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• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment, Heritage and the Arts 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

  to provide a framework for the administration and management of the Great Barrier Reef Park which integrates with the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  and other legislation by: implementing environmental impact assessment and permitting processes; investigation and evidence collection; targeted approaches to enforcement; encouraging responsible use of the Park; and new emergency management powers. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

  ,

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to provide the administrative framework necessary for Australia to meets its obligations under the Greater Sunrise unitisation agreement between Australia and East Timor. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012, the bill imposes registration fees on businesses registering regulated products as required by the Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (E3 Program). 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 May 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2012, the bill establishes a national framework for regulating the energy efficiency of products supplied or used within Australia by: creating a national regulator (the GEMS regulator) to oversee the Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (the E3 Program); providing for administrative, investigative and enforcement powers for the GEMS regulator; expanding the E3 Program to include products other than electrical products; setting mandatory minimum efficiency requirements for products; setting nationally-consistent labelling requirements; and requiring a review of the operation of the Act after five years. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Guarantee of Lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Mar 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Part of a package of eight bills to respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus, the bill appropriates money out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund to enable the Commonwealth to grant guarantees to financial institutions in connection with loans made, or to be made, to small and medium enterprises. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Guarantee of State and Territory Borrowing Appropriation Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  Provides for: a standing appropriation to pay claims under the Guarantee of State and Territory Borrowing; and a borrowing power enabling money to be borrowed to pay those claims should there be insufficient funds in the Consolidated Revenue Fund at the time claims are to be paid. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding Appropriation Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  25 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Treasury 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes a standing appropriation to enable claims to be paid under the Australian Government Guarantee Scheme for Large Deposits and Wholesale Funding; and provides a borrowing power, to enable money to be borrowed to pay such claims, should there be insufficient funds in the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Energy 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Levy Bill 2016, the bill amends the

  Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

  to: enable full cost recovery under the hazardous waste permit scheme; remove the requirement for particulars of certain export applications to be specified in the regulations prior to a decision being made; remove the requirement to specify the place of export in a Basel export permit; remove the $8000 cap on the prescribed fee amount for permit applications; enable indexation of permit fees; provide that certain permit and application information currently required to be published in the Commonwealth Gazette will instead be published on the Department of Environment and Energy’s website; introduce new permit and notification arrangements for the bringing of hazardous waste into Australia; enable the minister to delegate any or all of his or her functions and powers under the Act to Executive Level 2 employees; remove the text of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; provide that permit applications must be accompanied by a levy; and make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2021 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Water and the Environment 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

  to: implement Australia's obligations under the Basel Convention on the Control or Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal; apply the standard provisions of the

  Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014

  and insert new audit powers; update existing criminal offences and introduce new strict liability offences and civil penalties to cover non-compliance relating to the export, import and transit of hazardous waste; increase penalties for offences relating to the export, import and transit of hazardous waste and introduce new aggravated offences where the non-compliance results in injury or damage to human beings or the environment; authorise information sharing between Commonwealth, state and territory governments; introduce recordkeeping requirements and information gathering powers to protect, use and disclose information; and replace the Hazardous Waste Technical Group with a requirement to consult with persons with appropriate expertise; and

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to make a consequential amendment. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Levy Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Energy 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Bill 2016, the bill imposes a levy on hazardous waste permit applications under the

  Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Act 1989

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum