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TOTAL RESULTS: 36
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- Date
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14 Feb 2007
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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18 Jun 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Portfolio
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Resources, Energy and Tourism
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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15 Aug 2007
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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13 Feb 2008
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Resources and Energy
- Summary
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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.
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- Date
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19 Mar 2009
- 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
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Act 2003
to remove references to the pipeline safety management plan levy to enable the payment of safety case levies for pipelines.
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- Date
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29 Sep 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Resources and Energy
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Act 2003
to provide transitional arrangements until 31 December 2012 to enable safety levies relating to pipelines in designated coastal waters to be collected in certain states and the Northern Territory.
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- Date
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10 Feb 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Resources and Energy
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Act 2003
to provide transitional arrangements until 31 December 2012 to enable safety levies relating to pipelines in designated coastal waters to be collected in certain states and the Northern Territory.
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- Date
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25 May 2011
- 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
- Summary
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Part of a package of five bills in relation to the administration and regulation of petroleum and greenhouse gas storage operations in Commonwealth waters, the bill amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to replace the state and Northern Territory based Designated Authorities with the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (which will replace the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority and have extended functions) and the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (located within the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism) to administer and regulate petroleum and greenhouse gas storage operations in Commonwealth waters in the Australian offshore area. Also repeals the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Annual Fees) Act 2006
and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Registration Fees) Act 2006
and makes amendments consequential on these repeals.
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- Date
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21 Sep 2011
- 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
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to enable the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority to issue a direction to require a petroleum titleholder to remediate the effects of a significant offshore petroleum incident within a title area that has caused, or may cause, an escape of petroleum.
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- Date
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29 Sep 2010
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Resources and Energy
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
in relation to: functions of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority; multiple titleholders of petroleum titles; strict liability offences; occupational health and safety duties of titleholders; and transitional and technical amendments.
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