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• 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

• Northern Territory National Emergency Response Amendment (Alcohol) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Sep 2007 

  Chamber

  Senate 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007

  to: replace the 1,350ml trigger for seeking and recording details in relation to takeaway alcohol sales; clarifies the storage of records of takeaway purchases; provides certain exceptions to the alcohol offences in relation to tourism operations in parks and other certain areas; provide for the alcohol measures not to apply to certain areas when local alcohol management measures are implemented; and to clarify the operation of certain Northern Territory law. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  28 Mar 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Liquid Fuel Emergency Act 1984

  to: improve the Australian Government’s national liquid fuel emergency response arrangements; include the Australian Capital Territory as a legal entity within the terms of the Act; and update penalty provisions. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the

  Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2007

  , the bill makes consequential amendments to the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  ,

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to put in place a framework necessary for Australia to meet its obligations under the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste when the

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

  comes into force. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tourism Australia Amendment Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Following government endorsement of the recommendations of the Review of the Corporate Governance of Statutory Authorities and Office Holders (the Uhrig Review), the bill amends the

  Tourism Australia Act 2004

  to: remove the position of government member from the Board; broaden ministerial power to terminate appointment of Board members; replace ministerial approval of the corporate plan and operational plan with endorsement and provide that the plans do not come into force until endorsed; and reduce the threshold for ministerial approval of contracts from $5 million to $3 million. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• ACIS Administration Amendment (Unearned Credit Liability) Bill 2007

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  07 Feb 2007 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Amends the

  ACIS Administration Act 1999

  to confirm the circumstances under which the Commonwealth can issue an unearned credit liability to include circumstances where the registered ACIS participant has received duty credits to which it is not entitled. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum