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• Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Genetically Modified Material) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  16 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to require Food Standards Australia New Zealand to develop and approve labelling standards to be used by food producers, manufacturers and distributors of food containing genetically modified material. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  BROWN, Sen Bob
  JOYCE, Sen Barnaby 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to require Food Standards Australia New Zealand to develop and approve labelling standards to be used by food producers, manufacturers and distributors of food containing palm oil. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) Bill 2011

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Sep 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Sen Nick
  BROWN, Sen Bob 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to require Food Standards Australia New Zealand to develop and approve labelling standards to be used by food producers, manufacturers and distributors of food containg palm oil; and

  Competition and Consumer Act 2010

  to include the use of palm oil in the characteristics of any goods for the purposes of misleading conduct as to the nature of goods. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Implements a reform agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments on 3 July 2008 by amending the:

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to enable the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority to vary the Maximum Residue Limit Standard in the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code; and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

  and

  Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

  to make consequential amendments. Also amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to: amend the annual reporting requirements; and correct inconsistencies. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Health 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991

  to: replace references to the former Australia and New Zealand Regulation Ministerial Council with references to the Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation; and make technical amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010 [2013]

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Nov 2010 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  XENOPHON, Senator Nick
  MILNE, Sen Christine 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to: implement a national interest test to be applied against proposed foreign acquisitions of agricultural land; require any interest in agricultural land greater than five hectares to be notified to the Treasurer; require online publication of information about foreign acquisitions of interest in agricultural land; and impose penalties for not notifying the Treasurer of a proposed acquisition. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Cubbie Station) Bill 2012

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  26 Nov 2012 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  : to require the Treasurer to make an order prohibiting the acquisition or issue of any shares in Cubbie Station if this would result in the company being controlled by foreign persons; and, if Cubbie Station becomes foreign controlled, to require the Treasurer to direct the person who acquired the shares to dispose of them. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Strategic Assets) Bill 2015

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  30 Nov 2015 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to prevent foreign persons or entities from acquiring a 10 per cent or greater interest in Australian land, water or other assets that are of strategic economic or strategic defensive importance to Australia 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Strategic Assets) Bill 2016

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Oct 2016 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to prevent foreign persons or entities from acquiring a 10 per cent or greater interest in Australian land, water or other assets that are of strategic economic or strategic defensive significance to Australia. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Strategic Assets) Bill 2020

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2020 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

  to: prevent foreign persons or entities from acquiring more than 10 per cent or greater interest in Australian land, water or other assets that are of 'strategic economic importance' or 'strategic defensive importance' to Australia; and establish the Foreign Ownership Assessment Board. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum