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• Ensuring Northern Territory Rights Bill 2021

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Aug 2021 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  MCMAHON, Sen Sam 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978

  to remove limits on the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly's powers to make laws in relation to the acquisition of property other than on just terms, voluntary assisted dying and the conferring of powers relating to the hearing and determining of employment disputes. Also repeals the

  Euthanasia Laws Act 1997

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2000 [2001]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Dec 2000 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage portfolio 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment and Infrastructure Legislation Amendment (Stop Adani) Bill 2017

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Jun 2017 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  WATERS, Sen Larissa 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to impose additional obligations on the minister in making decisions on approvals and conditions; and

  Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Act 2016

  to: require the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility to assess whether an entity is a suitable person for the purposes of providing financial assistance for Northern Australia economic infrastructure; and provide that, in undertaking an assessment, the facility consults with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Crime Commission. Also provides for a review of certain existing approvals under the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  in relation to the Adani group. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Legislation Amendment (Protecting Dugongs and Turtles) Bill 2019

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2019 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HINCH, Sen Derryn 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Act 1975

  to require that agreements between the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and community groups include consideration of the protection and conservation of dugongs and turtles; Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Regulations 1983 to: update the rules governing the accreditation and funding process for traditional use of marine resource agreements; and to require traditional owners to describe the methods by which harvesting of protected species is to occur;

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  and

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Act 1975

  to increase penalties for aggravated offences in relation to protection of listed marine species; and

  Australian Border Force Act 2015

  ,

  Australian Federal Police Act 1979

  ,

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  and

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

  to require Commonwealth agencies that are responsible for enforcing offence provisions under environment legislation to report on actions they have taken in respect of dugongs and turtles. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the national Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme; enforces and imposes civil penalties on persons or body corporates for breaches of the scheme; provides for an annual report on the operation of the Act; and contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  LUDLAM, Sen Scott 

  Summary

  The bill: establishes the national Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme; enforces and imposes civil penalties on persons or body corporates for breaches of the scheme; provides for an annual report on the operation of the proposed Act; and contains a regulation making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Abolition of Alpine Grazing) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Feb 2011 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  BANDT, Adam, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to deem that the minister has: received from the Victorian government a referral of its proposal to trial cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park; and decided that the trial of alpine grazing is unacceptable. 

  Bill

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Public Health and Safety) Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  HARTSUYKER, Luke, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to enable the minister to approve the relocation of the flying fox colony in Maclean, New South Wales (NSW), upon completion of state approval by the NSW Government. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Alpine Grazing) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2014 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  DI NATALE, Sen Richard 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999

  to deem that the minister has: received from the Victorian Government a referral of its proposal to trial cattle grazing in the Alpine National Park; and decided that the trial of alpine grazing is unacceptable. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bilateral Agreement Implementation) Bill 2014

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2014 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Environment 

  Summary

  Amends the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in relation to bilateral agreements by providing that: states and territories can be accredited for approval decisions on large coal mining and coal seam gas developments likely to have a significant impact on a water resource; all states and territories can be declared for the purposes of requesting advice from the Independent Expert Scientific Committee; an approval process can be completed when an approval bilateral agreement is suspended, cancelled or ceases to apply to a particular action; state and territory processes that meet the appropriate standards can be accredited for bilateral agreements; a relevant bilateral agreement continues to apply to an accredited state or territory management arrangement or authorisation process despite minor amendments to the arrangement or authorisation process; and proponents do not need to make referrals to the Commonwealth for actions that are covered by an approval bilateral agreement. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum