Victorian Numbered Acts

CLIMATE CHANGE ACT 2017 (NO. 5 OF 2017) - SECT 26

It is a guiding principle of this Act that a decision, policy, program or process should have regard to the following—

        (a)     opportunities should be created by the present generation to increase the capacities within that generation and future generations to adapt to climate change;

        (b)     in particular, the present generation should consider the opportunities to increase the capacities to adapt to climate change of those people most vulnerable to the potential impacts of climate change;

        (c)     the present generation should ensure that the health, diversity and productivity of the environment is maintained or enhanced for the benefit of future generations and that any adverse impacts of climate change are minimised for future generations;

        (d)     the present generation should consider the long-term, medium-term and short-term consequences of decisions, policies, programs and processes that may impact on climate change.