Provisions of the Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment (Security Plans and Other Measures) Bill 2006
Information about the Inquiry
On 11 May 2006, the Senate referred the provisions of the above bill to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by
15 June 2006.
The bill proposes amendments to the Maritime Transport and Offshore
Facilities Security Act 2003 to simplify the procedures for making
changes to maritime, ship and offshore facilities security plans; clarify
measures relating to the plan approval processes and make technical
amendments to clarify the intent of the Act.
The Committee's inquiry will examine the effectiveness of the bill in
enhancing security against terrorism and providing a better forum for
community and industry feedback on security issues.
The Bill, and the Second Reading Speeches may be accessed on ParlInfo Web.
The Committee invites written submissions on the Bill. Due to the short
timeframe for this inquiry the submission should be lodged with the
Committee as soon as possible. The Committee prefers to receive
submissions electronically as an attached document - email:
rrat.sen@aph.gov.au
– otherwise by fax (number 02 6277 5811).
The Committee intends to hold a public hearing on the Bill at
Parliament House, Canberra on Friday, 26 May 2006.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to the Parliament House TTY number (02) 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. These tools are available at: http://access.adobe.com/. If you require any special arrangements in order to enable you to participate in a committee inquiry, please contact the committee secretary.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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