Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Cooperative Fisheries Arrangements and Other Matters) Bill 2005 [2006]

Type: Government
Portfolio: Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation
Originating house: Senate
Status: Act
Parliament no: 41
Summary: Amends the
Fisheries Administration Act 1991
and
Fisheries Management Act 1991
to: clarify the meaning of certain Commonwealth fisheries management objectives; provide an express power for Commonwealth, State and Territory governments to amend or vary Offshore Constitutional Settlement fisheries arrangements; and facilitate cooperative fisheries management between Commonwealth, State and Territory governments by introducing regional fisheries arrangements.

Progress

Senate
07 Dec 2005	Introduced and read a first time
07 Dec 2005	Second reading moved
09 Feb 2006	Second reading agreed to
09 Feb 2006	Third reading agreed to

House of Representatives
13 Feb 2006	Introduced and read a first time
28 Feb 2006	Second reading moved
01 Mar 2006	Second reading agreed to
01 Mar 2006	Third reading agreed to

23 Mar 2006

Assent

Act no.: 8

Year: 2006

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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Committee Information

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Explanatory memoranda

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Supplementary explanatory memorandum: Accompanies and explains amendments proposed by the government to the bill.
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Proposed amendments

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Schedules of amendments

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