Bill
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2021
lapsed, as at 2022-04-11. Environment portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Environment
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2021-12-02
- second reading — 2021-12-02
- other — 2022-04-11
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 2021-12-02.
The bill would change how Australia controls ozone-depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases.
It would bring existing licence conditions into the law, clarify rules, and adopt standard enforcement powers from the Regulatory Powers Act 2014.
The bill would let the regulator require people to hand over information by issuing a formal demand.
- Brings licence conditions like the ban on non-refillable containers into the legislation.
- Clarifies licence and exemption requirements to reduce accidental non-compliance.
- Extends deadlines for submitting reports and paying levies.
- Replaces current enforcement provisions with standard Commonwealth regulatory powers.
- Introduces information-gathering powers including the ability to demand documents.
- Adds licence suspension as an alternative to cancellation or financial penalties.
Businesses that import, export or manufacture scheduled substances or products containing them, and individuals subject to the Act.
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