Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

Reports, inquiries and other activities

Inquiry into the role of the National Capital Authority

41st Parliament (November 2004 - present)

Review of the Griffin Legacy Amendments
Tabled: 22 March 2007
Government response: 16 August 2007 (PDF 23KB)

Report on the visit to Norfolk Island 2-5 August 2006
Tabled: 9 October 2006
Government response: no response required

Inquiry into current and future governance arrangements for the Indian Ocean Territories
Tabled: 13 June 2006
Government response: 14 June 2007 (PDF 646KB)

Inquiry into Norfolk Island Governance Part 2: Sustainability of Government
Tabled: 5 December 2005 (presented 1 December 2005)
Government response: 13 September 2007(PDF 470Kb

Inquiry into the adequacy of funding for Australia's Antarctic Program
Tabled: 23 June 2005
Government response: 1 March 2007 (PDF 751KB)

40th Parliament (February 2002 - August 2004)
Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

Inquiry into Norfolk Island Governance Part 2: Sustainability of Government (lapsed - resumed in the 41st Parliament)

Inquiry into the adequacy of funding for Australia's Antarctic Program (lapsed - resumed in the 41st Parliament)

Difficult Choices: Inquiry into the role of the National Capital Authority in determining the extent of redevelopment of the Pierces Creek Settlement in the ACT
Presented: 31 August 2004
Government Response: 15 September 2005 (PDF 469KB)

Indian Ocean Territories - Review of the Annual Reports of the Department of Transport and Regional Services and the Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australia's external territories)
Tabled: 9 August 2004
Government response: 18 August 2005 (PDF 16324KB)

A national capital, a place to live: Inquiry into the Role of the National Capital Authority
Tabled: 9 August 2004 (presented 2 July 2004)
Government response: 26 May 2005 (PDF 1874KB)

Norfolk Island - Review of the Annual Reports of the Department of Transport and Regional Services and the Department of the Environment and Heritage (Australia's external territories)
Tabled: 9 August 2004 (presented 2 July 2004)
Government response: 23 June 2005 (PDF 935KB)

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?: Inquiry into Governance on Norfolk Island
Tabled: 3 December 2003
Government response: 13 September 2007 replaces interim response(PDF 436KB)

Not a Town Centre: The Proposal for Pay Parking in the Parliamentary Zone
Tabled: 13 October 2003
Government response: 30 November 2004 (PDF 495KB)

Striking the Right Balance: Draft Amendment 39, National Capital Plan
Tabled: 21 October 2002
Government response: 17 June 2003 (PDF 20KB)

Inquiry into Norfolk Island Electoral Matters
Tabled: 26 August 2002
Government response: 13 September 2007 (382KB)

39th Parliament (November 1998 - October 2001)
Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

Inquiry into Norfolk Island Electoral Matters (Lapsed on the dissolution of the 39th Parliament)

Risky Business: Inquiry into the tender process followed in the sale of the Christmas Island Casino and Resort
Tabled: 20 September 2001
Government response: 6 February 2003

In the pink or in the red?: Health Services on Norfolk Island
Presented: 6 July 2001
Tabled: 20 August 2001
Government Response: 9 December 2004

Island to Islands: Communications with Australia's external territories
Tabling speeches: Chairman - Senator McGauran; Mr Nehl MP; Hon Mr Snowden MP; Mr Neville MP Senator Allison; Senator Margetts; Senator Crossin; Senator Lundy
Tabled: 22 March 1999
Government response: 1 March 2001

38th Parliament (May 1996 - August 1998)
Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

A right to protest (June 1997)

37th Parliament (May 1993 - January 1996)
Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

• Draft amendment no 14 (Broadacre areas) to the National Capital Plan (October 1995)
• Draft amendment no 12 (Russell) of the National Capital Plan (May 1995)
• King George V Memorial (May 1995)
• Delivering the Goods (February 1995)
• Report on the proposal for pay parking in the Parliamentary Zone (June 1994)
• City Hill: Review of the draft master plan (August 1993)

36th Parliament (May 1990 - February 1993)
Joint Committee on National Capital

• Our Bush Capital, Protecting and Managing the National Capital's Open Spaces (November 1992)

• A special report of the Committee on the ACT proposing that the name of the committee be changed (March 1992)
• Report on Proposal to amend the National Capital Plan: Amendment No 1, sections 10 (part), 37 and 62 City of Canberra (September 1991)
• Gungahlin's transport links (May 1991)
• Report on proposed variation 1989/1 (item 1) to the plan of layout of the city of Canberra and its environs relating to the redevelopment of Morshead Drive (February 1991)
• Report on proposed variations 1989/1 (item 1) to the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1990) Second review of the National Capital Plan: The certified draft plan (August 1990) Review of the National Capital Plan (May 1990)

During the period 1 September 1988 to 11 April 1989 four reports on variations to the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs and one report, the Canberra leasehold system, were presented by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Transport, Communications and Infrastructure.

34th Parliament (February 1985 - June 1987)
Joint Committee on the Australian Capital Territory

• Second report on the 83rd Series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (March 1985)
• Report on item No 4 of the 83rd series and 84th series of proposed variations of the plan lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (May 1985)
• Report on the 85th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1985)
• First report on the 86th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1985)
• Second report on the 86th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1985)
• Report on the 87th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (April 1986)
• Report on the 88th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1986)
• Hospitality in the ACT (November 1986)
• Report on the 89th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (April 1987)
• Report on the 90th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (May 1987)
• Metropolitan Canberra (May 1987)

• Reports on item No 2 of the 75th series and 79th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1983)
• Report on the 80th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1983)
• Second report on the 78th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (September 1983)
• Report on the 81st series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1983)
• Parliamentary Zone draft development plan (March 1984)
• Second report of the 82nd series of proposed variations to the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (May 1984)
• The Murrumbidgee River in the ACT region (September 1984)
• Third report on the 78th series of proposed variations of the plan lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1984)
• First report on the 83rd series of proposed variations of the plan lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1984)

• Final report on the 71st/72nd series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (April 1981)
• Report on the 73rd/74th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (May 1981)
• Report on item 15 of the 73rd series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (May 1981)
• Energy use, distribution and conservation in the ACT (September 1981)
• Report of the 75th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1981)
• Report on the 76th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (April 1982)
• Report on item No 2 of the 76th series and 77th series of the proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1982)
• Report on the 78th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1982)
• Retail trading hours in the ACT (October 1982)
• Report on item No 3 of the 75th series and item No 1 of the 76th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1982)

• Report on the 65th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (May 1978)
• Report on the 66th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (September 1978)
• Ginninderra Creek-Lake Ginninderra and 66th(A) series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (March 1979)
• Planning in the ACT - Procedures, processes and community involvement (April 1979)
• Report on the 67th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (May 1979)
• Report on the 68th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1979)
• Report on the 68th(A) series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1979)
• Tourism in the ACT (March 1980)
• Report on the 69th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (April 1980)
• Report on the 70th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1980)
• Report on the 71st series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1980)
• Report on the 72nd series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (September 1980)
• Energy use, distribution and conservation in the ACT (September 1980)

• Report on the 60th and 61st series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1976)
• Report on the 62nd series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1976)
• Canberra City waste: A long-term strategy for collection and disposal (December 1976)
• Report on the 63rd series of proposed variations of the plan lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (May 1977)
• Report on the 64th series of proposed variations of the plan lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1977)
• Report on the 64th(A) series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1977)
• Action taken on Committee report on Canberra city waste (November 1977)

• Self-government and public finance in the Australian Capital Territory (March 1975)
• Report on the 56th and 57th series of variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (March 1975)
• Report on the 58th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (April 1975)
• Report on the 59th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1975)
• Report on the 59th(A) series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1975)

• Report on the 52nd series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1973)
• Report on the 53rd series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1973)
• Report on the 54th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1973)
• Report on the 55th series of variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1973)

• Australian Capital Territory milk industry (May 1970)
• Report on the 47th series of proposed variations of the plan lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (March 1971)
• Sunday observance in the Australian Capital Territory (April 1971)
• Report on the 48th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (September 1971)
• Report on item 1 (Diversion of Piallago Avenue) of the 48th series of proposed variations of the plan lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (November 1971)
• Report on the 49th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (September 1971)
• Report on the 50th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1972)
• Report on items Nos 11 and 13 of the 49th series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (August 1972)
• Employment opportunities in the Australian Capital Territory (September 1972)
• Report on the 51st series of proposed variations of the plan of lay-out of the City of Canberra and its environs (October 1972)

• Report on the Australian Capital Territory freehold lands inquiry (January 1968)
• Report on the desirability of establishing in Canberra a Municipal type of market for fruit, vegetables and farm products (October 1968)
• Report on whether breath analysing equipment should be introduced into the Australian Capital Territory to assist in detecting and preventing persons driving motor vehicles while their ability to do so is impaired by the consumption of alcohol (May 1969)

• Report on the supply of residential blocks in Canberra (August 1965)

No publications tabled

• Report on proposed Canberra-Tumut Road (November 1959)
• Report on the Australian Capital Territory Tourist Industry (August 1961)

• Report on Trading Hours in Canberra (April 1958)

Register of reports

For a list of all reports by this Committee, see the Register of Committee Reports (1901 to current day).

Copies of reports

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Copies of submissions and transcripts of public hearings

Printed volumes of submissions and transcripts of evidence taken at public hearings for each of the above reports can be reviewed at the National Library of Australia or with the Committee Secretariat.

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