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  • Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Amendment Bill 2006

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991
    to provide improved occupational health and safety protection for Commonwealth employees, particularly in relation to an employer’s duty of care and workplace arrangements provisions. Also amends the
    Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001
    to repeal certain redundant references. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Bill 2006

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites and replaces the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill replaces the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994
    by providing for annual fees to be payable in relation to petroleum exploration permits, retention leases and production, infrastructure and pipeline licences; and makes transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Bill 2006

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill replaces the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Registration Fees) Act 1967
    by imposing fees to be payable in relation to the approval and registration of transfers and dealings in titles under the proposed
    Offshore Petroleum Act 2005
    ; and makes transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill repeals the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    ,
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Fees Act 1994
    ,
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Registration Fees) Act 1967
    and
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Act 1967
    ; makes consequential amendments to 30 other Acts; and provides that the penalty in section 96 of the repealed
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    is taken to have never been enacted. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Bill 2006

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill replaces the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Act 1967
    by imposing a royalty to be payable in respect of petroleum produced in the North West Shelf project area under the proposed
    Offshore Petroleum Act 2005
    ; and makes transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2006

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Consequential on the package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill amends the
    Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003
    to: omit references to the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    and replace them with references to the proposed
    Offshore Petroleum Act 2005
    ; ensure that future amendments or name changes to other Acts or regulations will not have any effect on key definitions in the Act; and make transitional arrangements. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum Bill 2006

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    Date
    23 Jun 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites and replaces the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources the bill replaces the Petroleum
    (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    and provides for: the grant of exploration permits, retention leases, production licences, infrastructure licences, pipeline licences, special prospecting authorities and access authorities; and occupational health and safety provisions, including the operation of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority for their administration. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2006

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    Date
    07 Dec 2005 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Employment and Workplace Relations 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991
    to: extend the Act to all corporations and Commonwealth authorities licensed under the
    Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
    ; exclude the operation of certain State and Territory laws; and amend the long and short titles of the Act to reflect its extended coverage beyond Commonwealth workplaces; and
    Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
    to: enable Comcare to charge all Commonwealth authorities a regulatory contribution towards the costs of administering the
    Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991
    ; and validate certain contributions already made for the 2002-03 financial year; and
    Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
    and
    Social Security Act 1991
    to make consequential amendments to reflect the title change of the
    Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991
    to the
    Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

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    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

  • Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2007

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    Date
    15 Aug 2007 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    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

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