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Title

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

Database

Bills & Legislation

Long Title

a Bill for an Act to amend the law in relation to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and for related purposes

Date

12-11-2008 12:11 AM

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

42

Bill Number

2008/128

Bill Type

Government

Portfolio

Environment, Heritage and the Arts

Reps Bill Code

M

Status

Act

System Id

legislation/bills/r3031_aspassed/0001


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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

2008

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

 

As passed by both Houses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

 

No.      , 2008

 

 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the law in relation to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and for related purposes

   

   

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1

3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Objects and application                                                                          3

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975                                                               3

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Environmental Management Charge—Excise) Act 1993             10

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Environmental Management Charge—General) Act 1993          11

Schedule 2—Matters relating to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority              12

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975                                                             12

Schedule 3—Proclaiming the Marine Park, zoning plans and plans of management      14

Part 1—Amendment of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999                 14

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999                  14

Part 2—Amendment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975   15

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975                                                             15

Part 3—Amendment of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003              29

Legislative Instruments Act 2003                                                                            29

Part 4—Transitional, application and saving provisions                             30

Schedule 4—Environmental impact assessments                                               32

Part 1—Amendment of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999                 32

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999                  32

Part 2—Amendment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975   43

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975                                                             43

Part 3—Transitional, application and saving provisions                             45

Schedule 5—Investigation and enforcement                                                        48

Part 1—Amendment of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999                 48

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999                  48

Part 2—Amendment of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975   62

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975                                                             62

Part 3—Transitional, application and saving provisions                           110

Schedule 6—Offences and civil penalties                                                              113

Part 1—Amendments                                                                                                 113

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975                                                           113

Part 2—Transitional, application and saving provisions                           147

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the law in relation to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1   Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 .

2   Commencement

             (1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table

The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

2.  Schedules 1, 2 and 3

The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.

 

3.  Schedules 4, 5 and 6

A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.

However, if any of the provision(s) do not commence within the period of 12 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the first day after the end of that period.

 

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

             (2)  Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3   Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.