Private senator’s bill passes parliament
- The Low Aromatic Fuel Bill was introduced to the Senate in 2012 by Greens Senator Siewert.
- This bill is referred to as a private senator’s bill because it was introduced in the upper house in federal parliament by a senator who was not a Government minister.
- The Low Aromatic Fuel Bill wasmore or less likely to pass into law as it targeted petrol-sniffing substance abuse in remote and regional indigenous communities. The billwas unlikely to not receive bipartisan support.
- The Low Aromatic Fuel Bill was introduced to the Senate in March 2012. It was read a first time. The Bill was read for a second time and debated. In November 2012, the Bill went to a Committee of the Whole. The Bill passed the Senate in November following the third reading. The Low Aromatic Fuel Bill was introduced to the House of Representatives in November 2012. It was read a first time. The Bill was read for a second time and debated. The Bill passed the House of Representatives in February 2013 following the third reading. It received royal assent on 14 February 2013.