Dana Wortley (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances I give notice that 15 sitting days after today I shall move:

No. 1—That the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Order 2007 (No. 1), made under subsection 7(1) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, be disallowed.

No. 2—That the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Instrument No. 1 (Trial Protocols) 2008, made under subsection 32(1) of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992, be disallowed.

No. 3—That Instrument No. CASA 222/07, made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, be disallowed.

No. 4—That Instrument No. CASA 364/07, made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, be disallowed.

No. 5—That Instrument No. CASA 445/07, made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, be disallowed.

No. 6—That Instrument No. CASA 450/07, made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988, be disallowed.

No. 7—That Listable Chemicals Product (Home Swimming Pool and Spa Products) Standard 2007, made under section 56D of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, be disallowed.

No. 8—That Listable Chemicals Product (Joint Health Products for Dogs and Horses) Standard 2007, made under section 56D of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994, be disallowed.

No. 9—That the Migration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 14), as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 356 and made under the Migration Act 1958, be disallowed.

I seek leave to incorporate in Hansard a short summary of the matters raised by the committee.

Leave granted.

The summary read as follows—

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Order 2007 (No. 1)

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Amendment Instrument No. 1 (Trial Protocols) 2008

Listable Chemicals Product (Home Swimming Pool and Spa Products) Standard 2007

Listable Chemicals Product (Joint Health Products for Dogs and Horses) Standard 2007

The explanatory statements that accompany these instruments make no reference to consultation in accordance with section 4 of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. Further, the explanatory statement for the Trial Protocols instrument contains a footnote which explains the accepted meaning of the phrase “application for chemical products”. It would assist in achieving clarity and certainty if the interpretation section of the principal Instrument (section 4) were amended to include this definition.

Instrument CASA No 222/07 made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

Instrument No. CASA 364/07 made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

Instrument No. CASA 445/07 made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

Instrument No. CASA 450/07 made under regulation 208 of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

These instruments allow certain aircraft to operate with a reduced number of cabin attendants. The committee is seeking advice from the minister on the level of consultation undertaken prior to the making of these instruments.

Migration Amendment Regulations 2007 (No. 14), Select Legislative Instrument 2007 No. 356

This instrument makes various amendments to certain visas and visa subclasses in the principal Regulations. The amendments made by Schedule 1 to this instrument commence retrospectively. They reintroduce the power of the Minister to grant refunds of certain visa application charges. The amendments are intended to correct an error introduced by a previous set of amendments, and are of beneficial effect. The explanatory statement provides no advice about the mechanisms by which applicants who became entitled to a refund during the period of retrospective operation will be made aware of their right to request a refund.

Senators Troeth and Humphries to move on 23 June 2008:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to appoint an independent reviewer of terrorism laws, and for related purposes. Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2].