Tuesday, 16 August 2022

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.