2010-2011-2012-2013

 

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

 

 

Australian Jobs Bill 2013

 

 

(Amendments to be moved by Mr Bandt)

( 1 )     Clause  8 , page 12 (lines 15 and 16) , omit subclause ( 2 ), substitute:

             (2)  For the purposes of this Act, major project threshold amount means:

                     (a)  for the period of 10 years starting on the day on which this section commences—$250 million; and

                     (b)  after the end of that period:

                              (i)  $250 million; or

                             (ii)  if the legislative rules specify another amount—that other amount.

[major project threshold amount]

( 2 )     Clause  8 , page 14 (after line 13) , at the end of the clause, add:

Project may be deemed to be major project in special and extraordinary circumstances

           (11)  The Minister may, by legislative instrument, declare that a specified project is a major project for the purposes of this Act if the Minister is satisfied that:

                     (a)  project expenditure as referred to in subsection (1) is or will be less than the major project threshold amount; and

                     (b)  there are special and extraordinary circumstances that make it appropriate to treat the project as a major project.

           (12)  The legislative instrument may specify that the declaration is subject to any conditions imposed by the Authority, including conditions that the Minister directs the Authority to impose.

Project proponent may request that project be treated as major project

           (13)  A project proponent may, in writing, request the Authority to treat the proponent’s project as a major project for the purposes of this Act, if the project proponent believes that:

                     (a)  project expenditure as referred to in subsection (1) is or will be less than the major project threshold amount; but

                     (b)  project expenditure is or will be at least $50 million.

           (14)  The Authority may:

                     (a)  reject the request; or

                     (b)  accept the request and declare, in writing, that the project is a major project for the purposes of this Act.

           (15)  The declaration may be subject to conditions imposed by the Authority and specified in the declaration.

[projects under the threshold may be treated as major projects]