Bill
Australian Astronomical Observatory (Transition) Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-06-29. Jobs and Innovation portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Jobs and Innovation
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-06-18
- second reading — 2018-06-19
- second reading — 2018-06-19
- third reading — 2018-06-19
- introduced — 2018-06-19
- second reading — 2018-06-19
- second reading — 2018-06-28
- second reading — 2018-06-28
- third reading — 2018-06-28
- passed — 2018-06-28
- royal assent — 2018-06-29
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 2018-03-28.
This bill would abolish the Australian Astronomical Observatory and move its scientific roles to outside organisations.
The government would transfer telescope operations to a university consortium and move instrumentation work to a group of universities.
The Anglo-Australian Telescope would operate until at least 2024-25, five years longer than previously planned.
- Abolishes the Australian Astronomical Observatory and its governance structures from 1 July 2018.
- Transfers the Anglo-Australian Telescope's operations to the Australian National University on behalf of a consortium managed by Australia Astronomy Limited.
- Transfers the AAO's instrumentation capability to a consortium of Macquarie University, the Australian National University and the University of Sydney.
- Amends and renames the Australian Astronomical Observatory Act 2010.
- Repeals the Australian Astronomical Observatory (Transitional Provisions) Act 2010.
The Australian Astronomical Observatory, its staff, the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, the Australian National University, Macquarie University, the University of Sydney, Australia Astronomy Limited, and the Australian astronomy community.
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