Inquiry into Water Policy Initiatives
Information about the Inquiry
Referred 14 September 2005 and to report by 30 November,
2006
Terms of Reference
The impact on rural
water usage of recent water policy initiatives and the possible role for
Commonwealth agencies, with particular reference to:
- the development of water property
titles;
- methods of protection for rivers and
aquifers;
- farming innovation;
- monitoring drought and predicting farm
water demand; and
- the implications for agriculture of
predicted changes in patterns of precipitation and temperature.
Written submissions are invited and should be addressed to:
The Secretary
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
The Committee prefers to receive submissions electronically as
an attached document - email: rrat.sen@aph.gov.au
The closing date for receipt of submissions is 30 November 2005.
Submissions become Committee documents and are made public
only after a decision by the Committee. Persons making submissions must
not release them without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are
covered by parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release of them is
not.
Following consideration of submissions, the Committee will
hold public hearings. The Committee will consider all submissions and may
invite individuals and organisations to give evidence at the public
hearings.
Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to the Parliament House TTY number (02) 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools for the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. These tools are available at: http://access.adobe.com/. If you require any special arrangements in order to enable you to participate in a committee inquiry, please contact the committee secretary.
For further information, contact:
Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
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