Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (OHS) Bill 2007

Type: Government
Portfolio: Employment and Workplace Relations
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005
to: extend the application of the Australian Government Building and Construction Industry Occupational Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme to building work indirectly funded by the Commonwealth or a Commonwealth authority; restructure the process of appointing Federal Safety Officers; and allow the Federal Safety Commissioner, and persons working in the Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner, to disclose information on the Scheme to the minister.

Progress

House of Representatives
29 Mar 2007	Introduced and read a first time
29 Mar 2007	Second reading moved
11 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
11 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
12 Sep 2007	Introduced and read a first time
12 Sep 2007	Second reading moved
13 Sep 2007	Second reading agreed to
13 Sep 2007	Third reading agreed to

24 Sep 2007

Assent

Act no.: 153

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No documents at present

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

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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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