Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill 2023

The Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill 2023 was referred to Portfolio Committee No. 7 - Planning and Environment on 12 October 2023 for inquiry and report.

The Committee has resolved not to accept proformas.

Video recordings of hearings, where available, can be found on the NSW Parliament's YouTube channel here.

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Terms of Reference - Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill 2023

Date	Milestone
12 Oct 2023	Referred
25 Oct 2023	Submissions closed
27 Oct 2023	Hearing - Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney
30 Oct 2023	Hearing - Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney
17 Nov 2023	Final Report

No. 1 Citizens' Climate Lobby, Australia
No. 2 Master Electricians Australia
No. 3 Hunter Environment Lobby Inc.
No. 4 Ms Kym Kilpatrick
No. 5 Mr Geoffrey Miell
No. 5a Mr Geoffrey Miell
No. 6 Ms Hannah Tall
No. 7 Dr Peter Sainsbury
No. 8 Ms Penny Cooke
No. 9 Mr Kim Zegenhagen
No. 10 Dr Claudia Koller
No. 11 Dr Rod Anderson
No. 12 Ms Jennifer Cuthbertson
No. 13 Mr Martin Watts
No. 14 Name suppressed
No. 15 Name suppressed
No. 16 Name suppressed
No. 17 Climate Council of Australia Ltd
No. 18 ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes
No. 19 Australian Security Leaders Climate Group (ASLCG)
No. 20 Business NSW
No. 21 Total Environment Centre
No. 22 Australian Steel Institute (ASI)
No. 23 Institute of Public Affairs
No. 24 NSW Ports
No. 25 Ms Gail Mensinga
No. 26 Mr David Rowe
No. 27 Name suppressed
No. 28 Insurance Council of Australia
No. 29 Mr Thomas Ebersoll
No. 30 The Climate Risk Group
No. 31 Ms Susie Russell
No. 31a Ms Susie Russell
No. 32 Ms Emily Edwards
No. 33 Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA)
No. 34 Environment and Planning Law Association (NSW) Inc
No. 35 Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action
No. 36 Urban Development Institute of Australia NSW (UDIA)
No. 37 Climate and Health Alliance
No. 38 Sydney Knitting Nannas and Friends
No. 39 Central West Environment Council
No. 40 Beyond Zero Emissions
No. 41 Climate Change Balmain-Rozelle
No. 42 Jewish Climate Network
No. 43 Farmers for Climate Action
No. 44 Environmental Defenders Office
No. 45 Climate Energy Finance
No. 46 Nature Conservation Council of Australia, WWF Australia and Australian Conservation Foundation
No. 47 National Environmental Law Association (NELA)
No. 48 The McKell Institute
No. 49 Lock the Gate Alliance
No. 50 Professor Penny Sackett
No. 51 NSW Minerals Council
No. 52 Law Society of New South Wales
No. 53 Property Council of Australia and Green Building Council Australia
No. 54 The Australia Institute
No. 55 Wollar Progress Association
No. 56 People for the Plains Inc
No. 57 Net Zero Initiative and Sydney Environment Institute
No. 58 Anna Nadolny
No. 59 Transgrid
No. 60 Mining & Energy Union
No. 61 Australian Pipelines & Gas Association
No. 62 Australian Academy of Science
No. 63 Ausgrid
No. 64 Yancoal Australia Ltd
No. 65 Australian Land Conservation Alliance
No. 66 Wollongong City Council
No. 67 Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
No. 68 Surfers for Climate
No. 69 Lane Cove Coal and Gas Watch
No. 70 Newtown Climate
No. 71 Parents for Climate
No. 72 Shire Climate Action Network (ShireCAN)
No. 73 Climate Action Burwood Canada Bay
No. 74 Vets for Climate Action
No. 75 Humane Society International Australia
No. 76 1 Million Women
No. 77 Sweltering Cities
No. 78 Protect Our Water Catchment Incorporated
No. 79 North East Forest Alliance Inc
No. 80 Boundless Earth
No. 81 Smart Energy Council
No. 82 Rewiring Australia
No. 83 BirdLife Southern NSW
No. 84 NSW Bird Atlassers
No. 85 Parramatta Climate Action Network
No. 86 Dr Jai Allison
No. 87 Mudgee District Environment Group
No. 88 Mr Richard Weller
No. 89 Ms Christine Jinga
No. 90 Gordon Kennard
No. 91 Ms Elizabeth O'Hara
No. 92 Mr Tim Sullivan
No. 93 Name suppressed
No. 94 Dr Deidre Stuart
No. 95 Mr Les Johnston
No. 96 Community Environment Network
No. 97 Name suppressed
No. 98 Mr Derek Bolton
No. 99 Dr Sally Gillespie
No. 100 Mora Main
No. 101 Mr William D'Arcy
No. 102 Ms Pat Schultz
No. 103 Mr Adrian Ingleby
No. 104 Ms Pamela Ditton
No. 105 Ms Ingrid Cattley
No. 106 Name suppressed
No. 107 Ms Alicia Braithwaite
No. 108 Name suppressed
No. 109 Mrs Michele Speck
No. 110 Australian Forests and Climate Alliance
No. 111 Animal Liberation

Date	Venue Details
27/10/2023	Jubilee Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript
30/10/2023	Preston Stanley Room, Parliament House, Sydney		Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2023-11-17	17/11/2023	Media Release	Report tabled: 'Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill 2023'
2023-11-10	10/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mrs Alison Sentance, Managing Director, Aboriginal Biodiversity Conservation Foundation
2023-11-06	06/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Professor Penny Sackett, Distinguished Honorary Professor, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy, and Disaster Solutions
2023-11-06	06/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Tim Buckley, Director, Climate Energy Finance
2023-11-06	06/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Tony Chappel, Chief Executive Officer, Environment Protection Authority, Department of Planning and Environment
2023-11-06	06/11/2023	Other	Online questionnaire report
2023-11-03	03/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Institute of Public Affairs
2023-11-02	02/11/2023	Correspondence	Mr Xavier Martin, President, NSW Farmers Association
2023-11-02	02/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Property Council of Australia (NSW)
2023-11-02	02/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	A/Professor Gab Abramowitz, Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of NSW
2023-11-02	02/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Environment and Planning Law Association (NSW)
2023-11-02	02/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Department of Planning and Environment
2023-11-02	02/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Insurance Council of Australia
2023-11-02	02/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	National Environmental Law Association
2023-11-01	01/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	NSW Aboriginal Land Council
2023-11-01	01/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	The Australia Institute
2023-11-01	01/11/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	The McKell Institute
2023-10-31	31/10/2023	Answers to Questions on Notice	Professor Andy Pitman, Director, Australian Research Council, Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, University of NSW
2023-10-16	16/10/2023	Media Release	Inquiry established into the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill 2023

Name	Role	Phone	Email
Emma Rogerson	Director Committees	9230 2898	[email protected]
Sarah Newlands	Principal Council Officer	9230 3071	[email protected]
Andrew Ratchford	Council Officer	9230 3672	[email protected]
Tina Mrozowska	Council Officer	9230 3775	[email protected]

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