South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts (1) The Minister may
enter into agreements ("sector agreements ) with a particular person or entity
or industry or business group on a voluntary basis for the purpose of
recognising, promoting or facilitating strategies to meet any target set under
this Act.
(2) A sector agreement
may provide for such matters as—
(a)
objectives for a particular enterprise or industry, or a particular sector of
the State's economy, with respect to reducing or limiting greenhouse gas
emissions or mitigating the effects of greenhouse gas emissions;
(b)
strategies to achieve any objectives, including strategies to achieve a
reduction in energy use, to maximise efficiencies in the use of energy or to
promote the use of renewable energy;
(c)
strategies to promote or support research and development, and innovation in
technologies or practices, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions or to adapt to
climate change;
(d)
methods to measure or acknowledge successes in meeting any targets.
(3) A sector agreement
recognised under this section must—
(a) be
consistent with the objects of this Act; and
(b)
include specific requirements for reviewing, and reporting on, the operation
of the agreement (with particular reference to providing information for the
purposes of section 7).
(4) The Minister must
take steps to achieve a sector agreement with key State Government business
enterprises and administrative units by 1 July 2008.
(5) The Minister must
prepare a report on the outcomes achieved for the purposes of
subsection (4) and cause a copy of the report to be laid before both
Houses of Parliament within 6 sitting days after the report is finalised.
(6) The Minister must
establish and maintain—
(a) a
register of sector agreements; and
(b) a
scheme to provide for the inspection and independent assessment of sector
agreements (subject to the operation of section 17).