Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012

Summary

Implements the recommendations of the Productivity Commission’s report into wheat export marketing arrangements by amending the Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 to transition the wheat export industry to full deregulation by: abolishing the Wheat Export Accreditation Scheme and the wheat export charge on 10 December 2012; winding up Wheat Export Australia on 31 December 2012; and removing the access test requirements for grain port terminal operators on 30 September 2014. Also makes consequential amendments to the Criminal Code Act 1995 and repeals the Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 on 1 October 2014.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	21 Mar 2012
Second reading moved	21 Mar 2012
Second reading debate	10 Sep 2012
Second reading debate	11 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	29 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	30 Oct 2012
Second reading debate	31 Oct 2012
Second reading agreed to	31 Oct 2012
Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 16 Government agreed to	31 Oct 2012
Third reading agreed to	31 Oct 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	19 Nov 2012
Second reading moved	19 Nov 2012
Second reading debate	28 Nov 2012
Second reading debate	29 Nov 2012
Second reading agreed to	29 Nov 2012
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 4 Australian Greens agreed to	29 Nov 2012
Third reading agreed to	29 Nov 2012

House of Representatives
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	29 Nov 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	29 Nov 2012
Assent Act no.: 170 Year: 2012	03 Dec 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Further supplementary explanatory memorandum

Replacement explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

House of representatives

Government [sheet BR322]

Government [sheet BR302]

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7294 revised 2]
SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Independent [sheet 7328]
XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (22/03/2012): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (25/06/2012)
Referred to Committee (22/03/2012): House Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry; Committee report (18/06/2012)
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.