Australia's relationship with Papua New Guinea and other
Pacific island countries
Terms of reference
On 13 March 2002, the Senate has referred the following matters to the Foreign Affairs,
Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by 2 December 2002. On
25 June 2003, the Committee sought and the Senate subsequently agreed to an extension
of time to report to 12 August 2003.
Australia's relationship with Papua New Guinea and the island states of
the south-west Pacific (known as Oceania or the South Pacific), with particular reference
to:
(a) the current state of political relations between regional states and
Australia and New Zealand;
(b) economic relations, including trade, tourism and investment;
(c) development cooperation relationships with the various states of the region, including
the future direction of the overall development cooperation program; and
(d) the implications for Australia of political, economic and security developments in the
region.
Submissions
The inquiry has sparked strong interest, and to ensure that everyone has
an opportunity for their views to be heard the deadline for submissions
has been extended.
Advertisement calling for submissions (PDF 75KB)
Notes to assist with the preparation of submissions (PDF 15KB)
Submissions received
Public Hearings
To date, public hearings have been held in the following locations:
Transcripts from these hearings are available at www.aph.gov.au/hansard/senate/commttee/s-fadt.htm.
Media releases
27 March 2002 (PDF 51KB)
22 May 2003 (Word 24KB)
Report - Tabled 12 August 2003
Government response to report - received 24 June 2005
(PDF 1240KB)
For further information
The Secretariat
Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
Suite S1.57
Parliament House
CANBERRA ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Mr Brenton Holmes, Secretary (61+2) 6277 3535
Ms Saxon Patience, Principal Research Officer (61+2) 6277 3538
Fax (61+2) 6277 5818
Email fadt.sen@aph.gov.au
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