Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012

Summary

Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 to establish an Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development as a statutory authority to provide federal, state and territory governments with scientific advice on coal seam gas and large coal mining developments which may have significant impacts on water resources.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	22 Mar 2012
Second reading moved	22 Mar 2012
Second reading debate	23 May 2012
Second reading debate	28 May 2012
Second reading debate	29 May 2012
Second reading agreed to	29 May 2012
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 1 Opposition agreed to	29 May 2012
Third reading agreed to	29 May 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	18 Jun 2012
Second reading moved	18 Jun 2012
Second reading debate	22 Aug 2012
Second reading debate	10 Sep 2012
Second reading agreed to	10 Sep 2012
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Government and 11 amendments moved by Senators Xenophon, Heffernan, Madigan, Nash and Waters agreed to	10 Sep 2012
Third reading agreed to	10 Sep 2012

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	12 Sep 2012
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments 1 and 3 and disagreed to Senate amendments 2 and 4 to 13 and House made 11 amendments in place thereof	17 Sep 2012

Senate
Message from House of Reps reported	18 Sep 2012
Consideration of House of Reps message	09 Oct 2012
Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments nos 2 and 4 to 13 and agreed to House amendments made in their place	10 Oct 2012


Assent Act no.: 145 Year: 2012	24 Oct 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet AF234]

Non-Government
BANDT, Adam, MP

Non-Government
KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP

Non-Government
MACFARLANE, Ian E., MP

Senate

[sheet 7278]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick
HEFFERNAN, Sen Bill
MADIGAN, Sen John
NASH, Sen Fiona
WATERS, Sen Larissa

Australian Greens [sheet 7279]
WATERS, Sen Larissa

Australian Greens [sheet 7233]
WATERS, Sen Larissa

Government [sheet BF235]

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Schedules of the amendments made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed and the amendments made by the House of Representatives in place of the Senate amendments disagreed to

Notes

Referred to Committee (22/03/2012): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (20/06/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

Helpful information

Text of bill

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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changes to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.