Page 5089 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 26 October 2010

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Proposed new clause 12 (1A)

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(1A) In the exercise of the Minister’s functions, the Minister must, to the greatest extent practicable—

(a) apply the inter-generational equity principle; and

(b) have regard to how measures to address climate change may affect people who are socially or financially disadvantaged; and

(c) engage the community on decisions that relate to climate change.

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Clause 12 (2)

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must try to

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must, to the greatest extent practicable,

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Proposed new clause 12 (3)

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(3) In this section:

the inter-generational equity principle means that the present generation should ensure that the health, diversity and productivity of the environment is maintained or enhanced for the benefit of future generations.

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Clause 13 (1)

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(1) For each financial year, the Minister must prepare a report on—

(a) the actions the Minister has take during the year in the exercise of the Minister’s functions under the Act; and

(b) the effectiveness of government actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the financial year.

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Clause 13 (4)

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