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| Question No. |
Senator | Date of Question |
Subject | Date Reply Received |
Hansard Date of Reply |
Hansard Page No. of Reply |
Elapsed Time (days) |
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2 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Media releases—8 May 2007, ‘150 million more for solar technology’—Details |
01/04/2008 |
13/05/2008 |
1589 |
49 |
|
5 |
B. Brown |
12/02/2008 |
Environment—Tiwi Islands—Logging |
29/02/2008 |
11/03/2008 |
603 |
17 |
|
6 |
B. Brown |
12/02/2008 |
Environment—Storage of toxic substances |
11/04/2008 |
13/05/2008 |
1590 |
59 |
|
7 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Ministerial approval—Gunns Limited’s proposed pulp mill |
13/05/2008 |
15/05/2008 |
2093 |
91 |
|
9 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Sustainability—Various executive and legislative actions to protect the environment |
06/03/2008 |
11/03/2008 |
603 |
23 |
|
10 |
B. Brown |
12/02/2008 |
Conservation—Giant Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle—Study by Forestry Tasmania and the University of Melbourne |
12/02/2008 |
13/02/2008 |
317 |
0 |
|
30 |
Minchin |
12/02/2008 |
Administration—Media-related staff |
15/10/2008 |
16/10/2008 |
6295 |
246 |
|
90 |
Minchin |
12/02/2008 |
Climate change—United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia—Australian Government delegation costs |
16/05/2008 |
16/06/2008 |
2337 |
94 |
|
|
Amended answer |
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|
18/09/2008 |
18/09/2008 |
5179 |
|||||
|
92 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Renewable energy—Renewable Remote Power Generation Programme |
20/03/2008 |
20/03/2008 |
1435 |
37 |
|
101 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Measures for a Better Environment package—Sustainable Cities program—National Travel Behaviour Change Project and air and petrol standards |
12/02/2008 |
13/02/2008 |
318 |
0 |
|
102 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Measures for a Better Environment package—Sustainable Cities program—Industrial residues and chemical pollutants |
12/02/2008 |
13/02/2008 |
320 |
0 |
|
103 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Measures for a Better Environment package—Sustainable Cities program—Water quality initiatives |
25/02/2008 |
11/03/2008 |
604 |
13 |
|
104 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Measures for a Better Environment package—Sustainable Cities program—Built environment, environment education and the green car rating scheme |
01/04/2008 |
13/05/2008 |
1632 |
49 |
|
105 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Port Phillip Bay channel deepening project—Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999—Environment Management Plan |
12/02/2008 |
13/02/2008 |
323 |
0 |
|
106 |
Allison |
12/02/2008 |
Port Phillip Bay channel deepening project—Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999—Research considered |
25/02/2008 |
11/03/2008 |
606 |
13 |
|
134 |
Minchin |
12/02/2008 |
Administration—Provision of information to estimates committees, including appointments to government agencies, authorities and advisory boards |
30/05/2008 |
16/06/2008 |
2408 |
108 |
|
242 |
Cormann |
12/02/2008 |
Administration—Funding cuts—Programs and services for Western Australia |
25/03/2008 |
13/05/2008 |
1655 |
42 |
|
274 |
B. Brown |
13/02/2008 |
Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Method of electricity production |
17/03/2008 |
17/03/2008 |
1057 |
33 |
|
275 |
B. Brown |
13/02/2008 |
Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Greenhouse gases—Production and potential offsets |
17/03/2008 |
17/03/2008 |
1058 |
33 |
|
276 |
B. Brown |
13/02/2008 |
Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Scientific assessment—Agreements between scientists and the Minister |
17/03/2008 |
17/03/2008 |
1058 |
33 |
|
277 |
B. Brown |
13/02/2008 |
Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Involvement of the Chief Scientist |
17/03/2008 |
17/03/2008 |
1059 |
33 |
|
284 |
Webber |
13/02/2008 |
Heritage—Albany Gaol/Amity Heritage Precinct |
28/03/2008 |
13/05/2008 |
1666 |
44 |
|
290 |
B. Brown |
20/02/2008 |
Indigenous Australians—Indigenous languages—Preservation |
25/03/2008 |
13/05/2008 |
1676 |
34 |
|
299 |
B. Brown |
21/02/2008 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill project—Permission to operate—Hydrodynamic modelling |
24/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1856 |
63 |
|
300 |
B. Brown |
21/02/2008 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill project—Independent Site Supervisor—Expiration of appointment |
24/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1856 |
63 |
|
301 |
B. Brown |
21/02/2008 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill project—Independent Site Supervisor—Appointment |
24/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1857 |
63 |
|
302 |
B. Brown |
21/02/2008 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill project—Independent Expert Group—Appointment |
24/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1857 |
63 |
|
314 |
Allison |
27/02/2008 |
Wildlife preservation—Whale sightings at Warrnambool, Victoria—Impact of seismic surveying |
24/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1885 |
57 |
|
344 |
Allison |
04/03/2008 |
Energy efficiency—Phase-out of incandescent light bulbs |
17/06/2008 |
19/06/2008 |
2980 |
105 |
|
348 |
Allison |
04/03/2008 |
Climate change—Emissions reductions—Transport sector |
17/06/2008 |
19/06/2008 |
2981 |
105 |
|
372 |
Allison |
17/03/2008 |
Desalination project, Wonthaggi, Victoria—Environment Effects Statement—Consideration of greenhouse emissions and other factors |
24/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1937 |
38 |
|
378 |
B. Brown |
19/03/2008 |
Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Method of electricity production |
23/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1941 |
35 |
|
379 |
B. Brown |
19/03/2008 |
Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Greenhouse gases—Production and potential offsets |
24/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1942 |
36 |
|
380 |
B. Brown |
19/03/2008 |
Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Involvement of the Chief Scientist |
24/04/2008 |
14/05/2008 |
1942 |
36 |
|
395 |
Siewert |
07/04/2008 |
Heritage—Dampier Archipelago—Liquefied natural gas hub in the Browse Basin |
13/05/2008 |
15/05/2008 |
2110 |
36 |
|
396 |
Siewert |
07/04/2008 |
Conservation—Gas projects in the Kimberly region—Assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 |
13/05/2008 |
15/05/2008 |
2111 |
36 |
|
398 |
Siewert |
07/04/2008 |
Heritage—Dampier Archipelago—Approval of mining applications |
21/05/2008 |
16/06/2008 |
2416 |
44 |
|
399 |
Siewert |
07/04/2008 |
Heritage—Burrup Peninsula—Correspondence from a Western Australian resident |
13/05/2008 |
15/05/2008 |
2112 |
36 |
|
417 |
Milne |
16/04/2008 |
Building leases—Government signings including details of Australian Building Greenhouse Rating |
30/05/2008 |
17/06/2008 |
2623 |
44 |
|
420 |
Milne |
16/04/2008 |
Energy efficiency—Water and energy usage in new homes |
09/07/2008 |
26/08/2008 |
3767 |
84 |
|
422 |
Siewert |
22/04/2008 |
Conservation—Alleged breaches of environmental conditions by Great Southern Limited—Investigation and legal advice |
19/05/2008 |
17/06/2008 |
2624 |
27 |
|
430 |
B. Brown |
30/04/2008 |
Environment—Storage of toxic substances—Hexachlorobenzene waste |
13/06/2008 |
18/06/2008 |
2793 |
44 |
|
457 |
Minchin |
30/05/2008 |
Departmental engagements—Mr Christian and Ms Tara Taubenschlag—Details |
14/08/2008 |
26/08/2008 |
3787 |
76 |
|
478 |
B. Brown |
03/06/2008 |
Weld River coupe WR15F—Adjacent World Heritage Area—Protection and impact |
08/07/2008 |
26/08/2008 |
3791 |
35 |
|
481 |
B. Brown |
16/06/2008 |
Tasmania’s Understorey Network—Funding |
14/08/2008 |
26/08/2008 |
3797 |
59 |
|
488 |
Milne |
17/06/2008 |
Pest and weed management—Programs |
01/09/2008 |
01/09/2008 |
4256 |
76 |
|
509 |
Siewert |
24/06/2008 |
Dingo fence at Happy Valley—Application to halt construction |
31/07/2008 |
26/08/2008 |
3814 |
37 |
|
516 |
Milne |
10/07/2008 |
Conservation covenants—Funding details and requirements |
14/08/2008 |
26/08/2008 |
3817 |
35 |
|
518 |
Milne |
10/07/2008 |
Recycling—Printer cartridges—Standards and education for disposal |
25/09/2008 |
25/09/2008 |
5728 |
77 |
|
536 |
Milne |
14/07/2008 |
Recycling—Printer cartridges—Policy and practice |
04/09/2008 |
04/09/2008 |
4632 |
52 |
|
557 |
Milne |
18/07/2008 |
Gunns Limited’s pulp mill—Effluent outfall—Impact on the bottlenose dolphin and other species |
01/09/2008 |
01/09/2008 |
4258 |
45 |
|
558 |
Milne |
18/07/2008 |
Conservation—Tamar estuary—Impact of infrastructure projects on the green and gold frog |
22/08/2008 |
27/08/2008 |
3975 |
35 |
|
596 |
Minchin |
25/08/2008 |
Carbon offsets—Departmental air travel—Guidelines |
14/11/2008 |
24/11/2008 |
7134 |
81 |
|
632 |
Minchin |
25/08/2008 |
Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries office—Departmental staff—Secondment |
16/10/2008 |
10/11/2008 |
6481 |
52 |
|
668 |
Minchin |
25/08/2008 |
Overseas travel—Beijing Olympic Games—Expenses |
20/02/2009 |
10/03/2009 |
1171 |
179 |
|
704 |
Minchin |
25/08/2008 |
Overseas travel—Ministers/Parliamentary Secretaries, family and departmental staff—Between July and August 2008 |
14/04/2009 |
12/05/2009 |
2503 |
232 |
|
731 |
Siewert |
03/09/2008 |
Sugarloaf Pipeline proposal—Recent report findings—Reconsideration of environmental impact |
15/10/2008 |
16/10/2008 |
6302 |
42 |
|
743 |
B. Brown |
24/09/2008 |
Survival of the koala—Impact from logging—Government action |
21/01/2009 |
03/02/2009 |
155 |
119 |
|
756 |
B. Brown |
17/10/2008 |
Bargo State Conservation Area—Rezoning for the Southern Highlands Regional Shooting Complex—Impact on yellow-bellied glider |
20/11/2008 |
24/11/2008 |
7137 |
34 |
|
757 |
B. Brown |
17/10/2008 |
Recovery plan—Australian lungfish—Reason for non-completion |
01/12/2008 |
02/12/2008 |
7939 |
45 |
|
767 |
Milne |
07/11/2008 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill, Long Reach, Tasmania—Hydrodynamic modelling reports |
06/03/2009 |
11/03/2009 |
1375 |
119 |
|
768 |
Milne |
07/11/2008 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill—Environmental Impact Management Plan—Condition 26 and modules B and C |
12/03/2009 |
12/03/2009 |
1507 |
125 |
|
774 |
Milne |
07/11/2008 |
Gunns Limited pipeline—Impact on the green and gold frog |
12/03/2009 |
12/03/2009 |
1509 |
125 |
|
781 |
B. Brown |
11/11/2008 |
Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts—National Pollutant Inventory section—Funding |
08/12/2008 |
03/02/2009 |
169 |
27 |
|
828 |
Milne |
14/11/2008 |
Australian National Academy of Music—Decision to defund—Reason |
05/01/2009 |
03/02/2009 |
184 |
52 |
|
830 |
Siewert |
17/11/2008 |
Tiwi plantation project—Responsible legal entity |
16/01/2009 |
03/02/2009 |
187 |
60 |
|
836 |
Ludlam |
20/11/2008 |
Portfolio responsibilities—Indigenous media and broadcasting—Reason for inclusion |
22/12/2008 |
03/02/2009 |
197 |
32 |
|
891 |
Ronaldson |
24/11/2008 |
Administration—Program overspends and underspends—Top 5 |
28/01/2009 |
04/02/2009 |
374 |
65 |
|
912 |
Ronaldson |
24/11/2008 |
Administration—Media monitoring—Amount spent during the 2008 calendar year |
218 |
|||
|
935 |
Ronaldson |
24/11/2008 |
Administration—Tender contracts—Details |
04/06/2009 |
17/06/2009 |
3633 |
192 |
|
958 |
Ronaldson |
24/11/2008 |
Administration—Reviews, inquiries and committees—Staffing and costs |
218 |
|||
|
985 |
Ronaldson |
25/11/2008 |
Commonwealth credit cards—Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and ministerial, departmental and agency staff |
22/01/2009 |
03/02/2009 |
206 |
58 |
|
1019 |
Ronaldson |
25/11/2008 |
Overseas travel since 25 November 2007—Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and staff—Details |
30/04/2009 |
12/05/2009 |
2551 |
156 |
|
1044 |
Milne |
28/11/2008 |
Proposed Gunns Limited pulp mill—Discharge of chlorinated dioxins and furans—Approved level |
06/03/2009 |
11/03/2009 |
1377 |
98 |
|
1046 |
Siewert |
02/12/2008 |
Solar salt mine, Western Australia—Controlled action under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act 1999—Decision |
16/01/2009 |
03/02/2009 |
209 |
45 |
|
1047 |
Siewert |
02/12/2008 |
Marine protected areas—State waters—Status |
19/02/2009 |
10/03/2009 |
1210 |
79 |
|
1069 |
Abetz |
03/12/2008 |
Portfolio programs—Overspends and underspends—Details |
15/04/2009 |
13/05/2009 |
2735 |
133 |
|
1105 |
Abetz |
03/12/2008 |
Departments and agencies—Funding |
03/02/2009 |
05/02/2009 |
538 |
62 |
|
1173 |
B. Brown |
16/12/2008 |
Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area—Indigenous component—Funding |
06/03/2009 |
11/03/2009 |
1378 |
80 |
|
1174 |
B. Brown |
16/12/2008 |
Victorian desalination project, Wonthaggi—Environment Effects Statement—Effects on endangered marine animals |
20/02/2009 |
10/03/2009 |
1217 |
66 |
|
1226 |
Abetz |
16/01/2009 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill approval—Minister’s announcement on 5 January 2009—Contact prior to announcement |
25/02/2009 |
10/03/2009 |
1227 |
40 |
|
1274 |
Milne |
05/02/2009 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill—Assessment process—Impact on the bottlenose dolphin and other species |
14/04/2009 |
13/05/2009 |
2763 |
68 |
|
1278 |
Mason |
05/02/2009 |
Moncrieff electorate—Funding of organisations and projects—Between 3 December 2007 and 20 January 2009 |
145 |
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|
1288 |
Ludlam |
06/02/2009 |
Aluminium Corporation of China Limited (CHALCO)—Planned aluminium smelter in Bowen, Queensland—Consideration of greenhouse gas effects |
13/03/2009 |
16/03/2009 |
1683 |
35 |
|
1389 |
Milne |
11/03/2009 |
Richmond Bridge, Tasmania—Conservation management plan—Government action |
22/04/2009 |
14/05/2009 |
2982 |
42 |
|
1390 |
Ludlam |
11/03/2009 |
Chiang Mai Night Safari zoo—Deaths of animals—Australian native wildlife |
14/04/2009 |
14/05/2009 |
2983 |
34 |
|
1408 |
Ronaldson |
12/03/2009 |
External speechwriting services—Details of tender—2008 calendar year |
14/04/2009 |
14/05/2009 |
2987 |
33 |
|
1450 |
B. Brown |
20/03/2009 |
Antarctica—World Heritage listing—Australian Labor Party commitment |
11/05/2009 |
16/06/2009 |
3438 |
52 |
|
1469 |
Cormann |
31/03/2009 |
Gas processing plant—Western Australia’s Kimberley region—Comments made by Midnight Oil drummer Rob Hirst |
30/04/2009 |
16/06/2009 |
3456 |
30 |
|
1478 |
Milne |
02/04/2009 |
Tasmania—Forest Practices Regulations 2007 (Tas.)—Dam assessment processes |
11/05/2009 |
16/06/2009 |
3466 |
39 |
|
1484 |
Ludlam |
08/04/2009 |
Shoalwater Bay—Military exercises—Environmental damage |
30/04/2009 |
16/06/2009 |
3470 |
22 |
|
1486 |
Abetz |
15/04/2009 |
Gunns Limited pulp mill approval—Minister’s announcement on 5 January 2009—Contact prior to announcement |
14/05/2009 |
16/06/2009 |
3471 |
29 |
|
1489 |
Bishop |
20/04/2009 |
Avon Catchment Council—Salt affected areas—Funding |
14/05/2009 |
16/06/2009 |
3473 |
24 |
|
1497 |
Abetz |
06/05/2009 |
Portfolio programs—Programs which delivered an underspend in 2007-08—A Sustainable Future Tasmania - Mole Creek program |
55 |
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|
1526 |
Minchin |
18/05/2009 |
Legislation—Statutory reviews—Timelines |
43 |
|||
|
1545 |
Cormann |
19/05/2009 |
Caring for our Country program—Expenditure and priority funding |
22/06/2009 |
23/06/2009 |
4088 |
34 |
|
1600 |
Milne |
26/05/2009 |
Solar rebate funding—Body corporates—Eligibility |
35 |
|||
|
1602 |
Milne |
26/05/2009 |
Richmond Bridge, Tasmania—Conservation management plan—Government action |
35 |
|||
|
1627 |
Abetz |
29/05/2009 |
Administration—Infrastructure and capital works projects |
32 |
|||
|
1665 |
Minchin |
03/06/2009 |
Government websites—Advertising on search engines |
27 |
|||
|
1705 |
Minchin |
10/06/2009 |
Legislation—Redundant and potentially redundant legislation—‘Clean-up’ coordinated by the Department of Finance and Deregulation |
20 |
|||
|
1743 |
Ronaldson |
10/06/2009 |
Administration—Contracts awarded to the Boston Consulting Group and the Allen Consulting Group |
20 |
|||
|
1800 |
Abetz |
16/06/2009 |
Administration—Hospitality—Spending since 24 November 2007 |
14 |
|||
|
1821 |
Milne |
16/06/2009 |
Renewable and clean energy—Minister’s speech at the Auswind 2007 conference and exhibition ‘Future Vision 2020’—Parliament House and electorate offices |
14 |
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|
1824 |
Milne |
22/06/2009 |
Invasive pest species—Hog Deer—Obligations under the international Ramsar agreement |
8 |
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|
1829 |
Ludlam |
26/06/2009 |
National Indigenous television service—Digital terrestrial mode |
4 |
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|
1830 |
Ludlam |
26/06/2009 |
National Indigenous television service—Sydney broadcast—Continuation after trial |
4 |
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