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  • Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    14 Nov 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture 
    Summary
    Part of a package of three bills to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority, the bill: amends the:
    Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980
    to: implement the merger of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) and the Wine Australia Corporation to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority; and rename the Act; and
    Freedom of Information Act 1982
    to make a consequential amendment; transfers the operations, assets, liabilities and staffing conditions of the GWRDC and the Wine Australia Corporation to the authority; and repeals the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1991. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Grape and Wine Legislation Amendment (Australian Grape and Wine Authority) Bill 2013

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    24 Jun 2013 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Not Proceeding 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 
    Summary
    Part of a package of three bills to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority, the bill: amends the:
    Wine Australia Corporation Act 1980
    to: implement the merger of the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) and the Wine Australia Corporation to create the Australian Grape and Wine Authority; and rename the Act; and
    Freedom of Information Act 1982
    to make a consequential amendment; transfers the operations, assets, liabilities and staffing conditions of the GWRDC and the Wine Australia Corporation to the authority; and repeals the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation Regulations 1991. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    14 May 2020 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Agriculture, Water and the Environment 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
    to waive the requirement for permission holders to remit the environmental management charge to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority for the period 1 January to 31 March 2020. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Amendment (Administrative Changes) Bill 2023

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    15 Jun 2023 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change and Energy 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012
    in relation to: registration requirements for customised greenhouse and energy minimum standards (GEMS) products; deemed compliance; exemptions from requirements of GEMS determinations; specifying product classes in GEMS determinations; requirements in GEMS determinations which have labelling requirements but do not set minimum standards for energy use; certain arrangements and references to the GEMS Regulator; grandfathering of compliant products; powers of the GEMS Regulator to extend the time to pay application fees; and clarification that one of the objects of the Act is to facilitate the operation of the Intergovernmental Agreement for the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Legislative Scheme. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2012

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    30 May 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012, the bill imposes registration fees on businesses registering regulated products as required by the Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (E3 Program). 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    30 May 2012 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Climate Change and Energy Efficiency 
    Summary
    Introduced with the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2012, the bill establishes a national framework for regulating the energy efficiency of products supplied or used within Australia by: creating a national regulator (the GEMS regulator) to oversee the Equipment Energy Efficiency Program (the E3 Program); providing for administrative, investigative and enforcement powers for the GEMS regulator; expanding the E3 Program to include products other than electrical products; setting mandatory minimum efficiency requirements for products; setting nationally-consistent labelling requirements; and requiring a review of the operation of the Act after five years. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Bill 2007

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    28 Mar 2007 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Education, Science and Training 
    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
    Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972
    ,
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act 1987
    and
    Science and Industry Research Act 1949
    to implement changes to the governance arrangements of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Authority Governance and Other Matters) Bill 2017

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    06 Dec 2017 
    Chamber
    Senate 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment and Energy 
    Summary
    Amends the:
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
    to: replace the existing full-time Chairperson of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority position with a part-time Chairperson and full-time Chief Executive Officer; establish an additional part-time member position; specify the skills required for the appointment of members; limit the number of consecutive terms able to be served by an individual member; provide for termination of members by the Governor-General for underperformance; require that any other paid work undertaken by a part-time member does not conflict with the proper performance of their duties as a member of the authority; and make a minor technical amendment; and
    Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
    to make consequential amendments. 

    Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017

    Track (What's this?)

    Date
    15 Jun 2017 
    Chamber
    House of Representatives 
    Status
    Act 
    Portfolio
    Environment and Energy 
    Summary
    Amends the
    Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975
    to rectify an unintended consequence of the sunsetting regime established under the
    Legislation Act 2003
    by providing that plans of management are not revoked when regulations giving effect to the enforcement provisions of the plan are repealed. 

    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

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