Climate Change Authority

Established on 1 July 2012 under the Climate Change Authority Act 2011 as part of the Clean Energy Future package. It had no predecessor body.

Legislation: Climate Change Authority Act 2011; Climate Change Act 2022

1. 25 March 2013Moved to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio.
2. 18 September 2013Moved to the Department of the Environment portfolio.
3. November 2013The Abbott government introduced legislation to abolish the authority; the Senate did not pass it and the authority continued.
4. 19 July 2016Moved to the Department of the Environment and Energy portfolio.
5. 1 February 2020Moved to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources portfolio.
6. 1 July 2022Moved to the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio.
7. September 2022The Climate Change Act 2022 gave the authority new functions advising on emissions reduction targets and the minister's annual climate change statement.

• Advice on emissions reduction targets and trajectories
• Reviews of the Renewable Energy Target
• Reviews of national greenhouse and energy reporting and carbon crediting schemes
• Advice on the annual climate change statement under the Climate Change Act 2022
• Special reviews and research requested by ministers or Parliament

In the portfolio of Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Type of body

Non-corporate Commonwealth entity

Portfolio

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Accountable authority

Chief Executive Officer – Climate Change Authority Act 2011 section 10(2)(b)

ABN

60 585 018 782

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