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NETT releases Auction design report. August 2007 (PDF 1 mb)
This report sets out the results of a detailed consultancy on auction design.

NETT to report on broader coverage
Change to NETT Terms of Reference. July 2007

Prime Minister's Task Group report released
The Prime Minister's Task Force on emissions trading released its report 1 June 2007

Emissions Reporting to commence 1 July 2008
The Council for the Australian Federation agreed at its 12 April 2007 meeting that national greenhouse emissions reporting would commence by 1 July 2008, either through purpose-built legislation or through the National Pollutant Inventory.

Emissions trading to commence by the end of 2010 (PDF 103 kb)

Discussion Paper

Discussion Paper: Possible Design for a National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme - August 2006
The Discussion Paper sets out a potential scheme design for comment, including considerations of how impacts on regional areas and trade-exposed, energy-intensive industries can potentially be minimised. Stakeholder views on the effectiveness of the proposed measures are sought.

Discussion Paper: Possible Design for a National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (PDF 1.4 mb)

Preliminaries (PDF 273.9 kb)

Executive Summary ( PDF 292.3 kb)

Ch 1 - The need for action (PDF221.6 kb)

Ch 2 - Coverage (PDF 564.2 kb)

Ch 3 - Scheme Cap ( PDF 202.8 kb)

Ch 4 - Penalty and make-good provisions (PDF 90.9 kb)

Ch 5 - Offsets ( PDF 173.6 kb)

Ch 6 - Estimated impacts ( PDF 286.3 kb)

Ch 7 - Nature of permits (PDF 179.0 kb)

Ch 8 - Institutional arrangements (PDF 125.4 kb)

Ch 9 - Monitoring reporting verification (PDF 114.7 kb)