Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Environment, Heritage and the Arts
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 42
Summary: Amends the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
to provide a framework for the administration and management of the Great Barrier Reef Park which integrates with the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
and other legislation by: implementing environmental impact assessment and permitting processes; investigation and evidence collection; targeted approaches to enforcement; encouraging responsible use of the Park; and new emergency management powers.

Progress

House of Representatives
18 Jun 2008	Introduced and read a first time
18 Jun 2008	Second reading moved
25 Jun 2008	Second reading debate
26 Jun 2008	Second reading debate
26 Aug 2008	Second reading agreed to
26 Aug 2008	Third reading agreed to

Senate
27 Aug 2008	Introduced and read a first time
27 Aug 2008	Second reading moved
28 Aug 2008	Second reading debate
01 Sep 2008	Second reading debate
01 Sep 2008	Second reading agreed to
11 Nov 2008	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 6 Government, 1 Opposition (as amended) and 1 Macdonald/Boswell agreed to
11 Nov 2008	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
12 Nov 2008	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments

12 Nov 2008	Text of bill as passed both Houses
25 Nov 2008	Assent Act no.: 125 Year: 2008

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum 1
Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum 2
Supplementary explanatory memorandum 1
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
Supplementary explanatory memorandum 2

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 MACDONALD, Sen Ian;BOSWELL, Sen Ron
Government [sheet RE380]
Government [sheet RC406]
Macdonald/Boswell (Senate) [5550-Revised]
Opposition [sheet 5600] JOYCE, Sen Barnaby
Opposition [sheet 5510] MACDONALD, Sen Ian

House of Representatives
(S) Government 1 Environment, Heritage and the Arts portfolio
[S] Macdonald/Boswell 2 Environment, Heritage and the Arts portfolio

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (01/09/2008): Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee
Committee report (15/09/2008)
Committee report (18/09/2008): Additional comments

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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

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Schedules of amendments

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