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Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office

Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

1 July 2007 - 31 December 2007

*2 Reports that did not discharge a reference

Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Standing)

1 July 2007 to 31 December 2007

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

*replaced Senator Lundy for inquiry into the provisions of the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2006
**replaced Senator Wortley for committee's inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector for the period 19.2.07 to 22.2.07
***replaced Senator Kemp for committee's inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector for the period 19.2.07 to 23.2.07
#replaced Senator Lundy for committee's inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector
##replaced Senator Wortley on 6 June 2007
*replaced Senator Lundy for inquiry into the Water Bills

Inquiries

As at 1 July 2007

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 21 June 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services For Rural and Regional Australia Into The Future Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 21 June 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Current inquiry

As at 31 December 2007

• Nil

New references

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

• Water Bill 2007 and the Water (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 9 August 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 16 August 2007 - through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Bill 2007 [Provisions] – 7 August 2007, Canberra
• Water Bill 2007 and the Water (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007 [Provisions] – 10 August 2007, Canberra
• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Bill 2007 [Provisions] – 3 September 2007, Canberra

Reports tabled

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

• Interim report: Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of session on 27 July 2007; tabled on 7 August 2007)
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of session on 27 July 2007; tabled on 7 August 2007)
• Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (tabled 9 August 2007)
• Water Bill 2007 [Provisions]; Water (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (tabled 14 August 2007)
• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of session 6 September 2007;  tabled 10 September 2007)
• Annual Report (No. 2 of 2007) (tabled 12 September 2007)
• Report on two privilege matters raised with the committee in relation to its inquiry into national parks, conservation reserves and marine protected areas (tabled 20 September 2007)

Government responses

1 July 2007 – 31 December 2007

• Turning back the tide – The invasive species challenge: Report on the regulation, control and management of invasive species and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Invasive Species) Bill 2002 (tabled 13 September 2007; report tabled 8 December 2004)

Estimates

2007-08 Supplementary Budget Estimates hearings were not held in November 2007.

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