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2003
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
House of
Representatives
Passenger Movement Charge (Timor Sea
Treaty) Amendment Bill 2003
Explanatory
Memorandum
Circulated by the Authority of the Honourable
Ian Macfarlane MP
Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources
PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE (TIMOR SEA TREATY) AMENDMENT BILL 2003
OUTLINE
The Passenger Movement Charge (Timor Sea Treaty) Amendment Bill 2003
(the Bill) amends the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978 due to
changes consequent to the introduction of the Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty)
Bill 2003.
The changes to the Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978
effected by the Bill are of a purely technical nature, are minor and
machinery of government in nature and will not alter existing arrangements.
Most simply reflect the change of name of the area formerly referred to in
Passenger Movement Charge Act 1978 as “Area A” (which is
reference to the former Zone of Cooperation Area A situated in the waters
between Australia and East Timor) to the “Joint Petroleum Development
Area”.
This change of name is required as a result of the
ratification by Australia and East Timor of the Timor Sea Treaty, which was
signed by the Prime Minister on behalf of Australia on 20 May 2002 and which
replaces the former Timor Gap Treaty.
The Treaty arrangements we have
entered into with East Timor do not change the rights and responsibilities of
companies and persons working in the Timor Gap.
Instead, it provides
for a continuation of those arrangements with effect from 20 May 2002. It is
therefore appropriate for this Bill to retrospectively amend the relevant
legislation that date.
Financial impact statement
There will be no financial impact resulting from the amendments outlined in
this Bill.
PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE (TIMOR SEA TREATY) AMENDMENT BILL
2003
NOTES ON CLAUSES
Clause 1 - Short Title
1. This
clause provides for the Act to be cited as the Passenger Movement Charge
(Timor Sea Treaty) Amendment Act 2003.
Clause 2 -
Commencement
2. This clause provides that the Act is taken to have
commenced on May 20 2002, to coincide with the date of East Timor’s
Independence.
Clause 3 - Schedule(s)
3. This clause
specifies that each Act specified in the Schedule is amended as set out in the
Schedule.
SCHEDULE 1 - AMENDMENTS
PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE ACT
1978
Clause 1 - Section 3 (definition of Area A of the Zone of
Cooperation)
4. The definition is repealed.
Clause 2 -
Section 3 (definition of Installation in Area A)
5. The
definition is repealed.
Clause 3 - Section 3
6. Inserts a
definition of “installation in the Joint Petroleum Development
Area”.
Clause 4 - Section 3
7. Inserts a definition
of “Joint Petroleum Development Area”.
Clause 5 -
Paragraph 4(1)(c)
8. Substitutes “the Joint Petroleum
Development Area” for “Area A”, which is
omitted.
Clause 6 - Paragraph 4(2)(a)
9. Substitutes
“the Joint Petroleum Development Area” for “Area A”,
which is omitted.
Clause 7 - Paragraph
4(2)(b)
10. Substitutes “the Joint Petroleum Development
Area” for “Area A”, which is omitted.
Clause 8 -
Subsection 4(3)
11. Substitutes “the Joint Petroleum
Development Area” for “Area A”, which is omitted wherever it
occurs in this Subsection.
Clause 9 - Subsection
4(4)
12. Substitutes “the Joint Petroleum Development
Area” for “Area A”, which is omitted wherever it occurs in
this Subsection.
Clause 10 - Paragraph 5(b)
13. Substitutes
“the Joint Petroleum Development Area” for “Area A”,
which is omitted.