Bills Digest No. 8 2003-04
Passenger Movement
Charge (Timor Sea Treaty)
Amendment Bill 2003
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CONTENTS
Passage History
Purpose
Background
Main Provisions
Concluding Comments
Endnotes
Contact Officer & Copyright Details
Passage History
Passenger Movement Charge
(Timor Sea Treaty) Amendment
Bill 2003
Date Introduced:
5 March 2003
House: Representatives
Portfolio: Industry, Tourism and
Resources
Commencement:
On the date of the signing
of the Timor Sea Treaty between Australia and East Timor (20
May 2002).
This Bill is
part of a package of Bills to give effect to the Timor Sea Treaty
between Australia and East Timor and to make consequential
amendments.
[This Bill was the subject of urgent passage
and passed both Houses on 6 March 2003. This Bills Digest has been
prepared after the debate.]
Background details can be found in Bills
Digest No. 6, 2003 04 for the Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Bill
2003.
Although retrospective in effect, the only
purpose of this Bill is to change references in the Passenger
Movement Charges Act 1978 from the Zone of Cooperation (the
now lapsed Timor Gap Treaty with Indonesia) to the new Joint
Petroleum Development Area (Timor Sea Treaty with East Timor).
A separate Bill is required for this purpose
because the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978 imposes a
tax.
Concluding comments can be found in Bills
Digest No. 6, 2003 04 for the Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Bill
2003.
Brendan Bailey
28 July
Bills Digest Service
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