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• National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  24 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  The bill: enables a site to be nominated as the location to establish a facility to manage radioactive waste arising from medical, industrial and research uses of radioactive material; repeals the

  Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Act 2005

  ; and makes a consequential amendment to the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  04 Feb 2010 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Home Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends: the

  Crimes Act 1914

  and

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to: child sex tourism offences; and overseas child pornography and child abuse material offences; the

  Criminal Code Act 1995

  in relation to child sex offences involving using postal or similar services, or carriage services; the

  Crimes Act 1914

  to provide for a scheme for the forfeiture of child pornography and child abuse material and items containing such material; and four Acts to make consequential amendments. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Bill 2010

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Nov 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Establishes the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Board (ACRE) and the position of the Chief Executive Officer of ACRE to advise on the development of funding and promotion strategies for renewable energy development, commercialisation and use. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Energy Market Amendment (AEMO and Other Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000

  and

  Trade Practices Act 1974

  to replace reference to the National Energy Market Management Company Limited with the Australian Energy Market Operator Limited, to reflect the commencement of a single national energy market operator for both the electricity and gas sectors from 1 July 2009. Also amends the

  Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977

  and

  Australian Energy Market Act 2004

  to amend references to Western Australian gas legislation to reflect the delayed commencement of the National Gas Access Law in that state. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Datum) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 Aug 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  to correct a technical error resulting from the

  Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2008

  in relation to geodetic data references. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Act 2006

  to: require the registered holder of titles to pay an annual fee for the term of the title; and amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Annual Fees) Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Act 2006

  to: impose fees for the registration of the transfer of a title or of an approval of a dealing in a title; and amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Registration Fees) Act 2006

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003

  to: impose a safety investigation levy, safety case levy and pipeline safety management plan levy in relation to greenhouse gas facilities and pipelines in Commonwealth offshore waters; and amend the long title of the Act and rename it as the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Act 2003

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Jun 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Resources, Energy and Tourism 

  Summary

  Part of a package of four bills, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  to enable the transportation by pipeline and injection and storage of greenhouse gas substances in Commonwealth offshore waters by: providing for the release of offshore acreage over which greenhouse gas titles may be obtained, establishing a system of titles to authorise title-holders to engage in greenhouse gas related operations and conferring on the minister regulatory powers in relation to those titles and activities, and adapting existing petroleum provisions relating to administrative, regulatory and process matters to greenhouse gas titles and operations. Also amends the existing regime of petroleum titles to accommodate the new kinds of activity being authorised by the Act; amends the long title of the Act and renames it as the

  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

  ; and makes consequential amendments to 27 other Acts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  20 Mar 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Foreign Affairs and Trade 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Australian Trade Commission Act 1985

  and

  Export Market Development Grants Act 1997

  to: increase the maximum grant to $200,000; add two claimable expense categories to the range of eligible expenses; expand the range of bodies able to access the scheme; lift the maximum turnover limit to $50 million; reduce the minimum threshold of expenditure to a $10,000 minimum; extend the limit on the number of annual grants to eight; remove the distinction between internal and external services to provide that all non-tourism services are eligible products; and introduce a performance measure for applicants claiming their third and subsequent grants. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum