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• Offshore Petroleum (Royalty) Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill replaces the

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Royalty) Act 1967

  by imposing a royalty to be payable in respect of petroleum produced in the North West Shelf project area under the proposed

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2005

  ; and makes transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Consequential on the package of 5 bills which rewrites the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources, the bill amends the

  Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003

  to: omit references to the

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

  and replace them with references to the proposed

  Offshore Petroleum Act 2005

  ; ensure that future amendments or name changes to other Acts or regulations will not have any effect on key definitions in the Act; and make transitional arrangements. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Offshore Petroleum Bill 2006

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  23 Jun 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Part of a package of 5 bills which rewrites and replaces the legislation currently providing for the administration of Australia’s offshore petroleum resources the bill replaces the Petroleum

  (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

  and provides for: the grant of exploration permits, retention leases, production licences, infrastructure licences, pipeline licences, special prospecting authorities and access authorities; and occupational health and safety provisions, including the operation of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority for their administration. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Amendment (Post-2005 Scheme) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Nov 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Post-2005 Arrangements) Bill 2004 to extend the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Strategic Investment Program for another 10 years, the bill amends the

  Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program Act 1999

  to extend the program, through the establishment of: the TCF Post-2005 Strategic Investment Program (SIP) Scheme to provide grants for eligible capital expenditure; and the TCF Small Business Fund focusing on grants to develop the business enterprise culture of small TCF entities unable to benefit from the TCF post-2005 (SIP) Scheme. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Australian Energy Market Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  17 Jun 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Energy Market) Bill 2004 and in accordance with the intergovernmental Australian Energy Market Agreement, the bill applies the National Electricity Law, the National Electricity Code and other Rules and regulations, as Commonwealth law in offshore areas, to complement their application by the States and the Australian Capital Territory. Also allows regulations to prescribe further State and Territory energy laws to be applied in the offshore areas. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tourism Australia (Repeal and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Tourism 

  Summary

  Further to the Tourism Australia Bill 2004, the bill: repeals the

  Australian Tourist Commission Act 1987

  ; and puts in place transitional arrangements to facilitate the merger of the operations and employees of the Australian Tourist Commission, the Bureau of Tourism Research and the Tourism Forecasting Council into Tourism Australia. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Tourism Australia Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  01 Apr 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Small Business and Tourism 

  Summary

  Establishes Tourism Australia, which will amalgamate the functions of the Australian Tourist Commission, See Australia, the Tourism Forecasting Council and the Bureau of Tourism Research, plus a new unit, Tourism Events Australia. Tourism Australia will be responsible for international and domestic tourism marketing and research. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Bill 2004, the bill gives effect to Australia’s obligations under the Greater Sunrise unitisation agreement between Australia and East Timor by providing for the duty free entry of goods, as prescribed by by-law, for use in petroleum related activities in the Eastern Greater Sunrise area. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  10 Mar 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Industry, Tourism and Resources 

  Summary

  Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Bill 2004, the bill amends the

  Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

  ,

  Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act 1987

  and

  Radiocommunications Act 1992

  to provide the administrative framework necessary for Australia to meets its obligations under the Greater Sunrise unitisation agreement between Australia and East Timor. Also contains a regulation-making power. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2004

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Feb 2004 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Environment and Heritage 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975

  to restructure the method of payment and collection of the Environmental Management Charge levied on standard tourism operations to clarify that goods and services tax is not payable; and consequentially extend the powers of inspectors to search aircraft and vessels and the powers of magistrates to issue search warrants. Also contains an application provision. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum