Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends the: Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980 to: reduce the record keeping requirements of persons, or their agents, who supply or receive wine goods that are packaged for sale to a consumer; and provide that a vintage year occurs between 1 September and 31 August; Fisheries Management Act 1991 to: make compliance with a direction to close a fishery a condition on all types of statutory fishing concessions; and make technical amendments; Fisheries Administration Act 1991 to enable co-management arrangements to be implemented; Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Act 1991 to enable the secretary to remit all or part of a penalty imposed for the late payment of a levy or charge; and Farm Household Support Act 1992 to remove specific references to departments and secretaries. Also: makes technical amendments to the Export Control Act 1982, Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act 1989 and Quarantine Act 1908; and repeals the States Grants (War Service Land Settlement) Act 1952.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	21 Mar 2012
Second reading moved	21 Mar 2012
Referred to Federation Chamber	09 May 2012
Second reading debate	10 May 2012
Second reading agreed to	10 May 2012
Reported from Federation Chamber	10 May 2012
Third reading agreed to	10 May 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	18 Jun 2012
Second reading moved	18 Jun 2012
Second reading debate	13 Mar 2013
Second reading agreed to	13 Mar 2013
Third reading agreed to	13 Mar 2013


Text of bill as passed both Houses	13 Mar 2013
Assent Act no.: 17 Year: 2013	27 Mar 2013

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

As passed by both Houses

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Notes

Referred to Committee (22/03/2012): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (18/06/2012)
An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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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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