Bill
Defence Amendment (Sovereign Naval Shipbuilding) Bill 2018
lapsed, as at 2022-07-25.
- Sponsor
- PATRICK, Sen Rex
- Portfolio
- Not recorded
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-05-09
- second reading — 2018-05-09
- other — 2019-07-01
- other — 2020-08-26
- other — 2022-07-25
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 2018-05-09.
The bill would require new Royal Australian Navy vessels to be built in Australia by Australian-owned and controlled shipbuilders, except during war or defence emergencies.
It would amend the Defence Act 1903 to insert a new part that sets conditions for such construction, including that the shipbuilder must be incorporated in Australia, not controlled by foreign persons, and meet capability and financial standards.
The requirement would apply to vessels over 30 metres in length, covering major naval ships but excluding smaller craft like launches and lifeboats.
- The bill would insert a new part into the Defence Act 1903 requiring that agreements for building Navy vessels mandate construction in Australia by an Australian shipbuilder.
- It would require that such agreements provide the Commonwealth with intellectual property rights for maintenance, repair, and modification of the vessels.
- It would require the Commonwealth to be satisfied that the shipbuilder has demonstrated capability, competitiveness, compliance with standards, and financial viability.
- It would allow foreign shipbuilders to be prime contractors but require them to subcontract the entire build to an Australian-controlled shipbuilder.
- It would allow overseas procurement during times of war or defence emergency.
Australian shipbuilders, foreign shipbuilders, and the Royal Australian Navy.
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