Clean Car Standard enacted

What happened

Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Act 2022 established fleet-average CO2 standards for imported light vehicles, phased in from late 2022.

Why it matters

Structural import standard complementing the Discount.

Impact assessment

Durable import standard with escalating targets.

Attribution

primary (high confidence) -Labour

Transport Minister Michael Wood.

Coalition period: Labour-led government (Greens confidence & supply) (17 October 2020 - 26 November 2023)

Categories

Sources

• Land Transport (Clean Vehicles) Amendment Act 2022
• Beehive - Clean Car Standard phased in