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  • Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling Laws) Bill 2009

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    20 Aug 2009 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    XENOPHON, Sen Nick
    BROWN, Sen Bob
    JOYCE, Sen Barnaby 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991
    to require Food Standards Australia New Zealand to develop and approve food product labelling standards to be used by food producers, manufacturers and distributors. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Food Safety (Trans Fats) Bill 2009

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    Date
    16 Mar 2009 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    SIEWERT, Sen Rachel 
    Summary
    The bill: prohibits the manufacture, distribution, offering for sale, selling or otherwise trading in food containing synthetic trans fatty acids; and retains the right of state and territory governments to develop their own complementary or alternative regulatory regime. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Food Safety (Trans Fats) Bill 2007

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    Date
    26 Mar 2007 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    NETTLE, Kerry 
    Summary
    Prohibits the manufacturing, distribution, offering for sale, selling or otherwise trading in food containing synthetic trans fatty acids. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Food Labelling Bill 1998

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    Date
    24 Mar 1998 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
     

    Bill

  • Food Importation (Bovine Meat - Standards) Bill 2010

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    Date
    31 May 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    COBB, John, MP 
    Summary
    The bill requires: that bovine meat and meat products must meet certain assessment processes before being imported into Australia; and the minister to determine a country of origin labelling standard for those products. 

    Bill

  • Food Importation (Bovine Meat Standards) Bill 2010

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    Date
    09 Mar 2010 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    COLBECK, Sen Richard
    JOYCE, Sen Barnaby 
    Summary
    The bill requires: that bovine meat and meat products must meet certain assessment processes before being imported into Australia; and the minister to determine a country of origin labelling standard for those products. 

    Bill

  • Flags Amendment (Eureka Flag) Bill 2004

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    Date
    23 Mar 2004 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    MARSHALL, Sen Gavin 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Flags Act 1953
    to recognise the Eureka Flag as an official flag of Australia. 

    Bill

  • Flags (Protection of Australian Flags) Amendment Bill 2008

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    Date
    03 Sep 2008 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Sponsor
    BARNETT, Sen Guy 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Flags Act 1953
    to protect the Australian National Flag and proclaimed flags from unlawful desecration or destruction by inserting offence and penalty provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Fisheries Levy Amendment Bill 2007

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    Date
    23 May 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2007, the bill amends the
    Fisheries Levy Act 1984
    to ensure levies can be collected in Torres Strait fisheries in accordance with new management and licensing arrangements provided for in the proposed
    Fisheries Legislation Amendment Act 2007
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

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    Date
    25 Nov 2009 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Fisheries Management Act 1991
    to: enable the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to undertake certain administrative and licensing functions by an eLicensing system (GOFish); and provide that fisheries officers engaged in investigating suspected illegal fishing can be issued with, and carry, prescribed defensive equipment in the course of their duties; and
    Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984
    to clarify which individuals who receive fish directly from Torres Strait commercial fishers require a fish receiver licence. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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