Work of Committees: January 1 2004 - June 30 2004
Part One - 1 January -30 June 2004
Parliamentary Joint Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office
Contents
Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Crime Commission
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Matters Current as at 1 January |
Matters Refered during period (Including estimates and annual reports) |
Reports tabled that discharge a reference |
Current Inquiries as at 30 June |
| Joint Statutory |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Number and Hours of Meeting |
|
Public |
Hrs |
Public Estimates |
Hrs |
Private |
Hrs |
Insp/Other |
Hrs |
Total Meetings |
Total Hours |
| Joint Statutory |
3 |
11:56 |
0 |
0:00 |
9 |
7:06 |
0 |
0:00 |
12 |
19:02 |
| Meetings by State |
|
ACT |
NSW |
VIC |
TAS |
SA |
WA |
NT |
QLD |
| Joint Statutory |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Witnesses |
Hansard Pages |
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|
|
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Televised hearings |
Estimates |
Other (Bills) |
General |
Estimates |
Other (Bills) |
General |
No. of submissions |
No. of Pages |
Government Responses |
| Joint Statutory |
2 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
167 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Method of appointment
Pursuant to The Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (effective from 1 January 2003)
| Current members |
Date of appointment |
The Hon Bruce Baird (Cook, NSW, LP)
(elected Chair-21.3.02) |
21.3.02 |
Mr Bob Sercombe (Maribyrnong, Vic, ALP)
(elected Deputy Chair-21.3.02) |
21.3.02 |
| Senator Kay Denman (Tas, ALP) |
14.2.02 |
| Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP) |
14.2.02 |
| Senator Brian Greig (WA, AD) |
14.2.02 |
| Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP) |
21.3.02 |
| Senator Julian McGauran (Vic, NPA) (NATS from 11.10.03) |
14.2.02 |
| Mr Peter Dutton (Dickson, Qld, LP) |
21.3.02 |
| The Hon Duncan Kerr, MP (Denison, Tas, ALP) |
21.3.02 |
| Mr Cameron Thompson (Blair, Qld, LP) |
21.3.02 |
| Former members |
Term of appointment |
| Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP) |
14.2.02-21.3.02 |
Current inquiries
As at 1 January 2004
Performance of statutory duties (continuing)
Recent trends in practices and methods of cybercrime (adopted 6 March 2003)
Trafficking in Women Sexual Servitude (adopted 26 June 2003)
Current inquiry
As at 30 June 2004
Performance of statutory duties (continuing)
New references
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Nil
Public hearings
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Trafficking in Women for sexual servitude 25 February 2004, Sydney; 26 & 30 March 2004, Canberra
Reports tabled
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Cybercrime (tabled 24 March 2004)
Trafficking of Women for Sexual Servitude (tabled 24 June 2004)
Government responses tabled
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Nil
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
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Matters Current as at 1 January |
Matters Refered during period (Including estimates and annual reports) |
Reports tabled that discharge a reference |
Current Inquiries as at 30 June |
| Joint Statutory |
4 |
1 |
4 + (3^) |
1 |
| Number and Hours of Meeting |
|
Public |
Hrs |
Public Estimates |
Hrs |
Private |
Hrs |
Insp/Other |
Hrs |
Total Meetings |
Total Hours |
| Joint Statutory |
10 |
52:32 |
0 |
0:00 |
17 |
4:22 |
0 |
0:00 |
27 |
56:54 |
| Meetings by State |
|
ACT |
NSW |
VIC |
TAS |
SA |
WA |
NT |
QLD |
| Joint Statutory |
29 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Witnesses |
Hansard Pages |
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|
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Televised hearings |
Estimates |
Other (Bills) |
General |
Estimates |
Other (Bills) |
General |
No. of submissions |
No. of Pages |
Government Responses |
| Joint Statutory |
4 |
0 |
40 |
78 |
0 |
275 |
577 |
60 |
296 |
1 |
Method of appointment
(formerly the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Securities; name amended 11 March 2002 pursuant to Schedule 1, Part 2 item 5 of the Financial Services Reform Act 2001) (re-appointed 14 February 2002))
| Current members |
Date of appointment |
Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)
(elected Chair-20.3.02) |
14.2.02 |
Senator Penny Wong (SA, ALP)
(elected Deputy Chair-18.9.02) |
1.7.02 |
| Mr Alan Griffin (Bruce, Vic, ALP) |
20.3.02 |
| Senator George Brandis (Qld, LP) |
14.2.02 |
| Senator Stephen Conroy (Vic, ALP) |
14.2.02 |
| Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD) |
14.2.02 |
| Mr Anthony Byrne (Holt, Vic, ALP) |
20.3.02 |
| Mr Steven Ciobo (Moncrieff, Qld, LP) |
20.3.02 |
| Mr Greg Hunt (Flinders, Vic, LP) |
20.3.02 |
| Mr Stewart McArthur (Corangamite, Vic, LP) |
20.3.02 |
| Former members |
Term of appointment |
| Senator Barney Cooney (Vic, ALP) |
14.2.02-30.6.02 |
| Mr Alan Griffin (Bruce, Vic, ALP) (Deputy Chair) |
20.3.02-18.9.02 |
Current inquiries
As at 1 January 2004
Performance of statutory duties (continuing)
Inquiry into the level of banking and financial services in rural and regional and remote areas of Australia (adopted 26 June 2002)
Australias Insolvency Laws (adopted 14 November 2002)
Exposure draft of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill (adopted 8 October 2003)
Current inquiry
As at 30 June 2004
Performance of statutory duties (continuing)
New references
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
The Corporations Amendment Regulations 2003 (Batch 6); Draft Regulations Corporations Amendment Regulations 2003/04 (Batch 7); and Draft Regulations Corporations Amendment Regulations 2004 (Batch 8) (adopted 5 February 2004)
Public hearings
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
The Corporations Amendment Regulations 2003 (Batch 6); Draft Regulations Corporations Amendment Regulations 2003/04 (Batch 7); and Draft Regulations Corporations Amendment Regulations 2004 (Batch 8) 3 & 24 March 2004, Canberra
Exposure draft of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill 9 & 11 March 2004, Canberra; 16 March 2004, Sydney; 18 March 2004, Melbourne; 6 April 2004, Sydney; 14 & 29 April 2004, Melbourne; 7 May 2004, Sydney
Reports tabled
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Money Matters in the Bush Inquiry into the level of banking and financial services in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia (presented out of session on 15 January 2004, tabled 10 February 2004)
Report on the ATM fee structure (presented out of session on 15 January 2004; tabled 10 February 2004)
Report on the Corporations Amendment Regulations 2003 (Batch 6); Corporations Amendment Regulations 2003 (Batch 7) and Draft Regulations Corporations Amendment Regulations 2004 (Batch 8) (tabled 24 March 2004)
Report on Corporations Amendment Regulations 7.1.29A, 7.1.35A and 7.1.40(h) (presented out of session on 2 June 2004, tabled 15 June 2004)
CLERP (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003 Part 1 (presented out of session on 4 June 2004, tabled 15 June 2004)
CLERP (Audit Reform and Corporate Disclosure) Bill 2003 Part 2 (tabled 15 June 2004)
Corporate Insolvency Laws: a Stocktake (presented out of session on 30 June 2004)
Government responses tabled
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Disclosure of commissions on risk products (tabled 17 June 2004; report tabled 12 August 2003)
Joint Statutory Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund
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Matters Current as at 1 January |
Matters Refered during period (Including estimates and annual reports) |
Reports tabled that discharge a reference |
Current Inquiries as at 30 June |
| Joint Statutory |
1 |
1 |
1* |
2 |
| Number and Hours of Meeting |
|
Public |
Hrs |
Public Estimates |
Hrs |
Private |
Hrs |
Insp/Other |
Hrs |
Total Meetings |
Total Hours |
| Joint Statutory |
3 |
6:29 |
0 |
0:00 |
5 |
1:58 |
0 |
0:00 |
8 |
8:27 |
| Meetings by State |
|
ACT |
NSW |
VIC |
TAS |
SA |
WA |
NT |
QLD |
| Joint Statutory |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Witnesses |
Hansard Pages |
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|
|
Televised hearings |
Estimates |
Other (Bills) |
General |
Estimates |
Other (Bills) |
General |
No. of submissions |
No. of Pages |
Government Responses |
| Joint Statutory |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
15 |
203 |
0 |
Method of appointment
Pursuant to Native Title Act 1993 (appointed on 14 February 2002)
| Current members |
Date of appointment |
Senator David Johnston (WA, LP)
(elected Chair-9.12.02) |
2.12.02 |
Senator Jan McLucas (Qld, ALP)
(elected Deputy Chair-21.3.02) |
14.2.02 |
| Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP) |
14.2.02 |
| Senator Meg Lees (SA, APA) |
14.2.02 |
| Senator Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP) |
1.7.02 |
| Mrs Kay Hull (Riverina, NSW, NATS) |
3.3.03 |
| Mrs Sussan Ley, MP (Fraser, NSW, LP) |
9.12.02 |
| The Hon Robert McMullan (Fraser, ACT, ALP) |
11.8.03 |
| Mr Patrick Secker (Barker, SA, LP) |
21.3.02 |
| The Hon Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, NT, ALP) |
21.3.02 |
| Former members |
Term of appointment |
| Senator Brett Mason (Qld, LP) |
14.2.02-30.6.02 |
Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)
(elected Chair-21.3.02) |
14.2.02-27.8.02 |
| Ms Sophie Panopoulos (Indi, Vic, LP) |
21.3.02-9.12.02 |
| Mr John Cobb (Parkes, NSW, NATS) |
21.3.02-3.3.03 |
Senator Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)
(elected Chair:21.10.02) |
1.7.02-9.12.02 |
| Ms Julia Gillard (Lalor, Vic, ALP) |
20.3.03-11.8.03 |
Current inquiry
As at 1 January 2004
Statutory reporting role (continuing)
Current inquiries
As at 30 June 2004
Statutory reporting role (continuing)
Native Title Representative Bodies (adopted 15 September 2003)
New references
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Native Title Representative Bodies (adopted 15 September 2003)
Public hearings
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Native Title Tribunal Annual Report 2002-03 12 February 2004, Canberra
Indigenous Land Corporation Annual Report 2002-03 2 March 2004, Canberra
Native Title representative bodies 12 May 2004, Canberra
Reports tabled
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Examination of Annual Reports for 2002-03 (tabled 24 June 2004)
Government responses tabled
1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004
Nil