15 million  13

26.......... Guidelines to be published on ARENA's website............................ 14

Subdivision C--Work plans                                                                                  14

27.......... Work plan......................................................................................... 14

28.......... Work plan to be taken into account................................................... 15

Division 3--Board Members                                                                                  16

29.......... Membership...................................................................................... 16

30.......... Appointment of Board members....................................................... 16

31.......... Chair................................................................................................. 16

32.......... Term of appointment......................................................................... 16

33.......... Acting appointments......................................................................... 17

34.......... Remuneration.................................................................................... 17

35.......... Leave of absence............................................................................... 18

36.......... Disclosure of interests to the Minister............................................... 18

37.......... Resignation of appointed members................................................... 18

38.......... Termination of appointment of appointed members.......................... 19

39.......... Other terms and conditions of appointed members........................... 19

Division 4--Meetings of the Board                                                                     20

40.......... Convening meetings.......................................................................... 20

41.......... Secretary may nominate alternate to attend Board meetings.............. 20

42.......... Presiding at meetings........................................................................ 20

43.......... Quorum............................................................................................. 21

44.......... Voting at meetings............................................................................ 21

45.......... Conduct of meetings......................................................................... 21

46.......... Minutes............................................................................................. 21

47.......... Decisions without meetings.............................................................. 21

Division 5--Committees                                                                                            23

48.......... Committees....................................................................................... 23

49.......... Remuneration and allowances........................................................... 23

Part 4--Chief Executive Officer, staff and consultants                               24

Division 1--Chief Executive Officer of ARENA                                         24

50.......... Establishment.................................................................................... 24

51.......... Role................................................................................................... 24

52.......... Appointment..................................................................................... 24

53.......... Acting appointments......................................................................... 25

54.......... Outside employment......................................................................... 25

55.......... Remuneration.................................................................................... 25

56.......... Leave................................................................................................. 25

57.......... Disclosure of interests....................................................................... 26

58.......... Resignation....................................................................................... 26

59.......... Termination of appointment.............................................................. 26

60.......... Other terms and conditions............................................................... 27

Division 2--Staff and consultants                                                                        28

61.......... Chief Financial Officer...................................................................... 28

62.......... Other staff......................................................................................... 28

63.......... Consultants....................................................................................... 28

Part 5--Finance                                                                                                                    29

64.......... Amounts available for payment to ARENA...................................... 29

65.......... Payment of up to balance of specified amounts on request by ARENA.. 30

66.......... Appropriation.................................................................................... 31

67.......... Application of ARENA's money...................................................... 31

68.......... ARENA's money not public money................................................. 32

69.......... Taxation............................................................................................ 32

Part 6--Miscellaneous                                                                                                       33

70.......... Extra matters to be included in annual report..................................... 33

71.......... Delegation by ARENA..................................................................... 33

72.......... Delegation by Board......................................................................... 34

73.......... Subdelegation by CEO...................................................................... 34

74.......... Regulations....................................................................................... 35

 


 

 

Australian Renewable Energy Agency Act 2011

No. 151, 2011

 

 

 

An Act to establish the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, and for related purposes

[Assented to 4 December 2011]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

  

 

[Minister's second reading speech made in--

House of Representatives on 12 October 2011

Senate on 2 November 2011]

(216/11)

 



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