Committee establishment, role and history
The standing committee is one of thirteen general purpose investigatory committees
established by the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Australia.
Information on the establishment, role and powers of House of Representatives
committees can be found at the Committee
Office home page and in chapters 16 and 17 of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives.
In summary, the role of the Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government is to carry out inquiries into matters referred to it by the House of Representatives or
a Minister of the Commonwealth Government. The Committee can also inquire into
matters raised in annual reports of Commonwealth Government departments
and authorities or in reports by the Commonwealth Auditor-General.
The committee was first established in the 42nd Parliament. Various committees had been appointed in previous Parliaments to consider transport and regional services matters.
Transport and Regional Services have been considered by the following committees:
- 2002 – 2007 Standing Committee on Transport and Regional Services
Transport matters have been considered by:
- 1998 - 2001 Standing Committee on Transport Communications, and the Arts
- 1996 - 1998 Standing Committee on Communications, Transport and Microeconomic Reform
- 1987 - 1996 Standing Committee on Transport, Communications and Infrastructure
- 1985 - 1987 Standing Committee on Transport Safety
- 1972 - 1984 Standing Committee on Road Safety
Regional Services matters have been considered by:
- 1998 - 2001 Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Regional Services
- 1996 - 1998 Standing Committee on Primary Industries, Resources and Rural Regional Affairs
A full list of reports tabled by the Committee and its predecessors is available online together with reports of inquiries completed since 1997.
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