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  • Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2003

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    Date
    05 Mar 2003 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of three bills, the bill makes consequential amendments to 12 Acts, retrospectively, to give effect to certain Articles of the Timor Sea Treaty in relation to criminal jurisdiction, customs, employment regulation, migration, quarantine, income tax and fringe benefits tax. Also repeals the
    Petroleum (Timor Gap Zone of Cooperation) Act 1990
    and contains application, saving and transitional provisions. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Bill 2003

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    Date
    05 Mar 2003 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Part of a package of three bills, the bill gives retrospective effect to the Timor Sea Treaty between Australia and East Timor, which provides a framework for the exploration, development and exploitation of the petroleum resources in the Joint Petroleum Development Area created by the Treaty. Also contains application and transitional provisions and a regulation-making power. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Amendment Bill 2002

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    Date
    15 May 2002 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Industry, Tourism and Resources 
    Summary
    Implements recommendations from a national review of legislation governing exploration and development of offshore petroleum resources and its compliance with competition policy principles by amending the
    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
    to: impose a limit on renewals of exploration permits; and reduce compliance costs for the petroleum industry by reducing the number of reviews required, of the commerciality of a discovery held under a retention lease. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Amendment (Norfolk Island) Bill 2015

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    Date
    26 Mar 2015 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure 
    Summary
    Part of a package of eight bills to reform the legal and governance framework for Norfolk Island, the bill amends the
    Private Health Insurance (Risk Equalisation Levy) Act 2003
    to extend the risk equalisation levy on private health insurers to Norfolk Island. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Polar Code) Bill 2017

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    Date
    16 Feb 2017 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure and Regional Development 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
    to implement amendments to Annexes I, II, IV and V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships to restrict the discharge of oil, noxious liquid substances, sewage and garbage from certain ships operating in polar waters. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

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    Date
    28 Feb 2018 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure and Transport 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
    to implement amendments to Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships by: requiring the master of a ship to have a written declaration made by the shipper in relation to the nature of the cargoes on board prior to discharging the residue of those cargoes; and updating certain references; and
    Protection of the Sea (Shipping Levy Collection) Act 1981
    to remove the need for regulations to prescribe the manner in which a protection of the sea levy notice may be served in particular circumstances. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oils in the Antarctic Area) Bill 2011

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    Date
    25 Aug 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure and Transport 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
    to implement amendments to Annex I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships to ban the use or carriage of heavy grade oils on ships travelling in the Antarctic Area except when vessels are engaged in securing the safety of ships or saving life at sea. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oil Transfers) Bill 2011

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    Date
    25 May 2011 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure and Transport 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
    to implement amendments to Annex I to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships to prevent marine pollution during ship-to-ship oil transfer operations between certain oil tankers. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

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    Date
    30 Sep 2010 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure and Transport 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
    to implement the revised Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships to provide for the stepped reduction in the sulphur level in fuel oil used in ships; and
    Protection of the Sea (Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage) Act 2008
    to create responder immunity to protect persons and organisations from liability who act reasonably and in good faith when providing assistance following a spill of fuel oil. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Air Pollution) Bill 2019

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    Date
    18 Sep 2019 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Infrastructure, Transport, Cities and Regional Development 
    Summary
    Implements Australia’s obligations in relation to sulphur emissions from ships under Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships by amending the
    Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983
    to: enable ships to use non-compliant fuel from 1 January 2020 if they are fitted with a scrubber or other equivalent compliance methods to reduce sulphur from their emissions to below the prescribed limit; prohibit the carriage of high sulphur fuel for propulsion purposes on board a ship from 1 March 2020 (carriage ban); exempt naval and foreign government vessels from the application of the Act; and clarify obligations of fuel oil suppliers to verify fuel quality. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

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