Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts

1 January 2007 - 30 June 2007

	Matters Current as at 1 January 2007	Matters Referred during period (including estimates and annual reports)	Reports tabled that discharge a reference	Current Inquiries as at 30 June 2007
Standing Committee	2	8	8+(1*)	2

Number and Hours of Meeting
	Public	Hrs	Public Estimates	Hrs	Private	Hrs	Insp/Other	Hrs	Total Meetings	Total Hours
Standing Committee	8	34:45	7	65:46	31	14:44	0	0:00	46	115:15

Meetings by State
	ACT	NSW	VIC	TAS	SA	WA	NT	QLD
Standing Committee	42	1	0	0	0	1	2	0

		Witnesses			Hansard Pages
	Televised hearings	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	No. of submissions	No. of Pages	Government Responses
Standing Committee	11	433	0	84	883	0	478	55	291	1

*Interim report that did not discharge a reference

 

Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (Standing)

1 January 2007 to 30 June 2007

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.                                  

Current members	Date of appointment
Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)       (appointed Chair on 12.9.06)	11.9.06
Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)       (appointed Deputy Chair on 12.9.06)	11.9.06
Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)	9.5.07
Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (Vic, LP)	12.2.07
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (Qld, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)	11.9.06

 

Participating members	Date of appointment
Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Lyn Allison (Vic, AD)	11.9.06
Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Ron Boswell (Qld, NATS)	11.9.06
Senator Sue Boyce (Qld, LP)	20.6.07
Senator Bob Brown (Tas, AG)	11.9.06
Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Kim Carr (Vic, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Stephen Conroy (Vic, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)	20.6.07
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Christopher Evans (WA, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon John Faulkner (NSW, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)	11.9.06
Senator  Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Steve Fielding (Vic, FFP)	11.9.06
Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)	20.6.07
Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)	11.9.06
Senator John Hogg (Qld, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)	11.9.06
Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Joseph Ludwig (Qld, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Gavin Marshall (Vic, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Jan McLucas (Qld, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Julian McGauran (Vic, LP)	11.9.06
Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)	9.5.07
Senator Christine Milne (Tas, AG)	11.9.06
Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)	11.9.06
Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)	11.9.06
Senator Kerry O'Brien (Tas, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)	23.3.07
Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Robert Ray (Vic, ALP)	11.9.06
Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)	11.9.06
Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja (SA, AD)	11.9.06
Senator John Watson (Tas, LP)	11.9.06
Senator Penny Wong (SA, ALP)	11.9.06

                                                         

Former members	Term of appointment
Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)	11.9.06-12.2.07
Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (Vic, LP)	11.9.06-9.5.07

 

Former substitute members	Term of appointment
Senator Kim Carr (Vic, ALP)*	18.10.06-27.11.06
Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP)**	8.2.07-22.2.07
Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)***	8.2.07-23.2.07
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)#	11.9.06-20.6.07
Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP)##	9.5.07-6.6.07

*replaced Senator Lundy for inquiry into the provisions of the Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No.1) 2006
**replaced Senator Wortley for committee's inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector for the period 19.2.07 to 22.2.07
***replaced Senator Kemp for committee's inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector for the period 19.2.07 to 23.2.07
#replaced Senator Lundy for committee's inquiry into Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector
##replaced Senator Wortley on 6 June 2007

 

Former participating members	Term of appointment
Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)	8.2.07-22.2.07
Senator the Hon George Brandis (Qld, LP)	11.9.06-23.3.07
Senator Brett Mason (Qld, LP)	11.9.06-23.3.07
Senator Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)	11.9.06-23.3.07
Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)	11.9.06-2.4.07

 

Inquiries

As at 1 January 2007

• Australia's national parks (referred 7 December 2005)
• Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector (referred 15 August 2006)

Current inquiries

As at 30 June 2007

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 21 June 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services For Rural and Regional Australia Into The Future Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 21June 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

New references

1 January 2007 – 30 June 2007

• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007 [Provisions] and the Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 29March 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
• Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 10 May 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 10 May 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
• Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and Datacasting) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 21 June 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services For Rural and Regional Australia Into The Future Bill 2007 [Provisions] (referred 21June 2007 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

1 January 2007 – 30 June 2007

• Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector – 9 February 2007, Canberra; 19 February 2007, Kununurra (NT); 20 February 2007, Darwin; 21February 2007, Alice Springs; 23 February 2007, Sydney; 10 & 11 April 2007, Canberra
• 2006-07 Additional Estimates – 12, 13 & 16 February 2007, Canberra
• 2007-08 Budget Estimates – 21, 22, 23 & 24 May 2007, Canberra
• Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007 [Provisions] – 1 June 2007, Canberra

Reports tabled

1 January 2007 – 30 June 2007

• Additional estimates 2006-07 (tabled 21 March 2007)
• Annual Reports (No. 1 of 2007) (tabled 22 March 2007)
• Conserving Australia – Australia's national parks, conservation reserves and marine protected areas (presented out of session on 12April 2007; tabled on 9May 2007)
• Interim Report – Broadcasting Legislation (Digital Radio) Bill 2007 and the Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of session on 30 April 2007; tabled on 9 May 2007)
• Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007 and the Radio Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of session on 7 May 2007; tabled on 9 May 2007)
• Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (tabled 12 June 2007)
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of session  on 15 June 2007; tabled on 18 June 2007)
• Budget estimates 2007-08 (tabled 19 June 2007)
• Indigenous Art – Securing the future: Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector (tabled 20 June 2007)

Government responses

1 January 2007 – 30 June 2007

• Australia's Urban Water Management (tabled 10 May 2007; report tabled 5December 2002)

Estimates

A statistical summary of this Committee's work when considering Estimates appears in Part Four.

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