Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Infrastructure and Transport
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the: Navigation Act 1912 to create offences for: negligently operating a vessel in Australia’s waters in a manner that causes pollution or damage to the marine environment; and failure to report an incident by a ship in a mandatory reporting area; Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 to increase and extend penalties for reckless or negligent discharge of oil or oil residues by ships; and proposed Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oils in the Antarctic Area) Act 2011 to repeal certain items.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	22 Sep 2011
Second reading moved	22 Sep 2011
Referred to Main Committee	11 Oct 2011
Second reading debate	12 Oct 2011
Second reading agreed to	12 Oct 2011
Reported from Main Committee	12 Oct 2011
Third reading agreed to	12 Oct 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	13 Oct 2011
Second reading moved	13 Oct 2011
Second reading debate	10 Nov 2011
Second reading agreed to	10 Nov 2011
Third reading agreed to	21 Nov 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	21 Nov 2011
Assent Act no.: 167 Year: 2011	04 Dec 2011

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Notes

An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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