Bill
Underwater Cultural Heritage Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-08-24. Environment and Energy portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Environment and Energy
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-06-27
- second reading — 2018-06-27
- third reading — 2018-06-27
- introduced — 2018-06-27
- second reading — 2018-06-27
- second reading — 2018-08-16
- second reading — 2018-08-16
- third reading — 2018-08-16
- passed — 2018-08-16
- royal assent — 2018-08-24
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 is part of a package that also includes the Underwater Cultural Heritage (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2018, and together they aim to safeguard Australia's underwater cultural heritage.
The package would set up a system where investigators have the authority to check compliance and take enforcement action, with a tiered approach using infringement notices, enforceable undertakings, and injunctions.
The package would also help Australia meet its national and international maritime heritage duties and encourage public engagement with and appreciation of underwater heritage, though the source does not specify particular sites or start dates.
- The package would protect and conserve Australia's underwater cultural heritage.
- It would give investigators delegated powers to ensure people comply with the bill, investigate non-compliance, and carry out enforcement activities.
- It would apply standard regulatory powers for investigation and enforcement, aligning with government compliance policy.
People and organisations involved with Australia's underwater cultural heritage, as well as the public who would benefit from increased awareness and appropriate use of this heritage.
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