Second Reading Speeches

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

Type
Government
Portfolio
Environment and Heritage
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

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.

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