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42nd Parliament: Petitions on issues in the Environment, Heritage and the Arts policy area

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Subject	Presentation details*	No. of signatures	Further action
Energy
Building of nuclear reactors or waste dumps (PDF 26KB)	26 May 2008	11	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 8 July 2008 (PDF 111KB) Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB) Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008
Olympic Dam uranium mine (PDF 35KB)	26 May 2008 1 September 2008	70 53	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 8 July 2008 (PDF 91KB) Response from Minister for Resources and Energy, dated 25 September 2008 (PDF 113KB) Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB) Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008
Renewable energy research and development (PDF 51KB)	Ms Saffin, 26 June 2008	2,462	Response from Minister for Climate Change and Water, dated 7 November 2008 (PDF 132KB) Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB) Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008
Solar rebate scheme (PDF 89KB)	Mr Wood, 3 December 2008	374	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 19 February 2009 (PDF 256KB) Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB) Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (PDF 15KB)	25 May 2009	61
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (PDF 28KB)	25 May 2009	68
Interconnected electricity grid fed by renewable sources (PDF 28KB)	8 February 2010	49	Response from Minister for Resources and Energy, dated 11 March 2010 (PDF 121KB)
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Environment
Natimuk lake (PDF 50KB)	17 March 2008	320	Response from Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, dated 11 July 2008 (PDF 125KB) Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB) Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008
Green and Dock lakes (PDF 49KB)	17 March 2008	3,254	Response from Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, dated 11 July 2008 (PDF 125KB) Public hearing program, 24 September 2008 (PDF 568KB) Public hearing transcript, 24 September 2008 Public hearing program, 30 October 2008 (PDF 288KB) Public hearing transcript, 30 October 2008
Hunting for environmental conservation (PDF 36KB)	Mr Hawker, 14 October 2008	1,805	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 22 December 2008 (PDF 131KB) Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB) Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009
Environmental impact of human activity (PDF 43KB)	24 November 2008	7	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 22 January 2009 (PDF 235KB) Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB) Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009
World Heritage Listing of the Dampier Archipelago (PDF 76KB)	23 February 2009 21 June 2010	169 245	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 25 August 2009 (PDF 134KB) Response from Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, dated 5 January 2011 (PDF 138KB)
Impact of coal mining in Australia (PDF 49KB)	1 June 2009	1,648	Response from Minister for Resources and Energy, dated 6 July 2009 (PDF 131KB) Response from Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts, dated 15 July 2010 (PDF 149KB) Public hearing program, 7 April 2010 (PDF 37KB) Public hearing transcript, 7 April 2010
The Coral Sea - Australian environmental policy (PDF 43KB)	Mr Turnour, 15 June 2009	1	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 14 September 2009 (PDF 173KB)
The proposed Traveston Crossing Dam (PDF 84KB)	Mr Hunt, 16 September 2009 26 October 2009	5,393 56	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 18 December 2009 (PDF 138KB) Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 25 February 2010 (PDF 132KB)
Environmental impact of human activity (PDF 49KB)	22 November 2010	2	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 22 January 2009 (PDF 235KB) Public hearing program, 25 February 2009 (PDF 52KB) Public hearing transcript, 25 February 2009
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Other
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages (PDF 82KB)	1 June 2009	11	Response from Acting Minister for Education, dated 29 July 2009 (PDF 164KB) Response from Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, dated 10 August 2009 (PDF 114KB) Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 19 November 2009 (PDF 120KB)
Hunting on public land (PDF 80KB)	23 November 2009 8 February 2010	361 190	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 23 December 2009 (PDF 102KB)
Relocation of flying foxes from the Sydney Royal Botanical Gardens (PDF 63KB)	23 November 2009	1,863	Response from Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, dated 26 February 2010 (PDF 175KB) Public hearing program, 7 April 2010 (PDF 37KB) Public hearing transcript, 7 April 2010
Relocation of species which pose a public health risk (PDF 46KB)	Mr Hartsuyker, 16 June 2010	4,598	Response from Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, dated 4 January 2011 (PDF 162KB)
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*Presented in the House of Representatives by the Speaker or the Chair of the Petitions Committee, unless otherwise indicated