Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Water management and conservation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To promote sustainable water management.
This Commonwealth-led competitive grant program is recovering water saving s generated from eligible irrigation infrastructure upgrade projects undertaken by irrigation infrastructure operators, delivery partners and individual irrigators. These projects improve the efficiency and productivity of water use and management, both off and on-farm, helping to secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Private Irrigation Infrastructure Program for South Australia.
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Infrastructure projects undertaken by private operators
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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Sustainable
Conservation
Water
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Water management and conservation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
This State-led competitive grant program is recovering water saving s generated from eligible irrigation infrastructure projects undertaken by individual irrigators. These projects improve the efficiency and productivity of water use and management, both off and on-farm, helping to secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Queensland Healthy Headwater Water Use and Efficiency Program.
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Infrastructure projects undertaken by private operators
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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Sustainable
Conservation
Water
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Water management and conservation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
This State-led competitive grant program is recovering water saving s for the Commonwealth generated from eligible infrastructure upgrade projects undertaken by individual irrigators. These projects improve the efficiency and productivity of water use and management on-farm, helping to secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Program Stage 2 – On-Farm.
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Infrastructure projects undertaken by private operators
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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Sustainable
Conservation
Water
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Water management and conservation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To promote sustainable water management.
This State-led program addresses water efficiency in both the delivery system and user connections in the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District with 102 gigalitres (long term average annual yield) of project water saving s transferred to the Commonwealth. The funding agreement provides for a connection/reconnection/disconnection of individual irrigators to a “backbone” irrigation delivery system with a share of the water saving s arising from the project transferred to the Commonwealth.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Goulburn Murray Water Connection Project Stage 2 (formally Northern Victoria Irrigation Renewal Program Stage 2)
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Infrastructure projects undertaken by individual irrigators.
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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Sustainable
Conservation
Water
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Water management and conservation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To help secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
This State-led program is recovering water saving s for the environment generated from the replacement of current water delivery infrastructure for selected stock and domestic schemes with more efficient systems in the NSW Murray-Darling Basin. This projects aims to improve the efficiency and productivity of water use and management on and off-farm, helping to secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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New South Wales State Basin Pipe – Stock and Domestic.
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Water saving projects
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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Sustainable
Conservation
Water
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Water management and conservation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To help secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
This State-led program is recovering water saving s from the installation or upgrades of meters in the Murray-Darling Basin and replacing customer-owned meters with State Water-owned meters connected via telemetry. This project will assist in improving the efficiency and productivity of water use and management on-farm, helping to secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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New South Wales State Water metering Scheme (including pilot).
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Water saving projects
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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Sustainable
Conservation
Water
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Water management and conservation |
Grants and direct payments |
Agriculture |
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Environment related objective
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To help secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
This State-led program aims to upgrade on-farm water infrastructure and strengthen the capacity of irrigators to adopt more efficient water management practices, reduce water losses and improve productivity. Water saving s arising from project works will be transferred to the Commonwealth for environmental use. These projects improve the efficiency and productivity of water use and management on-farm, helping to secure a sustainable future for irrigation communities.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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New South Wales State Irrigated Farm Modernisation Project (and pilot)
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Water saving projects
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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Sustainable
Conservation
Water
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Sustainable forestry management |
Grants and direct payments |
Forestry |
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Environment related objective
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To assist public native forest industry.
The Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement Contractors Voluntary Exit Grants Program (IGACEP) sought to assist the Tasmanian public native forest industry to adjust to industry downturn and to the reduced scale of native forest harvesting, through voluntary exit assistance to eligible harvest, haulage and silvicultural contracting businesses.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement Contractors Voluntary Exit Grants Program
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Forest industry
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
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Grants and direct payments |
Energy |
Clean Technology Innovation Program |
Environment related objective
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To develop clean technologies who contribute to low emissions and energy efficient solutions.
The program aims to increase research and development, proof-of-concept and early stage commercialisation activities that lead to the development of new clean technologies and associated services, including low emission and energy efficient solutions that reduce green house gas emissions.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Clean Technology Innovation Program
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Businesses who invest in clean energy
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2012/13
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Keywords
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Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
G/SCM/N/253/AUS |
Australia |
2013 |
Climate change mitigation and adaptation |
Grants and direct payments |
All products/economic activities |
Climate Ready |
Environment related objective
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To address the effects of climate change.
The Climate Ready program aimed to encourage innovation through: increasing the level of research and development, proof-of-concept and early-stage commercialisation by Australian businesses that address the effects of climate change; increasing the international competitiveness of Australian businesses; fostering greater collaboration with industry and between industry and research institutions; and generating national benefits for the Australian economy.
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Measure description
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Coverage of the measure
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Climate Ready
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Businesses that address the effects of climate change
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Type of measure
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Grant
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ICS - HS Code
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Subsidy amount
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Implementation period
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2011/12 and 2012/13
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Keywords
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