The Climate Change Advisory Council was established under section 8 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015. The Advisory Council is independent in the performance of its functions, and is tasked with advising and making recommendations to the Minister and Government including but not limited to the national mitigation plan, preparation of the national adaptation framework, sectoral adaption plans, and policy relating to the reduction of greenhouse emissions.
While the Climate Change Advisory Council is not subject to the Regulation of Lobbying Act (2015), section 10 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act does require members to disclose any material interest.
General functions of the Advisory Council are detailed in section 11 of the Act. Section (11) - subsection 2 allows the council members to for the purposes of the performance of its functions a) to gather information as it considers necessary or appropriate and b) meet and consult with persons including members of the public as it considers appropriate.
