Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

Type: Government
Portfolio: Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Not Proceeding
Parliament no: 42

Summary

Part of a package of three bills to establish a horse disease response levy, the bill amends the Australian Animal Health Council (Live-stock Industries) Funding Act 1996 to enable horse disease response levies to be appropriated to the Australian Animal Health Council to repay amounts paid by the Commonwealth due to an outbreak of an emergency horse disease. Any excess levies are to be used for research and development activities or the promotion or maintenance of horse health.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	21 Feb 2008
Second reading moved	21 Feb 2008
Second reading debate	01 Sep 2008
Second reading debate	02 Sep 2008
Second reading agreed to	03 Sep 2008
Third reading agreed to	03 Sep 2008

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	03 Sep 2008
Second reading moved	03 Sep 2008
Second reading debate	04 Feb 2009
Second reading agreed to	04 Feb 2009
Committee of the Whole debate	04 Feb 2009
Third reading negatived	04 Feb 2009

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First reading

Explanatory memoranda

Explanatory memorandum

Transcript of speeches

Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

No documents at present

Bills digest

Bills Digest

Notes

Referred to Committee (04/09/2008): Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
Committee report (13/11/2008)

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