Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007

1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Object of Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Part 2 Clean Coal Council

4 Establishment of council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

5 Membership of council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

6 Functions of council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

7 Reporting to the Minister about funding requests . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

8 Conduct of council’s business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

9 Administrative support for council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

10 Delegation by Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Part 3 Queensland Clean Coal Agreement

11 Premier may make agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Schedule Queensland Clean Coal Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Endnotes

1 Index to endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

2 Date to which amendments incorporated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5 List of legislation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Part 1 Preliminary [s 1] Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 [reprinted as in force on 15 June 2007] An Act to establish the Clean Coal Council and to authorise the Premier to enter into the Queensland Clean Coal Agreement Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007.

2 Object of Act The object of this Act is to accelerate the development, demonstration and widespread implementation and use of clean coal technology by encouraging collaborative investment, by the State and the coal industry, in research, development and demonstration.

3 Definitions In this Act— ACALET means ACA Low Emissions Technologies Limited ACN 123 147 240. agreement means the agreement made under section 11. council means the Clean Coal Council established under section 4. Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 3 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Part 2 Clean Coal Council [s 4] relevant project means a Queensland Clean Coal Technology Project or National Clean Coal Technology Project under the agreement. Part 2 Clean Coal Council

4 Establishment of council The Clean Coal Council is established.

5 Membership of council (1) The council consists of at least 11 members made up of— (a) 1 person who is to be the chairperson of the council; and (b) 5 representatives of the Government of Queensland; and (c) 5 representatives of the Queensland black coal industry who are nominated by ACALET; and (d) other persons who the Minister is satisfied have relevant experience in, or knowledge of, any aspect of clean coal technology. (2) Members of the council are to be appointed by the Minister by gazette notice. (3) Members of the council hold office on the conditions, including the term of office, decided by the Minister. (4) The Minister may change the conditions on which a member of the council holds office.

6 Functions of council The functions of the council are— (a) advising the Minister about priorities for funding in Queensland for the development, demonstration and widespread implementation and use of clean coal Page 4 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Part 2 Clean Coal Council [s 7] technology, including the sourcing of public and private funding; and (b) assessing, and making recommendations to the Minister about, which relevant projects should be funded under the agreement, and the amount of funding that should be provided; and (c) considering intellectual property issues associated with relevant projects; and (d) reporting to the Minister under section 7 about requests for funding, received by the council, for projects relating to clean coal technology, including relevant projects; and (e) co-ordinating the State’s involvement in international research collaborations relating to clean coal technology, including the project that is, immediately before the commencement of this section, known as FutureGen; and (f) if asked by the Minister in writing, advising the Minister on other matters relevant to the development of clean coal technology.

7 Reporting to the Minister about funding requests The council must if asked by the Minister, and may on its own initiative, report to the Minister about a request received by the council for funding for a project relating to clean coal technology, including a relevant project.

8 Conduct of council’s business (1) The council may conduct its business, including its meetings, in the way it considers appropriate. (2) However, the council must meet at least 3 times in a year. Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 5 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Part 3 Queensland Clean Coal Agreement [s 9]

9 Administrative support for council The department may make administrative support services available to the council to enable the council to perform its functions.

10 Delegation by Minister (1) The Minister may delegate the Minister’s functions under this part to another Minister. (2) In this section— functions includes powers. Part 3 Queensland Clean Coal Agreement

11 Premier may make agreement The Premier is authorised to make, for the State, an agreement with ACALET substantially in the form set out in the schedule. Page 6 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Schedule Queensland Clean Coal Agreement Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 7 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 8 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 9 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 10 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 11 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 12 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 13 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 14 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 15 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 16 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 17 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 18 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 19 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 20 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 21 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 22 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 23 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 24 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 25 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Schedule Page 26 Current as at 15 June 2007 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Endnotes Endnotes

1 Index to endnotes Page

2 Date to which amendments incorporated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

3 Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

4 Table of reprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

5 List of legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

2 Date to which amendments incorporated This is the reprint date mentioned in the Reprints Act 1992, section 5(c). However, no amendments have commenced operation on or before that day. Future amendments of the Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 may be made in accordance with this reprint under the Reprints Act 1992, section 49.

3 Key Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations Key Explanation Key Explanation AIA = Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (prev) = previously amd = amended proc = proclamation amdt = amendment prov = provision ch = chapter pt = part def = definition pubd = published div = division R[X] = Reprint No. [X] exp = expires/expired RA = Reprints Act 1992 gaz = gazette reloc = relocated hdg = heading renum = renumbered ins = inserted rep = repealed lap = lapsed (retro) = retrospectively notfd = notified rv = revised edition num = numbered s = section o in c = order in council sch = schedule om = omitted sdiv = subdivision orig = original SIA = Statutory Instruments Act 1992 p = page SIR = Statutory Instruments Regulation 2002 para = paragraph SL = subordinate legislation prec = preceding sub = substituted pres = present unnum = unnumbered prev = previous Current as at 15 June 2007 Page 27 Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 Endnotes

4 Table of reprints Reprints are issued for both future and past effective dates. For the most up-to-date table of reprints, see the reprint with the latest effective date. If a reprint number includes a letter of the alphabet, the reprint was released in unauthorised, electronic form only. Reprint Amendments included Effective Notes No. 1 none 15 June 2007

5 List of legislation Clean Coal Technology Special Agreement Act 2007 No. 30 date of assent 15 June 2007 commenced on date of assent © State of Queensland 2009 Authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel Page 28 Current as at 15 June 2007