Water Bill 2007 – Parliament of Australia

Type: Government
Portfolio: Environment and Water Resources
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Introduced with the Water (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007 the bill: establishes the Murray-Darling Basin Authority and requires the Authority to prepare the Basin Plan; establishes the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder; requires the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to monitor and enforce water charge and market rules in the Basin; and provides the Bureau of Meteorology with additional functions relating to information on water resources and the annual publication of the National Water Account.

Progress

House of Representatives
08 Aug 2007	Introduced and read a first time
08 Aug 2007	Second reading moved
14 Aug 2007	Second reading agreed to
14 Aug 2007	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 26 Government agreed to
14 Aug 2007	Third reading agreed to

Senate
15 Aug 2007	Introduced and read a first time
15 Aug 2007	Second reading moved
17 Aug 2007	Second reading agreed to
17 Aug 2007	Third reading agreed to

03 Sep 2007

Assent

Act no.: 137

Year: 2007

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory Memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 5361] SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

House of Representatives
(HoR) Government 1

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

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Text of bill

First reading: Text of the bill as introduced into the Parliament
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.
As passed by both houses: Final text of bill agreed to by both the House of Representatives and the Senate which is presented to the Governor-General for assent.

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

Circulated by members and senators when they propose to make changed to the bill. For details about the outcome of proposed amendments please refer to either the Votes and Proceedings (House of Representatives) or the Journals (Senate).

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of amendments list amendments agreed to by the second house are communicated to the first house for consideration. Subsequent action by either house may also be included in a schedule.

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