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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
As passed by both Houses
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Amendment Bill 2012
No. , 2012
A Bill for an Act to amend the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 , and for other purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 4
Schedule 1—Implementation of Measure 4 (2004) 5
Part 1—Safety approvals 5
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 5
Part 2—Other amendments 13
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 13
Part 3—Application provisions 16
Schedule 2—Implementation of Annex VI to the Madrid Protocol 17
Part 1—Environmental protection approvals 17
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 17
Part 2—Environmental emergencies etc. 39
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 39
Part 3—Amendment relating to safety approvals 55
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 55
Part 4—Application and savings provisions 56
Schedule 3—Implementation of Measure 15 (2009) 58
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 58
Schedule 4—Amendments commencing on the day after Royal Assent 64
Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 64
A Bill for an Act to amend the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Act 1980 , and for other purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Amendment Act 2012 .
(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.
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1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table |
The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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2. Schedule 1, Part 1 |
The earlier of: (a) a single day to be fixed by Proclamation; and (b) the day Measure 4 (2004), adopted by the XXVIIth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting at Cape Town on 4 June 2004, comes into force for Australia. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Measure comes into force for Australia. |
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The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 9; and (b) immediately after Measure 4 (2004), adopted by the XXVIIth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting at Cape Town on 4 June 2004, comes into force for Australia. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Measure comes into force for Australia. |
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4. Schedule 2, Part 1 |
The earlier of: (a) a single day to be fixed by Proclamation; and (b) the day Annex VI to the Madrid Protocol, attached to Measure 1 (2005) adopted by the XXVIIIth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting at Stockholm on 17 June 2005, comes into force for Australia. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Annex comes into force for Australia. |
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5. Schedule 2, Part 2 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 9; and (b) immediately after Annex VI to the Madrid Protocol, attached to Measure 1 (2005) adopted by the XXVIIIth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting at Stockholm on 17 June 2005, comes into force for Australia. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Annex comes into force for Australia. |
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6. Schedule 2, Part 3 |
The later of: (a) immediately after the commencement of the provision(s) covered by table item 3; and (b) the start of the day Annex VI to the Madrid Protocol, attached to Measure 1 (2005) adopted by the XXVIIIth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting at Stockholm on 17 June 2005, comes into force for Australia. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all unless both of the events mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) occur. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Annex comes into force for Australia. |
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7. Schedule 2, Part 4 |
At the same time as the provision(s) covered by table item 5. |
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8. Schedule 3 |
The later of: (a) the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent; and (b) the day Measure 15 (2009), adopted by the XXXIInd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting at Baltimore on 17 April 2009, comes into force for Australia. However, the provision(s) do not commence at all if the event mentioned in paragraph (b) does not occur. The Minister must announce by notice in the Gazette the day the Measure comes into force for Australia. |
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9. Schedule 4 |
The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent. |
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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.