Climate Action Act 2017

This section applies to any decision made or action taken that is authorised by—

the provision of an Act specified in Schedule 1; or

any other prescribed provision of an Act specified in Schedule 1; or

any prescribed provision of a subordinate instrument made under an Act specified in Schedule 1.

A person making a decision or taking an action referred to in subsection (1) must have regard to—

the potential impacts of climate change relevant to the decision or action; and

the potential contribution to the State's greenhouse gas emissions of the decision or action; and

any guidelines issued by the Minister under section 18.

In having regard to the potential impacts of climate change, the relevant considerations for a person making a decision or taking an action are—

potential biophysical impacts; and

potential long and short term economic, environmental, health and other social impacts; and

potential beneficial and detrimental impacts; and

potential direct and indirect impacts; and

potential cumulative impacts.

In having regard to the potential contribution to the State's greenhouse gas emissions, the relevant considerations for a person making a decision or taking an action are—

potential short-term and long-term greenhouse gas emissions; and

potential direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions; and

potential increases and decreases in greenhouse gas emissions; and

potential cumulative impacts of greenhouse gas emissions.

The requirements of this Part apply in addition to and without limiting the power or duty of a person making a decision or taking an action referred to in subsection (1) to consider any other matter.

Nothing in this Part limits the power of a person making a decision or taking an action not referred to in subsection (1) to consider any potential impacts of climate change or potential contributions to the State's greenhouse gas emissions in making any other decision or taking any other action under any other Act or subordinate instrument.