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  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Transport and Regional Services 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
    in relation to: limited move-on powers for maritime security guards, including the power to request certain information from a person found in a maritime security zone; clarifying certain meanings; higher security level declarations; and correcting references to ship enforcement orders. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    National Residue Survey (Customs) Levy Act 1998
    to increase the operative levy rate to 0.075 of a cent per kilogram and increase the maximum levy rate to 0.10 of a cent per kilogram, for apples and pears exported from Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Act 1998
    to: increase the operative levy rate to 0.075 of a cent per kilogram for fresh apples and pears produced in Australia; and increase the maximum levy rate to 0.10 of a cent per kilogram for fresh, juicing or processing apples and pears produced in Australia. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991
    to provide improved occupational health and safety protection for Commonwealth employees, particularly in relation to an employer’s duty of care and workplace arrangements provisions. Also amends the
    Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001
    to repeal certain redundant references. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites and replaces the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill replaces the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994
    by providing for annual fees to be payable in relation to petroleum exploration permits, retention leases and production, infrastructure and pipeline licences; and makes transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill replaces the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Registration Fees) Act 1967
    by imposing fees to be payable in relation to the approval and registration of transfers and dealings in titles under the proposed
    Offshore Petroleum Act 2005
    ; and makes transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill repeals the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    ,
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994
    ,
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Registration Fees) Act 1967
    and
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Act 1967
    ; makes consequential amendments to 30 other Acts; and provides that the penalty in section 96 of the repealed
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    is taken to have never been enacted. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill replaces the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Act 1967
    by imposing a royalty to be payable in respect of petroleum produced in the North West Shelf project area under the proposed
    Offshore Petroleum Act 2005
    ; and makes transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Consequential on the package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill amends the
    Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003
    to: omit references to the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    and replace them with references to the proposed
    Offshore Petroleum Act 2005
    ; ensure that future amendments or name changes to other Acts or regulations will not have any effect on key definitions in the Act; and make transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites and replaces the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources the bill replaces the Petroleum
    (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    and provides for: the grant of exploration permits, retention leases, production licences, infrastructure licences, pipeline licences, special prospecting authorities and access authorities; and occupational health and safety provisions, including the operation of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority for their administration. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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