A bill is a proposal for a law or a change to an existing law. A bill becomes law (an Act) when agreed to in identical form by both houses of Parliament and assented to by the Governor-General.
Bills introduced to Parliament are scrutinised to make sure they meet certain standards and to consider whether they should be referred to a committee for further investigation. This can include feedback from stakeholders and the general public, and a report recommending potential improvements to the bill.
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14 Jul 2014
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House of Representatives
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Environment
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Part of a package of 8 bills to remove the carbon pricing mechanism, the bill provides for a transitional exemption from the carbon charge component of the levy charged on synthetic greenhouse gases imported between 1 April and 30 June 2014 if certain conditions are met.
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14 Jul 2014
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment
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Part of a package of 8 bills to remove the carbon pricing mechanism, the bill amends the
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Act 1995
to remove the applicable charge rate from the levy charged on synthetic greenhouse gases and equipment imported after 1 July 2014.
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14 Jul 2014
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Environment
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Part of a package of 8 bills to remove the carbon pricing mechanism, the bill amends the
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Act 1995
to remove the applicable charge rate from the levy charged on synthetic greenhouse gases and equipment manufactured after 1 July 2014.
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29 May 2014
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry
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Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Regulatory Powers and Other Measures) Bill 2014, the bill amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
to: provide for the environment plan levy to be imposed on the submission of an environment plan by an applicant for a petroleum access authority, petroleum special prospecting authority, pipeline licence, greenhouse gas special authority or greenhouse gas search authority; and ensure that the annual titles administration levy is imposed for a year of the term of a title, even if the title does not remain in force for the full year.
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29 May 2014
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry
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Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2014, the bill amends the:
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Compliance Measures) Act 2013
to: ensure the commencement of certain pending amendments by updating the commencement provisions to refer to the proposed Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014
; and make consequential renumbering amendments; and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to: enable the making of regulations to provide for remissions and refunds of the titles administration levy in certain circumstances; and make minor policy and technical amendments.
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19 Mar 2014
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Prime Minister
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Amends: two Acts administered in the Agriculture portfolio to update and remove obsolete references; 10 Acts administered in the Communications portfolio in relation to: access arrangements, investigations, the Advanced Mobile Phone System, standard agreements, protected carrier information, protection schemes for residential customers, the Universal Service Regime, consultation requirements and variation of instruments, completed reviews, publication requirements, the National Relay Service, and notification and account keeping requirements; the
Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952
to make amendments consequential on a repeal; six Acts administered in the Environment portfolio in relation to: sea installations, licensing, reporting and administrative obligations of licensees, and water studies in the Murray-Darling Basin; two Acts administered in the Industry portfolio to make amendments consequential on repeals; the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000
in relation to reporting requirements; two Acts administered in the Social Services portfolio in relation to the certification of residential aged care services; and six Acts administered in the Treasury portfolio in relation to: the Education Expenses Tax Offset, the Sugar Industry Reform Program, the Financial Services Reform roll-over, and the Superannuation Safety Reform roll-over. Also repeals 43 Acts administered in nine portfolios.
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20 Nov 2013
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry
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Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Cash Bidding) Bill 2013, the bill amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
to enable the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator to collect an annual titles administration levy in relation to cash bid petroleum exploration permits.
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20 Nov 2013
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry
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Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2013, the bill amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to apply a cash bidding title allocation method for exploration permits in the offshore petroleum regulatory regime by: requiring a 10 per cent forfeitable deposit which is payable upon placement of a cash bid; enabling a reserve price to be set; requiring pre-qualification assessment of the eligibility of bidders; and specifying a non-discretionary tie-breaker mechanism.
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20 Mar 2013
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Resources and Energy
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
in relation to the offshore petroleum regulatory regime to: implement enforcement mechanisms including infringement notices, daily penalties for continuing offences and civil penalty provisions, injunctions and adverse publicity orders; enable National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority inspectors to issue environmental prohibition and improvement notices to require petroleum titleholders to remove significant threats to the environment and provide for publication of these notices; provide for an express polluter pays obligation and an associated third party cost recovery mechanism; clarify insurance requirements to ensure that maintenance of sufficient financial assurance is compulsory without a direction being given; and make technical amendments.
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28 Nov 2012
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Resources and Energy
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
in relation to the offshore petroleum regulatory regime to: enable National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) inspectors to conduct inspections to monitor compliance with and investigate suspected non-compliance with a warrant; enable NOPSEMA inspectors to enter certain offshore areas to monitor occupational health and safety (OHS) and petroleum environmental management laws without a warrant; introduce a civil penalty regime; increase criminal penalties for certain OHS and environmental offences; enable regulatory entities to share certain regulatory information in certain circumstances; and remove the responsible Tasmanian Minister from the Joint Authority for the offshore area of Tasmania.
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