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• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  19 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  in relation to: granting certain access authorities; declaring locations from the Designated Authority to Joint Authority; granting scientific investigation consents; the notification of discovery of petroleum in production license areas; datum provisions and the relabelling of title areas and blocks; duty of care offences; consent to operate a pipeline; requirements for data management plans; titleholder responsibilities in relation to drilling safety; and the registration and transfers of, and dealings in, petroleum titles;

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1997

  to add the Western Australian mirror legislation to the Act; and

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  ,

  Archives Act 1983

  ,

  Freedom of Information Act 1982

  and

  Privacy Act 1988

  in relation to Commissions of inquiry into significant offshore incidents. Also makes minor technical corrections to five other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Datum) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  to correct a technical error resulting from the

  Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2008

  in relation to geodetic data references. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Act 2006

  to: require the registered holder of titles to pay an annual fee for the term of the title; and amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Annual Fees) Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Act 2006

  to: impose fees for the registration of the transfer of a title or of an approval of a dealing in a title; and amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Registration Fees) Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003

  to: impose a safety investigation levy, safety case levy and pipeline safety management plan levy in relation to greenhouse gas facilities and pipelines in Commonwealth offshore waters; and amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  to enable the transportation by pipeline and injection and storage of greenhouse gas substances in Commonwealth offshore waters by: providing for the release of offshore acreage over which greenhouse gas titles may be obtained, establishing a system of titles to authorise title-holders to engage in greenhouse gas related operations and conferring on the minister regulatory powers in relation to those titles and activities, and adapting existing petroleum provisions relating to administrative, regulatory and process matters to greenhouse gas titles and operations. Also amends the existing regime of petroleum titles to accommodate the new kinds of activity being authorised by the Act; amends the long title of the Act and renames it as the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  ; and makes consequential amendments to 27 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources and Energy 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  to: convert certain geodetic data references of area descriptions to Geocentric Datum of Australia (GOA94); remove certain ministerial emergency powers in part of Bass Strait; and make technical corrections. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the

  Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

  , the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  ,

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to put in place a framework necessary for Australia to meet its obligations under the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste when the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  comes into force. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment (Promoting Safer Workplaces) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  09 Mar 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  to exclude Commonwealth employers and employees from the application of the ACT industrial manslaughter laws and any other similar industrial manslaughter law enacted by a State or Territory in the future. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment (Promoting Safer Workplaces) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Employment and Workplace Relations 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991

  to exclude Commonwealth employers and employees from the application of the ACT industrial manslaughter laws and any other similar industrial manslaughter law enacted by a State or Territory in the future. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum