Definitions
4 Definitions
In this Act:
Agriculture Minister means the Minister administering Part 2 of the Natural Resources Management (Financial Assistance) Act 1992.
associate Authority member means an associate member of the Authority.
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets means:
if:
Australia’s current nationally determined contribution was communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement in June 2022; and
that nationally determined contribution has not been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement;
the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets set out in paragraphs 10(1)(a) and (b) of the Climate Change Act 2022; or
in any other case—the greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets included in:
Australia’s current nationally determined contribution communicated in accordance with Article 4 of the Paris Agreement; or
if that nationally determined contribution has been adjusted in accordance with paragraph 11 of Article 4 of the Paris Agreement—that nationally determined contribution, as adjusted and in force from time to time.
Authority means the Climate Change Authority.
Authority member means a member of the Authority, but does not include an associate Authority member.
Biodiversity Fund program measure means a measure that has been, is being, or may be, funded by the program known as the Biodiversity Fund program.
Board means the Land Sector Carbon and Biodiversity Board.
Board member means a member of the Board, and includes the Chair of the Board.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority.
Climate Change Department means the Department administered by the Climate Change Minister.
Climate Change Minister means the Minister administering this Act.
Environment Department means the Department administered by the Environment Minister.
Environment Minister means the Minister administering the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.
greenhouse gas has the same meaning as in the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007.
Paris Agreement means the Paris Agreement, done at Paris on 12 December 2015, as amended and in force for Australia from time to time.
The Agreement is in Australian Treaty Series 2016 No. 24 ([2016] ATS 24) and could in 2022 be viewed in the Australian Treaties Library on the AustLII website (http://www.austlii.edu.au).
staff of the Authority means the staff described in section 52.
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