Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

1 January 2009 - 30 June 2009

Matters Current as at 1 January 2009
Matters Referred during period
Reports tabled that discharge a reference **
Current Inquiries as at 30 June 2009
Select 1 0 0 +(1) 1

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public
Hrs
Public Estimates
Hrs
Private
Hrs
Insp/Other
Hrs
Total Meetings
Total Hours
Select Committee 6 36:33 0 0:00 3 0:07 0 0:00 9 36:40

Meetings by State
ACT NSW VIC TAS SA WA NT QLD
Select Committee 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 0

Witnesses
Hansard Pages
Televised hearings
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
No. of submissions
No. of Pages
Government Responses
Select Committee 1 0 0 124 0 0 619 15 308 0

** includes 2nd Progress report

 

Select Committee on Regional and Remote
Indigenous Communities

1 January 2009 to 30 June 2009

Method of appointment

Pursuant to resolution agreed to by the Senate on 19 March 2008.

Current members

Date of appointment

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)
(elected Chair on 10.02.09)

20.03.08

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)
(elected Deputy Chair on 20.03.08)

19.03.08

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)

20.03.08

Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP)

(Chair 20.03.08-10.02.09)

20.03.08

Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

20.03.08

   

Participating members

Date of appointment

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Chris Back (WA, LP)

12.03.09

Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Catryna Bilyk (TAS, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)

20.03.08

Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)

20.03.08

Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Bob Brown (TAS, AG)

19.03.08

Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)

20.03.08

Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Doug Cameron (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Michaelia Cash (WA, LP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)

14.05.08

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Don Farrell (SA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator David Feeney (VIC, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)

26.08.08

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Mark Furner (QLD, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, AG)

01.09.08

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)

20.03.08

Senator Helen Kroger (VIC, LP)

01.07.08

Senator Scott Ludlam (WA, AG)

01.09.08

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)

20.03.08

Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)

20.03.08

Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)

20.03.08

Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Louise Pratt (WA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Scott Ryan (VIC, LP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)

20.03.08

Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)

20.03.08

Senator John Williams (NSW, NATS)

01.07.08

Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)

19.03.08

Senator Nick Xenophon (SA, IND)

01.07.08

   

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Senator Mark Arbib (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08–10.03.09

Senator Andrew Bartlett (QLD, AD)

20.03.08–30.06.08

Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)

19.03.08–30.06.08

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

20.03.08–30.06.08

Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)

20.03.08–30.01.09

Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)

19.03.08–26.08.08

Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)

20.03.08–30.06.08

Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)

19.03.08–30.06.08

Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)

20.03.08–30.06.08

Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)

20.03.08–30.06.08

Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)

20.03.08–30.06.08

Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (VIC, LP)

20.03.08–30.06.08

Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)

20.03.08–30.06.08

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

19.03.08–30.06.08

Inquiry

As at 1 January 2009

(a) the effectiveness of Australian Government policies following the Northern Territory Emergency Response, specifically on the state of health, welfare, education and law and order in remote Indigenous communities;

(b) the impact of state and territory government policies on the wellbeing of remote Indigenous communities;

(c) the health, welfare, education and security of children in remote Indigenous communities; and

(d) the employment and enterprise opportunities in remote Indigenous communities.

Current inquiry

As at 30 June 2009

(a) the effectiveness of Australian Government policies following the Northern Territory Emergency Response, specifically on the state of health, welfare, education and law and order in remote Indigenous communities;

(b) the impact of state and territory government policies on the wellbeing of remote Indigenous communities;

(c) the health, welfare, education and security of children in remote Indigenous communities; and

(d) the employment and enterprise opportunities in remote Indigenous communities.

Public hearings

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

Reports tabled

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

Government responses

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

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