South Australian Numbered Acts

CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACT 2007 (NO 22 OF 2007) - SECT 7

7—Two-yearly reports

        (1)         The Minister must, on a two-yearly basis, prepare a report on the operation of this Act.

        (2)         The report must include—

            (a)         an assessment of the effectiveness of the initiatives that are being adopted in order to achieve the SA target; and

            (b)         a report on any determination or target made or set under section 5 during the reporting period; and

            (c)         an assessment of the progress being made to achieve the renewable electricity target; and

            (d)         an assessment of the progress being made to achieve any sector-based or interim target under this Act, including a target set for the State Government, or any government agency or instrumentality; and

            (e)         a report on any sector agreement between the Minister and any other person or entity entered into under this Act during the reporting period; and

            (f)         a summary of—

                  (i)         the levels of greenhouse gas emissions, and of the use of renewable energy, within the State (as determined or estimated at the time of reporting); and

                  (ii)         the development of technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere; and

            (g)         a report on any emissions offset programs established or recognised under this Act during the reporting period, and on progress in establishing a national emissions trading scheme; and

            (h)         a report on any inter-governmental agreements relevant to climate change entered into by the South Australian Government during the reporting period; and

                  (i)         a report on any significant national or international commitments or agreements relevant to climate change made or entered into during the reporting periods; and

            (j)         information on any relevant rates, trends or impacts associated with climate change, with particular reference to any identified or assessed impacts of climate change on South Australia or any expected future impacts of climate change that have emerged or become increasingly relevant during the reporting period.

        (3)         The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 6 sitting days after the report is prepared.

        (4)         The first report under this section must be completed and tabled in Parliament by the end of 2009.

        (5)         The first report under this section, and thereafter every alternate report, must incorporate a report from—

            (a)         the CSIRO; or

            (b)         if the CSIRO is unwilling or unable to provide a report—an independent entity designated by the Minister by notice in the Gazette,

that assesses the extent to which any determination or target made or set under section 5 is being achieved and, if it appears relevant, should be revised.

        (6)         In this section—

"CSIRO" means the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.