Australian Capital Territory
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation 2011
Subordinate Law SL2011-10

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010.
Dated 29 March 2011.
Simon Corbell
Minister
Andrew Barr
Minister

Australian Capital Territory
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation 2011
Subordinate Law SL2011-10
made under the
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010

    
    
Contents
	Page
	
	1	Name of regulation	1
	2	Commencement	1
	3	Dictionary	1
	4	Notes	1
	5	Requirements for sector agreements—Act, s 23 (2)	2
Dictionary		3

1	Name of regulation
This regulation is the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation 2011.
2	Commencement
This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1	The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in this regulation.
Note 2	A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4	Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this regulation.
Note	See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
5	Requirements for sector agreements—Act, s 23 (2)
A sector agreement with an entity—
	(a)	must include provisions to review and report on the operation of the agreement; and
	(b)	may include provisions about 1 or more of the following:
	(i)	goals of the agreement in relation to reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
	(ii)	strategies for the entity the agreement is made with to achieve the goals;
Examples
1	reducing energy use
2	improving energy efficiency
3	using renewable energy
Note	An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
	(iii)	functions of the Minister and the entity;
	(iv)	strategies for the entity to support research and development in relation to reducing greenhouse gas emissions;
	(v)	a method for measuring the entity’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1	The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.
Note 2	For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following term:
·	entity.
Note 3	Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010 (see Legislation Act, s 148).  For example, the following term is defined in the Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010, dict:
·	greenhouse gas emissions.

Endnotes
1	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on 11 April 2011.
2	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2011