Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to establish an Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development as a statutory authority to provide federal, state and territory governments with scientific advice on coal seam gas and large coal mining developments which may have significant impacts on water resources.

Progress

House of Representatives
22 Mar 2012	Introduced and read a first time
22 Mar 2012	Second reading moved
23 May 2012	Second reading debate
28 May 2012	Second reading debate
29 May 2012	Second reading debate
29 May 2012	Second reading agreed to
29 May 2012	Consideration in detail debate Amendment details: 1 Opposition agreed to
29 May 2012	Third reading agreed to

Senate
18 Jun 2012	Introduced and read a first time
18 Jun 2012	Second reading moved
22 Aug 2012	Second reading debate
10 Sep 2012	Second reading debate
10 Sep 2012	Second reading agreed to
10 Sep 2012	Committee of the Whole debate Amendment details: 2 Government and 11 amendments moved by Senators Xenophon, Heffernan, Madigan, Nash and Waters agreed to
10 Sep 2012	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
12 Sep 2012	Message from Senate reported
17 Sep 2012	Consideration of Senate message Details: House agreed to Senate amendments 1 and 3 and disagreed to Senate amendments 2 and 4 to 13 and House made 11 amendments in place thereof

Senate
18 Sep 2012	Message from House of Reps reported
09 Oct 2012	Consideration of House of Reps message
10 Oct 2012	Consideration of House of Reps message Details: Senate did not insist on its amendments nos 2 and 4 to 13 and agreed to House amendments made in their place

10 Oct 2012	Text of bill as passed both Houses
24 Oct 2012	Assent Act no.: 145 Year: 2012

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading
Third reading
As passed by both houses

Explanatory memoranda

Supplementary explanatory memorandum
Revised explanatory memorandum
Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 XENOPHON, Sen Nick;HEFFERNAN, Sen Bill;MADIGAN, Sen John;NASH, Sen Fiona;WATERS, Sen Larissa
Australian Greens [sheet 7233] WATERS, Sen Larissa
Australian Greens [sheet 7279] WATERS, Sen Larissa
Government [sheet BF235]

House of Representatives
Government [sheet AF234]
Non-Government KATTER, Bob, Jnr, MP
Non-Government BANDT, Adam, MP
Non-Government MACFARLANE, Ian E., MP

Schedules of amendments

Schedules of the amendments made by the Senate to which the House of Representatives has disagreed and the amendments made by the House of Representatives in place of the Senate amendments disagreed to
Schedule of the amendments made by the Senate

Committee Information

No documents at present

Bills Digest

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (22/03/2012): Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee; Committee report (20/06/2012)

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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

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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