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• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends: 5 Acts to reflect the name change of the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA); and the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to protect the APVMA’s name and logo from inappropriate use. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  in relation to: the management of pesticides under consideration by the international community because of particular human health or environmental concerns; regulation-making powers including to enable the collection of prescribed information about prescribed chemicals; and offence and penalty provisions for failure to comply with national control mechanisms. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Compliance and Deterrence Measures and Other Matters) Bill 2003 [2004]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  in relation to: deterrence and compliance regimes to deter foreign fishers from illegally fishing in Australian waters; the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s management of Commonwealth fisheries resources; and ecologically sustainable management of Commonwealth fisheries. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Dairy Produce Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  03 Dec 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Further to the

  Dairy Industry Service Reform Act 2003

  , the bill amends the

  Dairy Produce Act 1986

  to provide for the industry services body, Dairy Australia, to: be fully indemnified (out of the assets of the Dairy Structural Adjustment Fund) for any liabilities incurred by it in managing and administering the Fund; and have the power to enter into financial and other arrangements and perform contracts associated with risk management in the administration of the Fund. Also contains application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Fisheries Legislation Amendment (High Seas Fishing Activities and Other Matters) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Fisheries Administration Act 1991

  and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to give effect to Australia’s obligations under the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas; and

  Fisheries Management Act 1991

  to strengthen the Australian Fisheries Management Authority’s ability to deliver and enforce fisheries management in Commonwealth fisheries. Also contains a saving provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey Customs Levy Rate Correction (Lamb Exports) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Validates levy already collected at the rate of 8 cents per head in respect of the export of lambs valued at more than $75, for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 May 2003. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• National Residue Survey Excise Levy Rate Correction (Lamb Transactions) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Validates levy already collected in respect of lambs with a sale price of more than $75, at the rate of 4 cents per head for the period 1 July 2000 to 16 November 2001 and for the period 16 November 2001 to 30 May 2003. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment (Wine Grapes) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999

  to increase the maximum allowable rate of the research and development component of the wine grapes levy from $3 to $10 per tonne, commencing on 1 July 2004. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Sep 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Farm Household Support Act 1992

  to: extend the closing date for applications for Farm Help Income Support to 30 June 2004 and the deadline for Farm Help Income Support payments to 30 June 2005; and make administrative changes to the Farm Help program;

  Farm Household Support Amendment Act 2003

  to make a minor technical correction; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  to make a consequential amendment. Also contains application, saving and transitional provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Control Amendment Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Mar 2003 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Export Control Act 1982

  to: replace a redundant cross-reference in relation to making a false or misleading statement in declarations made for the purposes of the regulations; and allow certificates issued in relation to goods exported from Christmas Island or the Cocos Islands to be certified as goods from those Territories rather than from Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum