The following tables provide details of the activities of House of Representatives
committees and joint committees in 2002–03.
Table 18 Scrutiny committees of the Fortieth Parliament, 1 July
2002 to 30 June 2003
| Committee |
Reports |
Inquiries active at 30 June 2003 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Standing
Committee on |
none |
Inquiry into capacity building in Indigenous communities
(reference received 19 June 2002) |
| Ageing, Standing Committee on |
none |
Inquiry into long-term strategies to address the ageing
of the Australian population over the next 40 years
(reference received 26 June 2002) |
| Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Standing Committee
on |
none |
Inquiry into future water supplies for Australia's
rural industries and communities
(reference received 26 June 2002) |
| ASIO, ASIS and DSD, Joint Statutory Committee on |
Annual Report 2001–2002
(presented 2 December 2002; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 572(2002) |
Inquiry into intelligence on Iraq's weapons of
mass destruction
(reference received 18 June 2003) |
Australian Crime Commission, Joint Statutory Committee
on the (a)
(formerly Joint Statutory Committee on the National Crime Authority
until 1 January 2003) |
Australian Crime Commission Establishment Bill 2002
(presented 6 November 2002; reference received 26 September 2002)
PP 507(2002)
Examination of the Annual Report for 2000–2001
(presented 11 December 2002; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 603(2002) |
To examine the Australian Crime Commission's
response to trafficking in women for sexual servitude
(reference received April 2003)
Cybercrime
(reference received March 2003) |
| Communications, Information Technology and the Arts,
Standing Committee on |
Connecting Australia: Wireless Broadband
(presented 11 November 2002)
PP 500(2002) |
Inquiry into the structure of Telstra
(reference received 11 December 2002)
Inquiry into the future opportunities for Australia's film, animation,
special effects and electronic games industries
(reference received April 2003) |
| Corporations and Financial Services, Joint Statutory
Committee on (a) |
Inquiry into the regulations and ASIC policy statements
made under the Financial Services Reform Act 2001
(presented 23 October 2002; reference received 11 March 2002)
PP 499(2002)
Report on the Review of the Managed Investments Act 1998
(presented 12 December 2002; reference received 3 December 2001)
PP 611(2002)
Inquiry into Regulation 7.1.29 in Corporations Amendment Regulations
2003 (No. 3), Statutory Rules 2003 No. 85
(presented 26 June 2003)
PP pending
Inquiry into the Corporations Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1), Statutory
Rules 2003 No. 31
(presented 24 June 2003)
PP pending |
Inquiry into the level of banking and financial services
available to Australians living in rural, regional and remote areas
of Australia
(reference adopted 26 June 2002)
Inquiry into Australia's insolvency laws
(reference adopted 14 November 2002)
Inquiry into disclosure of commissions on risk products
(reference adopted 14 November 2002) |
| Economics, Finance and Public Administration, Standing
Committee on |
Review of Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report
2000–2001
(presented 23 September 2002; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 369(2002) |
Review of Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2001–2002
(reference received 21 March 2002)
Inquiry into local government and cost shifting
(reference received 18 June 2002) |
| Education and Training, Standing Committee on |
Boys: Getting it right. Report of the inquiry
into the education of boys
(presented 21 October 2002; reference received 21 March 2000; reference
re-adopted 21 March 2002)
PP 695(2002) |
Inquiry into vocational education in schools
(reference received 18 July 2002) |
| Electoral Matters, Joint Standing Committee on |
Review of Audit Report No. 42 of 2001–2002:
Integrity of the Electoral Roll
(presented 11 November 2002; reference received 16 May 2002)
PP 501(2002)
2001 Federal Election: Report of the inquiry into the 2001 Federal Election
and Matters Related Thereto
(presented 23 June 2003; reference received 13 May 2002)
PP 121(2003) |
none |
| Employment and Workplace Relations, Standing Committee
on |
Back on the job: Report into aspects of Australian
workers' compensation schemes
(presented 2 June 2003; reference adopted 20 June 2002)
PP 105(2003) |
Inquiry into employment: increasing participation in
paid work
(reference received 25 June 2003) |
| Environment and Heritage, Standing Committee on |
none |
Inquiry into employment in the environment sector
(reference received 5 June 2002) |
| Family and Community Affairs, Standing Committee on |
none |
Inquiry into substance abuse in Australian communities
(reference re-adopted 14 May 2002)
Inquiry into improving children's health and wellbeing
(reference received 17 October 2002)
Inquiry into child custody arrangements in the event of family separation
(reference received 25 June 2003) |
| Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Joint Standing
Committee on |
Review of Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Annual
Reports 2001–2002
(presented 23 September 2002; reference adopted 21 March 2002)
PP 132(2003)
Enterprising Australia – planning, preparing and profiting from
trade and investment
(presented 15 October 2002; reference received 2 November 2000)
PP 391(2002)
Visit to Australian Forces deployed to the International Coalition Against
Terrorism
(presented 21 October 2002)
PP pending
Report of the 2003 New Zealand Parliamentary Committee Exchange 6–11
April 2003
(presented 23 June 2003)
PP pending |
Review of Australia's relations with the United
Nations
(reference adopted 15 May 2002)
World Trade Organisation – Australia's role in the WTO
(reference adopted 15 May 2002)
Review of aspects of the 2000–2001 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity
Commission Annual Report
(reference adopted 27 June 2002)
Human rights and good governance education in the Asia-Pacific region
(reference received 21 August 2002)
Inquiry into expanding Australia's trade and investment relationships
with the countries of Central Europe
(reference received 21 August 2002)
Inquiry into Australia's relations with the Republic of Indonesia
(reference adopted 22 August 2002)
Inquiry into maritime strategy
(reference adopted 28 August 2002)
Review of portfolio annual reports
(reference adopted 16 October 2002)
Watching brief on the War on Terrorism
(reference adopted 26 March 2003) |
| Industry and Resources, Standing Committee on |
none |
Inquiry into any impediments to increasing investment
in mineral and petroleum exploration in Australia
(reference received 24 May 2002) |
| Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Standing Committee
on |
none |
Inquiry into crime in the community: victims, offenders
and fear of crime
(reference received 30 May 2002)
Inquiry into averment provisions in the Australian customs legislation
(reference adopted 27 March 2003) |
| Migration, Joint Standing Committee on |
2003 Review of Migration Regulation 4.31B
(presented 13 May 2003; reference received 10 December 2002)
PP 174(2003) |
Review of skilled migration
(reference received 18 June 2002) |
| National Capital and External Territories, Joint Standing
Committee on the |
Inquiry into Norfolk Island Electoral Matters
(presented 26 August 2002; reference re-adopted 7 May 2002)
PP 341(2002)
Striking the Right Balance: Draft Amendment 39 National Capital Plan
(presented 21 October 2002; reference received 15 April 2002)
PP 393(2002) |
Inquiry into pay parking in the Parliamentary Zone
(reference received 10 December 2002)
Review of the Annual Reports of the Department of Transport and Regional
Services 2000–2001 and the Department of Environment and Heritage
2000–2001 (Australia's external territories)
(reference adopted 21 March 2002)
Inquiry into the role of the National Capital Authority
(reference adopted 26 March 2003)
Inquiry into Norfolk Island governance
(reference received 31 March 2003)
Review of the Annual Reports of the Department of Transport and Regional
Services 2001–2002 and the Department of Environment and Heritage
2001–2002 (Australia's external territories)
(reference received 16 October 2002) |
| Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Land Fund, Joint Statutory Committee on (a) |
Report on the Examination of Annual Reports for
2000–2001 in fulfilment of the Committee's duties pursuant
to s.206(c) of the Native Title Act 1993
(presented 12 December 2002; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 605(2002)
Examination of Annual Reports 2001–2002
(presented 25 June 2003; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 271(2002) |
The effectiveness of the Native Title Tribunal
(statutory responsibility under the Native Title Act 1993, Part
12 section 206) |
| Public Accounts and Audit, Joint Committee of |
Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2001–2002,
First, Second and Third Quarters
(presented 28 August 2002; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 347(2002)
Review of Independent Auditing by Registered Company Auditors
(presented 18 September 2002; reference adopted 4 April 2002)
PP 368(2002)
Annual Report 2001–2002
(presented 14 November 2002; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 571(2002)
Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2001–2002, Fourth Quarter
(presented 12 February 2003; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 13(2003)
Review of Australia's Quarantine Function
(presented 5 March 2003; reference re-adopted 4 April 2002)
PP 30(2003) |
Review of aviation security in Australia
(reference adopted 5 June 2003)
Inquiry into the Draft Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill
(reference adopted February 2003)
Management and integrity of electronic information in the Commonwealth
(reference adopted October 2002)
Review of Auditor-General's Reports, 2002–2003
(ongoing statutory responsibility) |
| Public Works, Parliamentary Standing Committee on |
Proposed common use infrastructure on Christmas
Island
(presented 27 August 2002; reference received 21 March 2002)
PP 346(2002)
RAAF Base Williamtown Redevelopment Stage 1 and Facilities for the Airborne
Early Warning and Control Aircraft
(presented 17 September 2002; reference received 26 June 2002)
PP 366(2002)
Sixty-Sixth Annual Report
(presented 19 March 2003; ongoing statutory responsibility)
PP 255(2002)
Proposed Fit-out of New Leased Premises for the Bureau of Meteorology,
700 Collins Street, Docklands, Victoria
(presented 26 March 2003; reference received 11 December 2002)
PP 33(2003)
Proposed Development of Off-base Housing for Defence at Adamstown, Newcastle,
New South Wales
(presented 14 May 2003; reference received 11 December 2002)
PP 69(2003)
Proposed Fit-out of New Leased Premises for the Australian Customs Service
at Sydney International Terminal, Sydney, New South Wales
(presented 18 June 2003; reference received 25 March 2003)
PP 117(2003)
Provision of Facilities for the Australian Capital Territory Multi-User
Depot, HMAS Harman, Australian Capital Territory
(presented 25 June 2003; reference received 25 March 2003)
PP 132(2003) |
Perimeter security fence, RAAF Base Tindal, Katherine,
Northern Territory
(reference received 26 June 2002)
Site remediation and construction of infrastructure for the Defence site
at Randwick, New South Wales
(reference received 12 December 2002)
Construction of a new Chancery building for the Australian High Commission,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
(reference received 25 March 2003)
Provisions of facilities for collocation and re-equipping of the First
Aviation Regiment at Robertson Barracks, Darwin
(reference received 25 March 2003)
Redevelopment of the Australian Institute of Sport, Bruce, Australian Capital
Territory
(reference received 25 March 2003)
Construction of a respecified immigration reception and processing centre
on Christmas Island
(reference received 19 June 2003)
Construction of a new Chancery for the Australian High Commission, New
Delhi, India
(reference received 24 June 2003)
New main entrance at the Lucas Heights Science and Technology Centre, Lucas
Heights, New South Wales
(reference received 24 June 2003)
Redevelopment of Radiopharmaceutical Production Building No. 23 at Lucas
Heights, New South Wales
(reference received 24 June 2003)
Refurbishment of staff apartments at the Australian Embassy Complex, Paris,
France
(reference received 24 June 2003) |
| Recent Australian Bushfires, House Select Committee
on the |
none |
Inquiry into the recent Australian bushfires
(reference received 26 March 2003) |
| Science and Innovation, Standing Committee on |
Riding the Innovation Wave: The Case for Increasing
Business Investment in R&D
(presented 23 June 2003; reference received 9 July 2002)
PP 123(2003) |
none |
| Transport and Regional Services, Standing Committee
on |
Moving on intelligent transport systems: an
inquiry into variable speed limits – A case study of intelligent
transport systems
(presented 9 December 2002; reference received 27 June 2002)
PP 581(2002) |
Inquiry into commercial regional aviation services
in Australia and transport links to major populated islands
(reference received 18 June 2002) |
| Treaties, Joint Standing Committee on |
Report 47: Treaties tabled 18 and 25 June 2002
(presented 26 August 2002; references received on 18 and 25 June
2002)
PP 342(2002)
Report 48: Treaties tabled August and September 2002
(presented 21 October 2002; references received on 27 August 2002 and
17 September 2002)
PP 623(2002)
Report 49: Review of Timor Seas Treaties
(presented 11 November 2002; reference received 25 June 2002)
PP 502(2002)
Report 50: Treaties tabled 15 October 2002
(presented 9 December 2002; reference received 15 October 2002)
PP 582(2002)
Report 51: Treaties tabled November and December 2002
(presented 25 March 2003; references received 12 November and 3 December
2002)
PP 24(2003)
Report 52: Treaties tabled 4 March 2003
(presented 26 June 2003; reference received 4 March 2003)
PP pending |
Treaties tabled May and June 2003
(references received 14 May and 17 June 2003) |
Table 19 Internal committees, 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003
| Committee |
Purpose |
Reports/Inquiries |
| Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, Joint Committee
on the |
The committee meets when required to consider the general
principles applying to radio broadcasting of proceedings; the committee
has more limited jurisdiction in relation to televising of proceedings |
none |
| House Committee |
The committee usually meets with the equivalent Senate
committee as the Joint House Committee, serviced by the Joint House
Department |
none |
| Library Committee |
The committee usually meets with the equivalent Senate
committee as the Joint Library Committee, serviced by the Department
of the Parliamentary Library |
none |
| Members' Interests, Committee of |
The committee's role is to consider the arrangements
for the Register of Members' Interests and any complaints and
to report annually on its operations |
The committee released the following report:
Report on the operations of the committee for 2002
(presented 5 March 2003)
PP 29(2003) |
| Privileges, Committee of |
The committee is appointed at the commencement of each
Parliament to inquire into and report on complaints of breach of
privilege referred to it by the House |
The committee released the following reports:
Application from Ms Anne and Mr Gerard Henderson for the publication of
a response to a reference in the House of Representatives
(presented 26 March 2003)
Application from Ms Jane Singleton for the publication of a response
to a reference in the House of Representatives
(presented 12 December 2002)
Parliamentary privilege: the operation of the committee, some historical
notes and Guidelines for Members
(presented 12 December 2002)
PP 602(2002) |
| Procedure, Standing Committee on |
The committee's role is to inquire into and report
on the practices and procedures of the House |
The committee released the following reports:
Discussion Paper: Proposed Revised Standing Orders
(presented 16 September 2002)
Sessional Order 344
(presented 19 June 2003)
PP 199(2003)
At 30 June 2003, the committee had the following inquiries active:
Inquiry into the adequacy of procedures for examining the estimates of
expenditure
(reference adopted 20 June 2002)
Inquiry into proposed revised standing orders
(reference adopted 16 September 2002)
Inquiry into the conduct of divisions and improving Chamber productivity
(reference adopted 12 December 2002) |
| Publications, Standing Committee on |
The committee presents reports making recommendations
relating to the inclusion in the Parliamentary Paper Series of papers
presented to Parliament |
The committee released 9 reports |
| Selection Committee |
The committee presents a report each sitting week,
setting out the timetable and order of business for the consideration
of private members' business and committee and delegation reports
on the following sitting Monday |
The committee released 18 reports |
