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TOTAL RESULTS: 36
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25 May 2011
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House of Representatives
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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 Minerals Act 1994
and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to provide that any security interests acquired in petroleum, greenhouse gas and offshore minerals titles are not personal property securities for the purposes of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009
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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 (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
to impose cost recovery levies (an annual titles administration levy and an environment plan levy) on the registered holders of offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas storage titles.
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24 Feb 2011
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Act
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Resources and Energy
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to: impose cost recovery levies (an annual well levy, a well activity levy and a well investigation levy) on the holders of offshore petroleum titles in respect of well and well-related activities; and amend the long and short titles of the Act.
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24 Feb 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: make amendments consequential on the enactment of the proposed Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies Legislation Amendment (2011 Measures No. 1) Act 2011
; provide that the levies become due and payable at a specified date; impose a late penalty payment; and provide that the levies and late payment penalties are payable to, and recoverable by, the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority.
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19 Mar 2009
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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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: granting certain access authorities; declaring locations from the Designated Authority to Joint Authority; granting scientific investigation consents; the notification of discovery of petroleum in production license areas; datum provisions and the relabelling of title areas and blocks; duty of care offences; consent to operate a pipeline; requirements for data management plans; titleholder responsibilities in relation to drilling safety; and the registration and transfers of, and dealings in, petroleum titles; Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1997
to add the Western Australian mirror legislation to the Act; and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
, Archives Act 1983
, Freedom of Information Act 1982
and Privacy Act 1988
in relation to Commissions of inquiry into significant offshore incidents. Also makes minor technical corrections to five other Acts.
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29 Sep 2010
- 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
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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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 Act 2006
in relation to: registration fees; 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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21 Sep 2011
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House of Representatives
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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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25 May 2011
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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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29 Sep 2010
- 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 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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