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Implementation, operation and administration of the legislation underpinning Carbon Sink Forests

23 September 2008

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 102KB)

Abbreviations	(PDF 80KB)

Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 137KB)
Background Overview of the legislation Conduct of the inquiry Acknowledgements

Chapter 2 - Major issues raised during the inquiry	(PDF 230KB)
Introduction Impact on prime agricultural land Committee view Impact on rural communities and industries Committee view Land title Permanency of new plantings Contiguous plantings Incentives for biodiversity/environmental planting Committee view Taxation outcomes Managed Investment Schemes Emissions trading scheme Recognition of other forms of carbon stores Committee view

Chapter 3 - Environmental and Natural Resource Management Guidelines	(PDF 167KB)
Introduction Flexible nature of the guidelines Reliance on state and territory regulatory structures Management of water resource impacts Land clearance Compliance with the Guidelines Committee view

Chapter 4 - Committee conclusions	(PDF 128KB)

Dissenting Report - Senator Christine Milne, Australian Greens, Senator Barnaby Joyce, Senator Fiona Nash, and Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell, The Nationals Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan, Liberal Party of Australia	(PDF 126KB)

Dissenting Report - Senator McGauran, Liberal Party of Australia	(PDF 137KB)

Appendix 1 - List of Submissions	(PDF 85KB)

Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee at the Public Hearings	(PDF 107KB)

Appendix 3 - List of Tabled Documents	(PDF 128KB)

Appendix 4 - Environmental and Natural Resource Management Guidelines in relation to the establishment of trees for the purposes of carbon sequestration	(PDF 118KB)

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Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
Department of the Senate
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Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3511

Fax: +61 2 6277 5811

Email: rrat.sen@aph.gov.au