National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010

Type: Government
Portfolio: Resources, Energy and Tourism
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

The bill: allows a Northern Territory Land Council and other parties in a state or territory to volunteer their land for consideration as the location for a national facility for the management of radioactive waste arising from medical, industrial and research uses of radioactive material; repeals the Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005; and makes a consequential amendment to the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	21 Oct 2010
Second reading moved	21 Oct 2010
Second reading debate	21 Feb 2011
Second reading agreed to	22 Feb 2011
Third reading agreed to	22 Feb 2011

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	28 Feb 2011
Second reading moved	28 Feb 2011
Second reading debate	03 Mar 2011
Second reading debate	14 Jun 2011
Second reading debate	15 Jun 2011
Second reading agreed to	16 Jun 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	16 Jun 2011
Committee of the Whole debate	08 Feb 2012
Committee of the Whole debate	27 Feb 2012
Committee of the Whole debate	28 Feb 2012
Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 3 Government, 1 Opposition and 2 Australian Greens agreed to	13 Mar 2012
Third reading agreed to	13 Mar 2012

House of Representatives
Message from Senate reported	13 Mar 2012
Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments	14 Mar 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	14 Mar 2012
Assent Act no.: 29 Year: 2012	04 Apr 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate

Australian Greens [sheet 7200]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Australian Greens [sheet 7037]
LUDLAM, Sen Scott

Government [sheet CN227]

Opposition [sheet 7111]
SCULLION, Sen Nigel

Opposition [sheet 6135]
SCULLION, Sen Nigel

Schedules of amendments

Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (21/10/2010): House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Environment and the Arts; Committee report (21/02/2011)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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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