Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2012

Previous Citations: Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011
Type: Government
Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

The bill: prohibits the importation and sale of all timber products containing illegally logged timber; prohibits the processing of illegally harvested domestically grown raw logs; requires importers of regulated timber products and processors of raw logs to comply with due diligence requirements; requires the accurate description of legally logged timber products for sale in Australia; establishes enforcement powers and offences, and imposes penalties; and provides for a review of the first five years of the operation of the Act.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	23 Nov 2011
Second reading moved	23 Nov 2011
Second reading debate	15 Aug 2012
Second reading debate	16 Aug 2012
Second reading agreed to	16 Aug 2012
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 9 Government agreed to	16 Aug 2012
Consideration in detail debate	20 Aug 2012
Third reading agreed to	20 Aug 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	22 Aug 2012
Second reading moved	22 Aug 2012
Second reading debate	19 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to	19 Nov 2012
Committee of the Whole debate	19 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to	19 Nov 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	19 Nov 2012
Assent Act no.: 166 Year: 2012	28 Nov 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet BX219]

Non-Government
COBB, John, MP

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7202]
MILNE, Sen Christine

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/11/2011): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (27/02/2012)
Referred to Committee (22/03/2012): Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Committee report (27/06/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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