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 Primary Industries and Resources
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 primary industry and resources matters.
Primary Industries and rural matters were considered by:
- 1996 – 1998: Standing Committee on Primary Industries, Resources and Rural and Regional Affairs
- 1998 – 2001: Standing Committee on Primary Industries and Regional Services
- 2002 – 2007: Standing Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Resources matters were considered by:
- 2002 – 2007 Standing Committee on Industry and Resources Committee
- 1998 – 2001 Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Resources
- 1987 – 1998 Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
A full list of reports tabled by these Committees and their predecessors is available online together with reports of inquiries completed since 1997.
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