House of Representatives Committees

Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry

The Standing Committee on Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry conducts inquiries into matters referred to it by the House of Representatives or a Minister of the Commonwealth Government.

The Committee was established on 29 September 2010.


Current Inquiries:

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Inquiry into Annual Reports:


Recent Inquiry: The Role of Science for Fisheries and Aquaculture

Tasmania's science led boom in aquaculture
Australian science is behind a boom in aquaculture and also making our extensive off-shore fisheries more sustainable. A parliamentary inquiry is investigating what role science can play in the future of fisheries and aquaculture. Some of the issues that the committee are considering are discussed in this episode of About the House TV first screened in September 2012.

Other Committee information

Netting the Benefits

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Report tabled
27 November 2012

 

About the House magazine

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About the House: your free, colour magazine about the work of the House and its committees

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The Committee Secretariat can be contacted at:

Committee Secretary
House of Representatives Standing Committee on
Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry
PO Box 6021
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA

Phone: (02) 6277 4500
Fax: (02) 6277 2220
email: arff.reps@aph.gov.au

 

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