Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2012 – Parliament of Australia

Type: Government
Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: The bill: prohibits the importation and sale of all timber products containing illegally logged timber; prohibits the processing of illegally harvested domestically grown raw logs; requires importers of regulated timber products and processors of raw logs to comply with due diligence requirements; requires the accurate description of legally logged timber products for sale in Australia; establishes enforcement powers and offences, and imposes penalties; and provides for a review of the first five years of the operation of the Act.

Progress

House of Representatives
23 Nov 2011	Introduced and read a first time
23 Nov 2011	Second reading moved
15 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
16 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
16 Aug 2012	Second reading agreed to
16 Aug 2012	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 9 Government agreed to
20 Aug 2012	Consideration in detail debate
20 Aug 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
22 Aug 2012	Introduced and read a first time
22 Aug 2012	Second reading moved
19 Nov 2012	Second reading debate
19 Nov 2012	Second reading agreed to
19 Nov 2012	Committee of the Whole debate
19 Nov 2012	Third reading agreed to

19 Nov 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
28 Nov 2012	Assent Act no.: 166 Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Australian Greens [sheet 7202] MILNE, Sen Christine

House of Representatives
Government [sheet BX219]
Non-Government COBB, John, MP

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (25/11/2011): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (27/02/2012)
Referred to Committee (22/03/2012): Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade; Committee report (27/06/2012)

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Helpful information

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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