Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation)

16 Authority must complete assessment (1) The Authority must prepare and give to the Minister a national climate change risk assessment: (a) for the first assessment—no later than 31 December 2025; and (b) for later assessments—no later than 5 years after the day on which the Authority published the previous assessment under section 17.

17 Assessments to be made publicly available As soon as practicable after the Authority gives the Minister a national change risk assessment under subsection 16(1), the Authority must publish the following on the Authority’s website: (a) the assessment; (b) any evidence commissioned to support the Authority’s preparation of the assessment (following any de‑identification of individuals required by privacy laws).

19 Minister must determine national adaptation plan (1) If the Authority gives to the Minister a national climate change risk assessment, the Minister must, by legislative instrument, determine a national adaptation plan in response to that assessment no later than one year after the Authority publishes the assessment under section 17. (a) the Authority gives to the Minister a national climate change risk assessment; and (b) a national adaptation plan is already in force; the Minister must, by legislative instrument, amend the national adaptation plan, or determine a new national adaptatio

22 Progress reports Progress reports (1) For each national adaptation plan, the Authority must provide the Minister with an annual progress report that evaluates the implementation of the adaptation plan and its effectiveness. (2) Each progress report must include: (a) an assessment of the progress made towards implementing the strategies, policies, and proposals included in the plan; and (b) an assessment of the degree to which the objectives of the plan have been achieved and how well the plan responds to the most significant risks posed by climate change; and (c) an identification of

23 Costs of climate change to be included in budget economic and fiscal outlook report In addition to the matters set out in section 12 of the Charter of Budget Honesty Act 1998, that Act is taken to set out that the budget economic and fiscal outlook report for a budget year must also include a written estimate (worked out in accordance with rules made for the purposes of this section) of the following matters: (a) the net cost of expenditure on the impacts of climate change and adaptation and mitigation measures for the budget year and the following 3 financial years, including planning co

24 ONI reports, assessments and advice about climate change to be publicly released (1) This section applies if the Office of National Intelligence gives or prepares any advice, report or assessment under the Office of National Intelligence Act 2018 in relation to climate change, including: (a) the impacts of climate change; or (b) climate change risks; (c) climate change adaptation and mitigation measures. (2) Despite any other provision of that Act or any other law, a copy of the advice, report or assessment must be made publicly available as soon as practicable after it is given or pre

25 Statements of consideration and compatibility in relation to legislation (1) A member of Parliament who proposes to introduce a Bill for an Act into a House of the Parliament must cause a statement of consideration and compatibility to be prepared in respect of that Bill. (2) A member of Parliament who introduces a Bill for an Act into a House of the Parliament, or another member acting on his or her behalf, must cause the statement of consideration and compatibility prepared under subsection (1) to be presented to the House. (3) A statement of compatibility must include an assessment of