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2013-2014
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Save Our Sharks Bill 2014
No. , 2014
(Senator Siewert)
A Bill for an Act to stop the Environment Minister
exempting shark drum lines from the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999,
and for related purposes
No. , 2014
Save Our Sharks Bill 2014
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Contents
1 Short title ...................................................................................................... 1
2 Commencement ............................................................................................ 1
3 Exemptions ................................................................................................... 2
No. , 2014
Save Our Sharks Bill 2014
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A Bill for an Act to stop the Environment Minister
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exempting shark drum lines from the Environment
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Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999,
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and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Save Our Sharks Act 2014.
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2 Commencement
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This Act is taken to have commenced on 25 March 2014.
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Section 3
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Save Our Sharks Bill 2014
No. , 2014
3 Exemptions
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(1) The Minister must not grant an exemption under section 158 of the
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Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 in
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relation to drum lines deployed to catch sharks.
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(2) The exemption granted on 10 January 2014 in relation to the
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setting up of up to seventy two baited drum lines is taken to have
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ceased to have effect on 25 March 2014.
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