Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2012 [Provisions]

Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2012 [Provisions]

19 June 2012

© Commonwealth of Australia 2012
ISBN 978-1-74229-651-7

View the report as a single document - (PDF 577KB)

Correction to Dissenting Report by Coalition Senators - (PDF 35KB)


View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE (PDF 22KB)
 
RECOMMENDATION (PDF 3KB)
 
Chapter 1 - Introduction (PDF 21KB)

Referral of inquiry
Purpose of the Bill
Conduct of the inquiry
Acknowledgement
References

Chapter 2 - Background and overview of the Bill (PDF 25KB)

Key provisions of the Bill
Background
Reasons for proposed changes

Chapter 3 - Key issues (PDF 34KB)

Purpose of the passenger movement charge
Using the PMC to increase funding for passenger processing
Impact on the Australian tourism industry
Funding to Tourism Australia
Committee view

DISSENTING REPORT BY COALITION SENATORS (PDF 105KB)

Introduction
International experience of the PMC
Recent developments in international PMCs
Summary of the international experience
Australian experience of the PMC
History of the PMC
Cost recovery of customs, immigration and quarantine
Cost recovery of marketing
Exotic disease and invasive pest screening
Concerns over research
Concerns over CPI indexation of the PMC

APPENDIX 1 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED (PDF 5KB)
 
APPENDIX 2 - WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE (PDF 4KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3560
Fax: +61 2 6277 5794
Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au