Bill
Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Cargo) Bill 2015
passed, as at 2015-12-02. Infrastructure and Regional Development portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Infrastructure and Regional Development
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2015-09-17
- second reading — 2015-09-17
- second reading — 2015-11-24
- second reading — 2015-11-24
- third reading — 2015-11-24
- introduced — 2015-11-25
- second reading — 2015-11-25
- second reading — 2015-11-26
- second reading — 2015-11-26
- third reading — 2015-11-26
- third reading — 2015-11-26
- passed — 2015-11-26
- royal assent — 2015-12-02
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 2015-09-17.
The bill would update Australia's air cargo security rules to match international standards.
It would create a new type of industry participant, the known consignor, and give the government power to make regulations for approving them.
The changes are meant to keep Australian air freight competitive and avoid trade disruptions as global standards evolve.
- Create two new categories of aviation industry participant: known consignor and regulated agent.
- Define when cargo is cleared for transport on an aircraft.
- Allow regulations to set up a scheme for approving known consignors.
- Clarify that examining cargo may include opening or unpacking it.
- Expand what the Secretary can cover in a notice.
- Remove outdated provisions.
Businesses that handle or arrange air cargo transport.
Sources
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