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CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2017 - SECT 97

Regulations

    (1)     The Governor in Council may make regulations for or with respect to—

        (a)     prescribing eligible offsets; and

        (b)     prescribing regulatory, accreditation or certification schemes; and

        (c)     prescribing other systems for the purposes of adaptation action plans; and

        (d)     prescribing entities for the purposes of whole-of-government emissions reduction pledges; and

        (e)     setting out categories of greenhouse gas emissions and removals for the purposes of sector emissions reduction pledges; and

        (f)     prescribing a method to determine a figure that represents the amount of the State's greenhouse gas emissions for the year 2005 for the purposes of section 11(2); and

        (g)     prescribing a method to determine whether an interim emissions reduction target has been achieved; and

        (h)     prescribing how the State's greenhouse gas emissions for a particular year are to be determined; and

              (i)     generally prescribing any matter required or permitted to be prescribed by this Act or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to this Act.

    (2)     The regulations—

        (a)     may be of general or limited application; and

        (b)     may differ according to differences in time, place or circumstance; and

        (c)     may apply, adopt or incorporate any matter contained in any document, code, standard, rule, specification, or method, formulated, issued, prescribed or published by any person whether—

              (i)     wholly or partially or as amended by the regulations; or

              (ii)     as formulated, issued, prescribed or published at the time the regulations are made or at any time before then; or

              (iii)     as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time; and

        (d)     may leave anything for the approval or satisfaction of a specified person.

Part 10—Repeal and transitional provisions

Division 1—Repeal of Climate Change Act 2010



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