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Updated to 26 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 416 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

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Whole Act 10 December 2015 Commenced on enactment

Amendments and other effects

How Affected Affecting Provision Affecting Provision
Commencement Date		 Commencement Source
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

SectionSIs made under the Act
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)