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A first of its kind, The H₂ Handbook provides a comprehensive summary of the regulatory, commercial, and policy issues that hydrogen may face on its path to becoming a global commodity and a significant part of the energy mix. The handbook covers hydrogen-related issues in a number of regions across the globe, including Australia, Europe, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Check back regularly as new region handbooks are published.  

On 22 December 2020, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted amendments (the final rule) to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) to modernize the regulation of investment adviser advertising and solicitation practices.

There have been a number of policy and funding developments applicable to the hydrogen energy industry in Australia since the release of K&L Gates' The H₂ Handbook in October last year. These developments have come at both Commonwealth and State level and highlight the current governmental appetite to foster the emerging Australian hydrogen industry and to position Australia as a global hydrogen leader.

This article reflects on the state of play across Australia, providing a high level consolidated overview of these updates and supplementing the Australian chapter of The H₂ Handbook.

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