- Date
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06 Dec 2017
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Energy
- Summary
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Amends the:
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
to: replace the existing full-time Chairperson of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority position with a part-time Chairperson and full-time Chief Executive Officer; establish an additional part-time member position; specify the skills required for the appointment of members; limit the number of consecutive terms able to be served by an individual member; provide for termination of members by the Governor-General for underperformance; require that any other paid work undertaken by a part-time member does not conflict with the proper performance of their duties as a member of the authority; and make a minor technical amendment; and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to make consequential amendments.