Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010

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Select version to search Documents version All versions R14 (current) 6 December 2025 R13 31 May 2024 - 5 December 2025 R12 29 March 2024 - 30 May 2024 R11 27 November 2023 - 28 March 2024 R10 24 June 2023 - 26 November 2023 R9 15 December 2022 - 23 June 2023 R8 15 June 2019 - 14 December 2022 R7 27 September 2018 - 14 June 2019 R6 16 June 2017 - 26 September 2018 R5 23 February 2017 - 15 June 2017 R4 1 September 2016 - 22 February 2017 R3 13 May 2016 - 31 August 2016 R2 3 June 2015 - 12 May 2016 R1 5 November 2010 - 2 June 2015 As notified 5 November 2010 Clear Search Current law Regulations & instruments Point-in-time versions Law history Current version Notes Proposed amendments by Better Regulation Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 . Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 6 December 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon 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2025 SL2011-10 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable Energy Targets) Determination 2011 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Disallowable instruments s 9 6 May 2011 - 4 November 2013 DI2011-81 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2011 (Repealed) Repealed Disallowable instruments s 11 30 September 2011 - 27 May 2013 DI2011-257 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council) Appointment 2011 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Appointment Disallowable instruments s 20 29 October 2011 - 28 October 2014 DI2011-288 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement Method) Determination 2013 (Repealed) Repealed Disallowable instruments s 11 28 May 2013 - 14 September 2015 DI2013-76 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable Energy Targets) Determination 2013 (No 1) (Repealed) Repealed Disallowable instruments s 9 5 November 2013 - 2 May 2016 DI2013-271 Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Climate Change Council Membership)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. 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Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 6 December 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R14 6 December 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-29 31 May 2024 - 5 December 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R13 31 May 2024 Republication for amendments by A2024-21 29 March 2024 - 30 May 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R12 29 March 2024 Republication for amendments by A2024-8 27 November 2023 - 28 March 2024 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R11 27 November 2023 Republication for amendments by A2023-36 24 June 2023 - 26 November 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R10 24 June 2023 Republication for amendments by A2023-25 15 December 2022 - 23 June 2023 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R9 15 December 2022 Republication for amendments by A2022-26 15 June 2019 - 14 December 2022 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R8 15 June 2019 Republication for amendments by A2019-19 27 September 2018 - 14 June 2019 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R7 27 September 2018 Republication for amendments by A2018-36 16 June 2017 - 26 September 2018 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R6 16 June 2017 Republication for amendments by A2017-20 23 February 2017 - 15 June 2017 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R5 23 February 2017 Republication for amendments by A2017-3 1 September 2016 - 22 February 2017 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 1 September 2016 Republication for amendments by A2016-52 13 May 2016 - 31 August 2016 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R3 13 May 2016 Republication for amendments by A2016-26 3 June 2015 - 12 May 2016 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 3 June 2015 Republication for amendments by A2015-16 5 November 2010 - 2 June 2015 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 5 November 2010 Republication for new Act 5 November 2010 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon 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 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon 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 Subscribe to this law About this site Contact us Disclaimer Privacy Accessibility Copyright Glossary Abbreviation key Related links Acknowledgement of Country Copyright 2001 ACT Government. 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