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• Quarantine Amendment (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  to allow the minister to appoint a Commissioner to conduct a Commission of inquiry into the outbreak of equine influenza in Australia, and provides that relevant powers and protections in the

  Royal Commission Act 1902

  apply to the inquiry. Also makes consequential amendments to the

  Archives Act 1983

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and

  Privacy Act 1988

  . 

  Bill

• Quarantine Amendment (Health) Bill 2003

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  21 Aug 2003 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  in relation to: health clearances for incoming overseas vessels; independent medical assessments; vector monitoring and control activities; creation of vector control offence and penalty provisions; insertion and repeal of certain definitions; removal of certain outdated references; clarification that a person can be quarantined on the basis of a quarantine officer’s reasonable suspicion of infection or exposure; and provision that persons released under quarantine surveillance cannot be apprehended. Also contains savings and application provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Amendment (Ministerial Approval) Bill 1997

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Oct 1997 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

   

  Bill

• Quarantine Amendment (National Health Security) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Health and Ageing 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  to give further effect to the International Health Regulations 2005 by: requiring persons and travellers subject to quarantine to submit themselves to vaccination or other prophylaxis, as necessary, and for the issue of certificates to provide proof of vaccination; and enabling charges to be levied on some travellers for the cost of certain health measures provided for public health reasons. Also makes minor technical and consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Amendment Bill 2002

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Mar 2002 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  in relation to: Australia’s national emergency powers in the event of a major national animal disease; compensation for property destroyed and a new offence for commercial smuggling, with increased pecuniary penalties applicable to individuals and corporations. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Quarantine Proclamation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  22 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Sponsor

  KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP 

  Summary

  Amends the Quarantine Proclamation 1998 made under the

  Quarantine Act 1908

  to require the Director of Quarantine to consider certain matters when deciding to grant a permit for importing of fruit and vegetables into Australia. 

  Bill