Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2020

Type: Government
Portfolio: Foreign Affairs and Trade
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 46

Summary

Amends the: Export Market Development Grants Act 1997 to restructure the export market development grants program which provides funding assistance to Australian small and medium enterprise exporters for their export-related marketing expenses; and Australian Trade and Investment Commission Act 1985 to enable decision-making powers of the Chief Executive Officer to be delegated to Australian Public Service employees of a non-corporate Commonwealth entity.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	07 Oct 2020
Second reading moved	07 Oct 2020
Second reading debate	08 Dec 2020
Referred to Federation Chamber	08 Dec 2020
Second reading debate	08 Dec 2020
Second reading agreed to	08 Dec 2020
Reported from Federation Chamber	08 Dec 2020
Third reading agreed to	08 Dec 2020

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	09 Dec 2020
Second reading moved	09 Dec 2020
Second reading agreed to	10 Dec 2020
Third reading agreed to	10 Dec 2020


Finally passed both Houses	10 Dec 2020
Assent Act no: 138 Year: 2020	17 Dec 2020

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Notes

Referred to Committee (08/10/2020): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (04/11/2020)
Referred to Committee (10/11/2020): Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee; Committee report (26/11/2020)
Considered by scrutiny committee (11/11/2020): Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills; Scrutiny Digest 18 of 2020
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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