Government responses to committee reports—2004

Number of government responses to committee reports:
40th Parliament 20
41st Parliament 8
Total for 2004 28

40th Parliament

ASIO, ASIS and DSD—Joint Statutory Committee

  • Review of the Intelligence Services Amendment Bill 2003—Report tabled 11 March 2004
    Response tabled 31 March 2004 and 1 April 2004

Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee

  • Disclosure of commissions on risk products—Report tabled 12 August 2003
    Response tabled 17 June 2004

Economics References Committee

  • The effectiveness of the Trade Practices Act 1974 in protecting small business—Report tabled 1 March 2004
    Response tabled 23 June 2004

Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee

  • Territory representation: Inquiry into increasing the minimum representation of the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory in the House of Representatives—Report tabled 1 December 2003
    Response tabled 25 March 2004

Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee

  • Inquiry into Gulf St Vincent—Report tabled 5 June 2000
    Response tabled 11 March 2004
  • Libraries in the online environment—Report tabled 16 October 2003
    Response presented 2 July 2004, tabled 3 August 2004

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee

  • Expanding Australia's trade and investment relationship with the countries of Central Europe—Report tabled 15 September 2003
    Response tabled 13 May 2004
  • Review of the Defence annual report 2001-02—Report tabled 13October 2003
    Response tabled 11 March 2004

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

  • Aspects of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 and the Military Compensation Scheme—Report tabled 18 September 2003
    Response tabled 12 August 2004

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

  • The (not quite) White Paper: Australia's foreign affairs and trade policy, Advancing the national interest—Report tabled 4 December 2003
    Response presented 20 July 2004, tabled 3 August 2004

Migration—Joint Standing Committee

  • 2003 Review of Migration Regulation 4.31B—Report presented 29 April 2003, tabled 13 May 2003
    Response tabled 13 May 2004

Parliamentary Committee Reports

  • Schedule of government responses outstanding to parliamentary committee reports—Tabled by the President 4 December 2003
    Response tabled 24 June 2004

Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee

  • 390th report—Review of Auditor-General's reports 2001-02: First, second and third quarters—Report tabled 29 August 2002
    Response presented 11 May 2004, tabled 11 May 2004
  • 395th report—Inquiry into the draft Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill—Report tabled 20August 2003
    Response presented 26 June 2004 (am), tabled 3 August 2004
  • 396th report—Review of Auditor-General's reports 2002-03: First, second and third quarters—Report tabled 8 October 2003
    Response to recommendation 6 tabled 13 May 2004

Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee

  • 6th report of 2002—Application of absolute and strict liability offences in Commonwealth legislation—Report tabled 26 June 2002
    Response tabled 17 June 2004

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee

  • 40th report—Extradition: A review of Australia's law and policy—Report tabled 6 August 2001
    Response tabled 13 May 2004
  • 45th report—The Statute of the International Criminal Court—Report tabled 15 May 2002
    Response tabled 12 February 2004
  • 52nd report—Report tabled 26 June 2003
    Response tabled 17 June 2004
  • 56th report—Treaties tabled on 8 October 2003—Report tabled 1 December 2003
    Response tabled 12 August 2004

41st Parliament

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee

  • Watching brief on the war on terrorism—Report presented 29 June 2004; tabled 3 August 2004
    Response tabled 2 December 2004

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

  • Bali 2002: Security threats to Australians in South East Asia—Report tabled 12 August 2004
    Response tabled 2 December 2004

National Capital and External Territories—Joint Standing Committee

  • Not a town centre: Proposal for pay parking in the Parliamentary Zone—Report tabled 13 October 2003
    Response tabled 29 November 2004

Parliamentary Committee Reports

  • Schedule of government responses outstanding to parliamentary committee reports—Tabled by the President of the Senate 24 June 2004
    Response tabled 9 December 2004

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

  • Australian Wool Innovation Limited: Application and expenditure of funds advanced under Statutory Funding agreement dated 31 December 2000—Report tabled 12 February 2004
    Response tabled 2 December 2004

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee

  • 53rd report: Treaties tabled in May and June 2003—Report tabled 20 August 2003
    Response tabled 2 December 2004
  • 55th report: Treaties tabled on 9 September 2003—Report tabled 16 October 2003
    Response tabled 2 December 2004
  • 60th report: Treaties tabled on 2 March 2004—Report tabled 16 June 2004
    Response tabled 2 December 2004