Product Stewardship Bill 2011

Type: Government
Portfolio: Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Establishes a national framework to manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of manufactured goods and materials across the lifecycle of a product, including the impacts associated with the disposal of a product.

Progress

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	23 Mar 2011
Second reading moved	23 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	15 Jun 2011
Second reading agreed to	15 Jun 2011
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 15 Government, 1 Opposition and 3 Australian Greens agreed to	15 Jun 2011
Third reading agreed to	15 Jun 2011

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	20 Jun 2011
Referred to Main Committee	20 Jun 2011
Second reading moved	22 Jun 2011
Second reading debate	22 Jun 2011
Second reading agreed to	22 Jun 2011
Reported from Main Committee	22 Jun 2011
Third reading agreed to	22 Jun 2011


Text of bill as passed both Houses	22 Jun 2011
Assent Act no.: 76 Year: 2011	25 Jul 2011

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Third reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Revised explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7078]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Government [sheet AF202]

Opposition [sheet 7081]
BIRMINGHAM, Sen Simon

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/03/2011): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Committee report (09/05/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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