Threatened Species Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Banking) Bill 2006

  • Assented on 04/12/2006 - Act No 125 of 2006 (GG. No. 175, 8/12/2006, p. 10387.).
  • See Digest 9 of 2006, dated 25/08/2006 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.

Long Title

An Act to amend the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 to establish a biodiversity banking and offsets scheme; and to amend other Acts consequentially.

Explanatory Notes

This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament. Overview of Bill The object of this Bill is to establish a biodiversity banking and offsets scheme (the biobanking scheme). The biobanking scheme has the following key elements: (a) the establishment of biobank sites on land by means of biobanking agreements entered into between the Minister for the Environment and the owners...  
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Text of Bill and Second Reading Speeches

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Text of Bill as Second Print

b06-002-40-p04.pdf

Legislative Assembly
2R Speech

LA 12506.pdf

Legislative Council
2R Speech

LC 12506.pdf

Tracking through the Houses

  • Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly: Legislative Council:
  • Member with Carriage: Debus, Bob
  • Introduced: Thu 8 Jun 2006
  • Date Passed Passed with amdts : Wed 18 Oct 2006
  • Member with Carriage: Della Bosca, John
  • Introduced: Wed 18 Oct 2006
  • First Reading: Wed 18 Oct 2006
  • Minister's 2R Speech: Tue 24 Oct 2006
  • Second Reading: Tue 21 Nov 2006
  • Date Committed: Tue 21 November 2006
  • Reported: 22/11/2006
  • Report Adopted: Wed 22 Nov 2006
  • Third Reading: Wed 22 Nov 2006
  • Date Passed with amdts: Wed 22 Nov 2006
  • Returned to LA: Wed 22 Nov 2006
  • LA agrees with amendments: Thu 23 Nov 2006
  • Passed Parliament: Thu 23 Nov 2006
  • Assented: Mon 4 Dec 2006