Bill
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Regulatory Powers and Other Measures) Bill 2014
passed, as at 2014-07-17. Industry portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Industry
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-05-29
- second reading — 2014-05-29
- second reading — 2014-06-16
- second reading — 2014-06-17
- second reading — 2014-06-17
- third reading — 2014-06-17
- introduced — 2014-06-19
- second reading — 2014-06-19
- second reading — 2014-06-26
- second reading — 2014-06-26
- third reading — 2014-06-26
- passed — 2014-06-26
- royal assent — 2014-07-17
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-05-29.
This bill fixes technical problems so that earlier offshore petroleum laws can start working properly.
It links the start of key compliance measures to a new regulatory powers act and adds a rule for refunding annual title levies when a title ends early.
The bill also removes a specific infringement notice power and corrects minor errors in the main Act.
- Links commencement of Schedules 1 and 2 of the Compliance Measures No. 1 Act to the proposed Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014.
- Adds a regulation-making power to allow refund or remittal of annual titles administration levy if a title ends before the year is up.
- Stops the regulator from issuing an infringement notice for failing to have an operator's representative always present at a facility.
- Updates section 343 for consistency with similar provisions.
- Removes the need to provide a copy of the application for certain approvals.
- Fixes a missing subsection number and outdated references in section 649.
Companies holding offshore petroleum titles and the regulator responsible for monitoring them.
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