Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011

Type: Private
Sponsor: XENOPHON, Sen Nick;BROWN, Sen Bob
Originating house: Senate
Status: Before Senate
Parliament no: 43
Summary: Amends the
Qantas Sale Act 1992
to: require that Qantas’ principal operation centre is located in Australia; require that the majority of heavy maintenance of aircraft, flight operations and Qantas training is conducted in Australia; provide that the Qantas Board of Directors consist of at least one director with professional flight operations experience and one director with aircraft engineering experience; and provide that the minister or certain shareholder members may restrain Qantas from engaging in certain particular conduct.

Progress

Senate
25 Aug 2011	Introduced and read a first time
25 Aug 2011	Second reading moved
10 May 2012	Second reading debate

Documents and transcripts

Text of bill

First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum
Supplementary explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

Senate
Independent [sheet 7186] XENOPHON, Sen Nick

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Committee Information

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Bills Digest

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Notes

Referred to Committee (15/09/2011): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee; Committee report (22/03/2012)

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Text of bill

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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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