Membership of the Committee
Members:
Senator Lyn Allison
(Chair)
Senator John
Tierney (Deputy Chair)
Senator Mark
Bishop
Senator the
Hon Nick Bolkus
Senator Kate
Lundy
Senator Marise
Payne
Substitute
Member:
Senator Trish
Crossin was appointed substitute member for the Jabiluka
Inquiry for Senator Mark Bishop
Participating
Members:
Senator Eric
Abetz
Senator Andrew
Bartlett
Senator Ron Boswell
Senator Bob
Brown
Senator the Hon
David Brownhill
Senator George
Campbell
Senator Kim
Carr
Senator Mal
Colston
Senator Helen
Coonan
Senator Winston
Crane
Senator Alan
Eggleston
Senator the Hon
John Faulkner
Senator Brian
Harradine
Senator Meg
Lees
Senator Dee
Margetts
Senator Natasha
Stott Despoja
Secretariat:
Mr Richard
Selth, Secretary
Mr David
Arnold, Principal Research Officer
Dr Anthony
Burke, Senior Research Officer
Ms Stephanie
Holden, Senior Research Officer
Mr Jason
Vickery, Executive Assistant
The Senate
Parliament
House
CANBERRA ACT
2600
Telephone: 02
6277 3526
Facsimile: 02 6277 5818
Email: erca.sen@aph.gov.au
Website: https://www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/erca_ctte/index.htm
Terms of Reference
On 27 April the Senate referred
the following matters to the Committee for inquiry and report by 30 May 1999
(subsequently extended to 30 June 1999):
- the approvals process for the
Jabiluka uranium mine project, including both the Ranger Mill and Jabiluka Mill
options and the appropriateness of the process, including but not confined to
the independence of the process, the level of assessment, the timing and
content of decisions and the capacity of the assessments to deal with world
heritage obligations and impacts;
- whether an inquiry under
section 11 of the Environment Protection (Impact of Proposals) Act 1974 is now warranted in relation to the project;
- whether Australia is
appropriately fulfilling its international obligations in relation to the
protection of the Kakadu National Park World Heritage Area in relation to the
project;
- whether Australia is
appropriately fulfilling its international and domestic obligations in relation
to radiological protection in relation to the project; and
- the rights of Traditional Aboriginal
Owners over the area and the extent, appropriateness and outcome of
consultation with the Traditional Owners.
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