Tuesday, 16 August 2022


Bills

Energy Legislation Amendment (Transition from Coal) Bill 2022


Dr RATNAM

Bills

Energy Legislation Amendment (Transition from Coal) Bill 2022

Introduction and first reading

 Dr RATNAM (Northern Metropolitan) (12:20): I move to introduce a bill for an act to amend the Environment Protection Act 2017 and the Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Act 2017 to prohibit the authorisation of thermal coal activity under a licence and to increase the renewable energy target for Victoria and for other purposes, and I move:

That the bill be now read a first time.

Motion agreed to.

Read first time.

Dr RATNAM: I move:

That the second reading be made an order of the day for the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.