Committee activities (inquiries and reports)

Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land

Report

The Committee presented its report A review of Audit Report No. 31 1995-96 - Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land: Site Contamination and Pollution Prevention - March 1997 to the Speaker of the House of Representatives on 24 March 1997. Copies of the contents of the report (individual chapters and other sections of the report) are available in PDF format or from the Committee Secretariat.

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02/12/96 Canberra
07/11/96 Canberra
04/11/96 Canberra

Recommendations

List of submissions

Government Response (PDF format)

Table of contents of report: The Committee presented its report A review of Audit Report
No. 31 1995-96 - Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land: Site Contamination and Pollution Prevention - March 1997

Membership of the committee

Recommendations

CHAPTER 1: The Review of environmental management of commonwealth land

The Committee's Review of the Audit Report
Responses by Departments
The Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land - The Current Situation
The Extent of Commonwealth Contaminated Sites

CHAPTER 2: ISSUES ARISING FROM THE AUDIT REPORT

The Development of a Commonwealth Policy


The response of Environment Australia and other departments
Alternatives to Environment Australia developing a policy


Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Contaminated Sites
ISO 14001
National Environment Protection Measures
Conclusion


Commonwealth - State Cooperation and Coordination


Commonwealth compliance with State and Territory legislation
The views of the States and Territories
Review of Commonwealth-State roles and responsibilities for the environment by the Intergovernmental Working Group
Liability for costs of remediation


The Environmental Management of Land Occupied by Government Business Enterprises
The Management of UXO Contamination
Criticisms of the Audit Report

CHAPTER 3: CONCLUSION

The Need for a Commonwealth Contaminated Sites Policy Framework
The Response to the Unexploded Ordnance Problem

APPENDIX A: LIST OF SUBMISSIONS AND EXHIBITS

APPENDIX B: LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WITNESSES

APPENDIX C: RESPONSES TO AUDIT REPORT NO 31 1995-96:
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF COMMONWEALTH LAND

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