Updated to 9 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 426 of 2025)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015
No. 46 of 2015
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
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| Whole Act | 10 December 2015 | Commenced on enactment |
Amendments and other effects
| How Affected | Affecting Provision | Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Source |
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| Act included in collectively cited Climate Act and Low Carbon Development Acts | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), s. 1(2), (3) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 21 included in collectively cited Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Acts | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), s. 1(2), (4) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 1 functions transferred and references construed | Climate Action and Environment (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 393 of 2016) | 22 July 2016 | Climate Action and Environment (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 393 of 2016) |
| S. 1 amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 3(a)-(d) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 2 amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 18(a) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 2A inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 4 | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 3 substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 5 | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 4 substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 6 | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 4(12) amended | Planning and Development Act 2024 (34/2024), ss. 1(3), 631, schedule 7, ref. no. 45 | Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(3) | |
| S. 5(5A) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 7(a) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 5(7), (9) deleted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 7(b) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6 "national climate objective" substituted for “national transition objective” | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 18(c) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(1A) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 8(a) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(3) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 8(b)(i) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(3)(c) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 8(b)(ii) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(4) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 8(c) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(5) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 8(d) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(7) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 8(e) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(10) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 8(f) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6(11), (12) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 8(g) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 6A-6D inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 9 | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 7 deleted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 18(b) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(1)(b) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(a) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(2)(b) deleted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(b)(i) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(2)(d) deleted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(b)(i) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(2)(e) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(b)(ii) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(4) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(c) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(5)(b) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(d) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(6) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(e) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(7) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(f) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(14A)-(14D) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(g) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 9(16A) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 10(1)(h) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 10(1) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 14 | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1)(a)(i)-(iii) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 11(a)(i) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1)(a)(iv), (v) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 11(a)(i) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1)(b)(i) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 11(a)(ii) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1)(c)(i)-(iii) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 11(a)(iii) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1)(c)(iv) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 11(a)(iii) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 11(1A) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 11(b) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 12 "national climate objective" substituted for “national transition objective” | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 18(c) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 12(1)(a) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 12(1)(a)(i), (2) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 12(1)(b) amended | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 12(1)(a)(ii) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 12(2)(ba), (bb) inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 12(1)(b), (2) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 13 "national climate objective" substituted for “national transition objective” | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 18(c) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 13(2)(ii), (iii) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 13(a) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 13(7)(d) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 13(b) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 14 deleted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 18(b) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 14A inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 15(1), (2) | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 14B inserted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 16 | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
| S. 15(1) substituted | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (32/2021), ss. 1(2), 17 | 7 September 2021 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 468 of 2021), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
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| S. 6A(5A) | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (Greenhouse Gas Emissions) Regulations 2021 (S.I. No. 531 of 2021) |
| S. 8 | Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 25 of 2016) |