Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010

Number: A2010-41
Status: In Force

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
6 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R14	6 December 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-29

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for Climate Change, Environment, Energy and Water - City and Environment Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Regulation 2011	None		Subordinate laws	s 27	9 December 2025	SL2011-10
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable Energy Targets) Determination 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 9	6 May 2011 - 4 November 2013	DI2011-81
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2011(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	30 September 2011 - 27 May 2013	DI2011-257
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council) Appointment 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	29 October 2011 - 28 October 2014	DI2011-288
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2013(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	28 May 2013 - 14 September 2015	DI2013-76
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable Energy Targets) Determination 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 9	5 November 2013 - 2 May 2016	DI2013-271
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Membership) Appointment 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	19 December 2013 - 18 February 2015	DI2013-316
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Membership) Appointment 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	19 February 2015 - 1 March 2018	DI2015-25
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Membership – Public Employee) Appointment 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 20	19 February 2015 - 31 December 2016	NI2015-78
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2015(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	15 September 2015 - 8 September 2016	DI2015-264
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable Energy Targets) Determination 2016	None		Disallowable instruments	s 9	3 May 2016	DI2016-38
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Chair and Member) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20 and s 21	1 July 2016 - 30 June 2019	DI2016-182
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2016(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	9 September 2016 - 3 October 2017	DI2016-257
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 January 2017 - 1 March 2018	DI2016-311
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member – Public Employee) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 20	1 January 2017 - 4 September 2017	NI2016-705
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member – Public Employee) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 20	5 September 2017 - 30 June 2019	NI2017-459
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2017(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	4 October 2017 - 17 February 2020	DI2017-250
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	2 March 2018 - 30 June 2019	DI2018-100
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2018 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	2 March 2018 - 30 June 2021	DI2018-101
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2018 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	2 March 2018 - 30 June 2019	DI2018-102
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2018 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	2 March 2018 - 30 June 2019	DI2018-103
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2018 (No 5)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	2 March 2018 - 30 June 2019	DI2018-104
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Chair) Appointment 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 21	2 March 2018 - 30 June 2019	DI2018-105
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Interim Targets) Determination 2018	None		Disallowable instruments	s 7	7 August 2018	DI2018-215
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Chair) Appointment 2019(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 21	1 July 2019 - 30 June 2021	DI2019-149
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 July 2019 - 30 June 2022	DI2019-151
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2019 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 July 2019 - 30 June 2022	DI2019-152
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2019 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 July 2019 - 30 June 2022	DI2019-153
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2019 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 July 2019 - 30 June 2022	DI2019-154
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member) Appointment 2019 (No 5)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 July 2019 - 29 November 2021	DI2019-155
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Member – Public Employee) Appointment 2019(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 20	1 July 2019 - 30 June 2022	NI2019-414
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2020(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	18 February 2020 - 10 September 2020	DI2020-16
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable Electricity Target Measurement Method) Determination 2020 (Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 10	1 January 2020 - 30 June 2025	DI2020-17
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2020 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	11 September 2020 - 25 November 2021	DI2020-280
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Chair) Appointment 2021(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 21	1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022	DI2021-152
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2021 (Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	26 November 2021 - 8 December 2022	DI2021-269
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 February 2022 - 31 January 2025	DI2021-290
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2021 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 February 2022 - 31 January 2025	DI2021-291
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2021 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 February 2022 - 31 January 2025	DI2021-292
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2021 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 February 2022 - 31 January 2025	DI2021-293
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member and Chair) Appointment 2022(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20 and s 21	1 July 2022 - 30 June 2025	DI2022-94
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 July 2022 - 30 June 2025	DI2022-95
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2022 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 July 2022 - 30 June 2025	DI2022-96
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2022 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	1 July 2022 - 30 June 2025	DI2022-97
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2022 (Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	9 December 2022 - 27 November 2023	DI2022-258
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2023(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	28 November 2023 - 5 December 2024	DI2023-273
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 27	8 December 2023 - 9 December 2023	SL2023-33
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (ACT Government Website) Approval 2023	None		Notifiable instruments	SL2011-10 s 9	8 December 2023	NI2023-775
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Information Gas Distributor Must Give Customers) Direction 2023	None		Notifiable instruments	SL2011-10 s 16	8 December 2023	NI2023-776
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2024(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 11	6 December 2024 - 4 December 2025	DI2024-311
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	4 February 2025 - 30 June 2025	DI2025-6
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	4 February 2025 - 30 June 2025	DI2025-7
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	4 February 2025 - 30 June 2025	DI2025-8
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	4 February 2025 - 30 June 2025	DI2025-9
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable Energy Target Measurement Method) Determination 2025	None		Disallowable instruments	s 10	1 July 2025	DI2025-92
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Chair) Appointment 2025	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-204
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 10)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-205
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 11)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-206
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 5)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-207
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 6)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-208
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 7)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-209
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 8)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-210
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 9)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-211
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Council Member) Appointment 2025 (No 12)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 20	21 July 2025 - 20 July 2028	DI2025-212
Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2025	None		Disallowable instruments	s 11	5 December 2025	DI2025-310

Related instruments

Name	Effective	Year and No	Classification	Status
Legislation (Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction) Delegation 2023	8 December 2023	NI2023-774	ni	None
Legislation (Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction) Delegation 2025	25 July 2025	NI2025-422	ni	None

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 5 November 2010 onwards:

The following table lists 14 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
6 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R14	6 December 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-29
31 May 2024 - 5 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R13	31 May 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-21
29 March 2024 - 30 May 2024	HTML PDF Word	R12	29 March 2024	Republication for amendments by A2024-8
27 November 2023 - 28 March 2024	HTML PDF Word	R11	27 November 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-36
24 June 2023 - 26 November 2023	HTML PDF Word	R10	24 June 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-25
15 December 2022 - 23 June 2023	HTML PDF Word	R9	15 December 2022	Republication for amendments by A2022-26
15 June 2019 - 14 December 2022	HTML PDF Word	R8	15 June 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-19
27 September 2018 - 14 June 2019	HTML PDF Word	R7	27 September 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-36
16 June 2017 - 26 September 2018	HTML PDF Word	R6	16 June 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-20
23 February 2017 - 15 June 2017	HTML PDF Word	R5	23 February 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-3
1 September 2016 - 22 February 2017	HTML PDF Word	R4	1 September 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-52
13 May 2016 - 31 August 2016	HTML PDF Word	R3	13 May 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-26
3 June 2015 - 12 May 2016	HTML PDF Word	R2	3 June 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-16
5 November 2010 - 2 June 2015	HTML PDF Word	R1	5 November 2010	Republication for new Act
5 November 2010	HTML PDF Word	As notified	4 November 2010

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bill 2010.

Notification statement

The Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.

Notified: 4 November 2010 (Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
4 November 2010	5 November 2010	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	4 November 2010	LA s 75 (1)
remainder	5 November 2010	s 2

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2019-19	Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable Electricity Target) Amendment Act 2019	ss 5-12	15 June 2019
A2018-36	Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Principal Target) Amendment Act 2018	s 4	27 September 2018
A2017-20	Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)	pt 2	16 June 2017
A2017-3	Planning, Building and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2017	pt 2	23 February 2017
A2016-52	Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.12	1 September 2016
A2016-26	Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment Act 2016	pt 2	13 May 2016
A2015-16	Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Amendment Act 2015	sch 1 pt 1.4	3 June 2015
A2022-26	Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Amendment Act 2022	ss 4-15	15 December 2022
A2023-25	Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Natural Gas Transition) Amendment Act 2023	ss 4-7	24 June 2023
A2023-36	Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023	sch 1 pt 1.12	27 November 2023
A2024-8	Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Membership) Amendment Act 2024	s 4, s 5	29 March 2024
A2024-21	Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2024	pt 2	31 May 2024
A2025-29	Statute Law Amendment Act 2025	sch 4 pt 4.32	6 December 2025