Government responses to committee reports—2010

Number of government responses to committee reports:
42nd Parliament 41
43rd Parliament 6
Total for 2010 47

42nd Parliament

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Joint Statutory Committee

  • Examination of the annual report for 2007-08 of the Integrity Commissioner—Report tabled 16 June 2009
    Response tabled 22 June 2010
  • Inquiry into law enforcement integrity models—Report tabled 10 March 2009
    Response tabled 22 June 2010

Australian Crime Commission—Joint Statutory Committee

  • Examination of the annual report for 2004-05 of the Australian Crime Commission—Report tabled 19 October 2006
    Response tabled 13 May 2010
  • Examination of the annual report for 2006-07 of the Australian Crime Commission—Report tabled 18 June 2008
    Response tabled 13 May 2010
  • Examination of the annual report for 2007-08 of the Australian Crime Commission—Report tabled 17 June 2009
    Response tabled 22 June 2010
  • Inquiry into the Australian Crime Commission Amendment Act 2007—Report tabled 4 September 2008
    Response tabled 13 May 2010
  • Inquiry into the future impact of serious and organised crime on Australian society—Report tabled 19 September 2007
    Response tabled 13 May 2010
  • Inquiry into the legislative arrangements to outlaw serious and organised crime groups—Report tabled 17 August 2009
    Response tabled 13 May 2010
  • Inquiry into the manufacture, importation and use of amphetamines and other synthetic drugs (AOSD) in Australia—Report tabled 28 February 2007
    Response tabled 13 May 2010
  • Review of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002—Report tabled 10 November 2005
    Response tabled 13 May 2010

Community Affairs—Standing Committee and References Committee

  • Beyond petrol sniffing: Renewing hope for Indigenous communities—Report tabled 20 June 2006; and Grasping the opportunity of Opal: assessing the impact of the petrol sniffing strategy—Report tabled 19 March 2009
    Response tabled 22 June 2010

Community Affairs—Standing Committee

  • Highway to health: better access for rural, regional and remote patients—Report tabled 20 September 2007
    Response tabled 25 February 2010

Economics References Committee

  • Government's economic stimulus initiatives—Report tabled 27 October 2009
    Response tabled 18 March 2010

Economics—Standing Committee

  • Australia’s mandatory Last Resort Home Warranty Insurance Scheme—Report tabled 13 November 2008
    Response tabled 17 June 2010

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee

  • DEEWR tender process to award employment services contracts—Report tabled 25 June 2009
    Response presented 28 January 2010; tabled 2 February 2010

Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee

  • Report on the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto—Report tabled 23 June 2009
    Response tabled 18 March 2010

Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee

  • Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2009—Report tabled 17 September 2009
    Response tabled 23 June 2010

Environment, Communications and the Arts—Standing Committee

  • Management of Australia’s waste streams (including consideration of the Drink Container Recycling Bill)—Report tabled 3 September 2008
    Response tabled 25 February 2010
  • Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008—Report tabled 10 November 2008
    Response presented 30 April 2010; tabled 11 May 2010

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

  • Examination of annual reports no. 2 of 2007—Report tabled 12 September 2007
    Response presented 7 June 2010; tabled 15 June 2010

Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee

  • Item 16525 in Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Health Insurance (General Medical  Services Table) Regulations 2007—Report tabled 13 November 2008
    Response tabled 25 February 2010

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee

  • Inquiry into Australia's relationship with ASEAN—Report tabled 24 June 2009
    Response tabled 18 March 2010
  • Review of the Defence Annual Report 2006-07—Report tabled 2 December 2008
    Response tabled 25 February 2010
  • Review of the Defence Annual Report 2006-07: Recommendation 3—Report tabled 2 December 2008
    Response presented 24 March 2010; tabled 11 May 2010
  • Review of the Defence annual report 2007-08—Report tabled 29 October 2009
    Response presented 16 July 2010; tabled 28 September 2010
  • Sealing a just outcome: Report from the inquiry into RAAF F-111 deseal/reseal workers and their families—Report tabled 25 June 2009
    Response tabled 13 May 2010

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Standing Committee

  • Australia’s involvement in peacekeeping operations—Report presented 1 August 2008; tabled 26 August 2008
    Response presented 25 March 2010; tabled 11 May 2010

Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee

  • Review of the re-listing of Ansar al-Islam, AAA, IAA, IMU, JeM and LeJ as terrorist organisations—Report tabled 15 June 2009
    Review of the re-listing of Hizballah’s External Security Organisation (ESO) as a terrorist organisation—Report tabled 25 June 2009
    Review of the listing of Al-Shabaab as a terrorist organisation—Report tabled 28 October 2009
    Review of the re-listing of Hamas’ Brigades, PKK, LeT and PIJ as terrorist organisations—Report tabled 17 November 2009
    Response tabled 13 May 2010

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

  • Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [Provisions]—Report tabled 23 November 2009
    Response tabled 4 February 2010
  • Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other Amendments) Bill 2010—Report tabled 12 May 2010
    Response presented 19 July 2010; tabled 28 September 2010

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

  • Access to justice—Report presented 8 December 2009; tabled 2 February 2010
    Response presented 19 July 2010; tabled 28 September 2010

Legal and Constitutional Affairs—Standing Committee

  • Effectiveness of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 in eliminating discrimination and promoting gender equality—Report presented 12 December 2008; tabled 3 February 2009
    Response presented 4 May 2010; tabled 11 May 2010
  • Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008—Report tabled 16 June 2008
    Response tabled 18 March 2010

National Capital and External Territories—Joint Standing Committee

  • Inquiry into the Immigration Bridge proposal—Report tabled 15 June 2009
    Response tabled 4 February 2010

Parliamentary committee reports

  • Schedule of government responses outstanding to parliamentary committee reports—Tabled by the President of the Senate 26 November 2009
    Response tabled 23 June 2010

Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee

  • 413th report—The efficiency dividend and small agencies: Size does matter—Report tabled 4 December 2008
    Response tabled 4 February 2010

Treaties—Joint Standing Committee

  • 91st report—Treaties tabled on 12 March 2008—Report tabled 26 June 2008
    Response presented 17 December 2009; tabled 2 February 2010
  • 94th report—Treaties tabled on 14 May 2008—Report tabled 18 September 2008
    Response tabled 18 March 2010
  • 95th report—Treaties tabled on 4 June, 17 June, 25 June and 26 August 2008—Report tabled 16 October 2008
    Further response tabled 4 February 2010
  • 103rd report—Treaties tabled on 12 March and 13 May 2009—Report tabled 18 August 2009
    Response tabled 13 May 2010
  • 106th report—Nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament—Report tabled 17 September 2009
    Response tabled 25 February 2010

43rd Parliament

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Joint Statutory Committee

  • Operation of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006—Interim report—Report tabled 24 February 2010
    Response tabled 25 October 2010

Community Affairs References Committee

  • The hidden toll: Suicide in Australia—Report tabled 24 June 2010
    Response tabled 24 November 2010
    Replacement response presented out of sitting 22 December 2010

Community Affairs—Standing Committee

  • Funding and operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement—Report tabled 8 February 2007
    Response presented 21 December 2010

Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee

  • Australia Post's treatment of injured and ill workers—Report tabled 24 June 2010
    Response presented 22 December 2010

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

  • Australia's judicial system and the role of judges—Report tabled 2 February 2010
    Response tabled 25 October 2010

Parliamentary Committee Reports

  • Schedule of government responses outstanding to parliamentary committee reports—Tabled by the President of the Senate 24 June 2010
    Response tabled 24 November 2010