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  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    23 Jun 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
    ,
    Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Act 1999
    and
    Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999
    to allow (in addition to the current arrangements) for more than one industry organisation representing live-stock exporters to be determined as a marketing body and as a research body for the purpose of receiving revenue derived from compulsory levies and charges. Also makes technical corrections to the
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2003
    and
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2004
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control) Bill 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    02 Jun 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997
    and
    Export Control Act 1982
    to increase regulation of the live animal export trade, by providing for: formulation of an Australian Code for the Export of Live-stock; increased integration of export licence and permit systems; legislatively based accreditation of veterinarians for purposes of approved export programs; and new offences in relation to the veterinarians’ accreditation scheme. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Name Change) Bill 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    24 Mar 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends: 5 Acts to reflect the name change of the National Registration Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA); and the
    Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
    to protect the APVMA’s name and logo from inappropriate use. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    11 Feb 2004 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment (Rotterdam Convention) Bill 2004, the bill amends the
    Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992
    in relation to: the management of pesticides under consideration by the international community because of particular human health or environmental concerns; regulation-making powers including to enable the collection of prescribed information about prescribed chemicals; and offence and penalty provisions for failure to comply with national control mechanisms. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    12 Dec 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994
    ,
    Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992
    and
    Agricultural and Veterinary Chemical Products (Collection of Levy) Act 1994
    to streamline the operation of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code and introduce an approval regime for agricultural and veterinary chemicals categorised as low regulatory activity; and correct minor typographical errors. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2003

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    12 Dec 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Makes technical amendments to the
    Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Act 1980
    ,
    Export Control Act 1982
    ,
    National Residue Survey Administration Act 1992
    ,
    Quarantine Act 1908
    and
    Dairy Industry Legislation Amendment Act 2002
    . Also makes contingent amendments to the
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002
    and
    Quarantine Act 1908
    in the event that this proposed Act commences before the
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2002
    . 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Amendment Bill 2002

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    19 Sep 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996
    to enable monies received through Emergency Animal Disease Response levies and charges in the event of an emergency animal disease response to be appropriated out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund and paid to the Australian Animal Health Council to allow it to repay livestock industries’ liability to the Commonwealth in relation to the Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement; and provide a mechanism for any excess levies and charges to be appropriated for research and development activities for the promotion or maintenance of the health of animals. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2004

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    29 May 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Quarantine Act 1908
    to: extend the application of the Act to Christmas Island; improve arrangements for the payment of fees; broaden the range of persons who may be appointed as quarantine officers; and make clarifying amendments;
    Imported Food Control Act 1992
    to: insert an objective into the Act; provide for the use of agreements; and allow for the importation of food that does not meet applicable labelling standards, but create an offence if that food is sold by the importer without corrected labelling; and
    Pig Industry Act 2001
    and
    Wool Services Privatisation Act 2000
    to allow Australian Pork Limited and Australian Wool Innovation Limited to carry forward research and development expenditure eligible for Commonwealth matching contributions from one financial year to the next. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2001

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    27 Jun 2001 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Makes consequential amendments to 20 Acts to reflect the application of the
    Criminal Code Act 1995
    to existing offence provisions from 15 December 2001. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2001

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    03 Apr 2001 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    As a consequence of the High Court’s decision in R v Hughes, the bill amends the
    Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Act 1994
    to clarify the powers, functions and duties of Commonwealth officials and authorities within the National Registration Scheme for agricultural and veterinary chemicals, including the conferral of duties, functions and powers on the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and on inspectors and analysts. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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