- Date
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05 Jun 2003
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment and Heritage
- Summary
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Part of a package of three bills, the bill amends the:
Ozone Protection Act 1989
to: provide for a national regulatory scheme for the management of ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases used as their replacements; ratify the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer which requires a ban on trade in and manufacture of bromochloromethane, and a ban on trade in hydrochlorofluorocarbons with certain countries; change the long and short titles of the Act; and Evidence Act 1995
and Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997
to reflect the title change of the Ozone Protection Act 1989
to the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989
. Also contains application and transitional provisions.