Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 – Parliament of Australia

Type: Government
Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Part of a package of three bills to establish a horse disease response levy, the bill imposes a levy on the first registration of horses, to enable the horse industry to repay amounts paid by the Commonwealth on behalf of the horse industry in the event of an outbreak of an emergency horse disease.

Progress

House of Representatives
21 Feb 2008	Introduced and read a first time
21 Feb 2008	Second reading moved
01 Sep 2008	Second reading debate
02 Sep 2008	Second reading debate
03 Sep 2008	Second reading agreed to
03 Sep 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
03 Sep 2008	Introduced and read a first time
03 Sep 2008	Second reading moved
04 Feb 2009	Second reading debate
04 Feb 2009	Second reading agreed to
04 Feb 2009	Committee of the Whole debate
04 Feb 2009	Third reading negatived

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

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (04/09/2008): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
Committee report (13/11/2008)

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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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