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14 Nov 2017
- Chamber
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Senate
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BERNARDI, Sen Cory
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Amends the
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998
and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
to remove prohibitions on the construction or operation of certain nuclear installations.
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18 Feb 2019
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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MCGOWAN, Cathy, MP
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- Date
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05 Dec 2018
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Industry, Innovation and Science
- Summary
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Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Regulations References) Bill 2018, the bill amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
to remove references to specific titles of regulations, and instead enable references to the titles or provisions of regulations to be prescribed by regulations under the Act.
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28 Mar 2018
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Industry, Innovation and Science
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Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018, the bill amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003
to: enable the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) to recover the costs of its oversight of well operations under greenhouse gas titles by imposing a well investigation levy, an annual well levy and a well activity levy in relation to greenhouse gas wells; impose the well activity levy on submission of a five-yearly revision of a well operations management plan and remove the levy imposed on applications for approval to commence well activities; clarify that it is a compliance investigation under the Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014
in relation to which a safety investigation levy or well investigation levy may be imposed; and remove certain spent provisions.
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28 Mar 2018
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Industry, Innovation and Science
- Summary
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Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2018, the bill amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to: transfer regulatory responsibility for offshore greenhouse gas wells and environmental management from the minister to the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA); strengthen and clarify the powers of NOPSEMA inspectors to monitor and enforce compliance by regulated entities with their obligations under the Act and associated regulations; ensure valid designation of certain areas as ‘frontier areas’ for the purposes of the Designated Frontier Area tax incentive; and make minor policy and technical amendments in relation to the operation of the Act.
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05 Dec 2018
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
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Before House of Representatives
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Portfolio
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Industry, Innovation and Science
- Summary
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Introduced with the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Regulations References) Bill 2018, the bill amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to remove references to specific titles of regulations, and instead enable references to the titles or provisions of regulations to be prescribed by regulations under the Act.
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- Date
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14 Aug 2018
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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Sponsor
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GEORGIOU, Sen Peter
- Summary
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Amends the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to impose certain reporting obligations on holders of petroleum retention leases and petroleum production licences and the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator.
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12 Sep 2017
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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ROBERTS, Sen Malcolm
- Summary
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Amends the
Parliamentary Business Resources Act 2017
to enable Senators and Members to opt-out of receiving any or all of their parliamentary entitlements.
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13 Aug 2015
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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XENOPHON, Sen Nick
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Amends the:
Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990
to: require an explanatory statement to be provided with certain types of travel entitlement claims by members, parliamentary office-holders and ministers; and provide for penalties if claims are made in excess of entitlement; and Ombudsman Act 1976
to expand the powers of the Commonwealth Ombudsman to include the scrutiny of parliamentary entitlements claims.
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10 Aug 2015
- Chamber
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Senate
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Before Senate
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WONG, Sen Penny
- Summary
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Amends the:
Intelligence Services Act 2001
to change the membership, powers and functions of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS); and Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010
and Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1986
in relation to the provision of certain reports to the PJCIS.
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