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Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Act
Portfolio	Infrastructure and Transport

Summary

Amends the: Navigation Act 1912 to create offences for: negligently operating a vessel in Australia’s waters in a manner that causes pollution or damage to the marine environment; and failure to report an incident by a ship in a mandatory reporting area; Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act 1983 to increase and extend penalties for reckless or negligent discharge of oil or oil residues by ships; and proposed Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oils in the Antarctic Area) Act 2011 to repeal certain items.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	22/09/11
Second reading moved	22/09/11
Referred to Main Committee	11/10/11
Second reading debate	12/10/11
Second reading agreed to	12/10/11
Reported from Main Committee	12/10/11
Third reading agreed to	12/10/11

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	13/10/11
Second reading moved	13/10/11
Second reading debate	10/11/11
Second reading agreed to	10/11/11
Third reading agreed to	21/11/11

Text of bill as passed both Houses	21/11/11
Assent	04/12/11	Act no.: 167 - Year: 2011