Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) Bill 2007

Type: Government
Portfolio: Transport and Regional Services
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Navigation Act 1912
  and
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
  to: implement Australia’s obligations under Annex VI (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships; update certain references; and remove the limit in the
Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
  on the amount of penalty for a breach of a regulation or an order.

Progress

House of Representatives
06 Dec 2006	Introduced and read a first time
06 Dec 2006	Second reading moved
08 Feb 2007	Second reading agreed to
08 Feb 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
26 Feb 2007	Introduced and read a first time
26 Feb 2007	Second reading moved
01 Mar 2007	Second reading agreed to
01 Mar 2007	Third reading agreed to

15 Mar 2007

Assent

Act no.: 24

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Text of bill

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Third reading: Prepared if the bill is amended by the house in which it was introduced. This version of the bill is then considered by the second house.
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Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and provides an explanation of the content of the introduced version (first reading) of the bill.
Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
Revised explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains the amended version (third reading) of the bill. It supersedes the explanatory memorandum.

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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