Victorian Numbered Acts

CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AMENDMENT ACT 2012 (NO. 78 OF 2012)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Principal Act  

   PART 2--CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2010

           Division 1--Climate change

   4.      Purposes, emissions target and policy objectives  
   5.      New section 7 substituted  
   6.      Climate Change Adaptation Plan  
   7.      Reporting and review amendments  

           Division 2--Forest carbon rights

   8.      Definitions  
   9.      New sections 3A to 3D inserted  
   10.     Repeal of sections 21 to 25  
   11.     Application of Part 5  
   12.     Native title rights  
   13.     Term of right under a Carbon Sequestration Agreement  
   14.     New section 47A inserted  
   15.     New section 54 substituted  
   16.     Register of Carbon Sequestration Agreements  
   17.     New section 56A inserted  

           Division 3--General

   18.     Regulation making powers  

   PART 3--ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT 1970

           Division 1--Amendments relating to climate change

   19.     Statutory policies and regulations  
   20.      Climate Covenants  

           Division 2--of Part IX of the Environment Protection Act 1970 is repealed.

   21.     Renaming of Climate Communities Fund Account  
   22.     New section 70F substituted  

           Division 2--General amendments

   23.     Directions concerning noise abatement  
   24.     Increasing penalties for certain litter infringements  
   25.     Repealing service fees for notices relating to pollution  
   26.     Correction of references  

   PART 4--TRANSFER OF LAND ACT 1958

   27.     Amendment of Transfer of Land Act 1958  

   PART 5--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   28.     Repeal of this Act  
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