Outcome:	1. Environment			Question No: 12
Division/Agency:	Heritage Division
Topic:	Attendance at Australian Heritage Council meetings
Hansard Page ECITA:	Written Question on Notice

Senator Carr asked:
Please provide information on attendance by all Australian Heritage Council members for all Australian Heritage Council meetings over the past three years.

Answer/s:
For meetings 1 to 40 the Council members were: Mr Tom Harley, Mr Roger Beale, Dr Jane Lennon, Dr Denis Saunders, Mr Michael Kennedy, Dr Gaye Sculthorpe and Dr Richard Walley. Mr Jonathan Mills was an associate member for meetings 2 to 35. The Hon Richard Lewis joined as an associate member at meeting 40.

Meeting	Date	In attendance	
AHC 1	19 March 2004
	In person: Mr Harley; Mr Beale and Mr Kennedy

Via telephone: Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders and Dr Sculthorpe 	
AHC 2	28 May 2004
	In person: Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy 

Via telephone: Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills 	
AHC 3	5 July 2004
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 4	22 July 2004
	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe 	
	23 July 2004
	In person: Mr Harley; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills

Via video link: Mr Beale	
AHC 5	16 September 2004
	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Walley; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills	
AHC 6	22 October 2004
EMAIL 	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 7	12 November 2004
EMAIL 	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 8	23 December 2004
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy and Dr Walley 	
AHC 9	3 December 2004
	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders, Dr Sculthorpe and Dr Walley	
AHC 10	27 January 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders and Dr Sculthorpe 	
AHC 11	11 February 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Beale; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy, Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 12	23 February 2005
TELECONFERENCE/
EMAIL 	Mr Harley; Mr Beale and Mr Kennedy

Another unidentified member is referred to in records.	
AHC 13	7 March 2005
TELECONFERENCE/
EMAIL 	Mr Beale; Dr Saunders, Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe

Other, unidentified members are referred to in records.	
AHC 14	9-10 March 2005	Strategic planning meeting no minutes taken.	
AHC 15	23 March 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy and Dr Walley	
AHC 16	6 April 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Dr Walley; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills	
AHC 17	28 April 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 18	18 May 2005
	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills	
AHC 19	27 May 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Walley and Mr Mills	
AHC 20	17 June 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 21	23 June 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 22	27 June 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills	
AHC 23	14 July 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Mr Kennedy and Mr Mills	
AHC 24	21 July 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 25	1 August 2005
	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Dr Walley; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills	
AHC 26	19 September 2005	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Dr Walley; Dr Sculthorpe, Mr Kennedy and Mr Mills	
AHC 27	6 October 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 28	31 October 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Walley; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills	
AHC 29	16 November 2005
	Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Walley; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills	
AHC 30	25 November 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 31	16 December 2005
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley, Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 32	9 February 2006
TELECONFERENCE	Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Sculthorpe and Mr Mills	
AHC 33	20 February 2006
TELECONFERENCE	Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 34	30 March 2006
	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Dr Sculthorpe, Dr Walley and Mr Mills	
AHC 35	24 April 2006
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy; Dr Walley and Mr Mills	
AHC 36	18 May 2006
TELECONFERENCE	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders; Mr Kennedy and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 37	31 May 2006
	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Saunders, Mr Kennedy and Dr Sculthorpe	
AHC 38	5 July 2006 
	Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Saunders, Dr Walley, Dr Lennon and Dr Sculthorpe.	
AHC 39	23 August 2006
	In person: Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Walley and Dr Sculthorpe

Via telephone: Mr Kennedy 	
AHC 40	25 October 2006
	In person: Mr Harley; Mr Beale; Dr Lennon; Dr Saunders and The Hon Richard Lewis

Via telephone: Mr Kennedy 	

Outcome:	1. Environment			Question No: 13
Division/Agency:	Heritage Division
Topic:	Attendance at Australian Heritage Council meetings
Hansard Page ECITA:	Written Question on Notice

Senator Carr asked:
Have any Australian Heritage Council members missed two or more consecutive meetings?  If so, whom and when?

Answer/s:
The records indicate the following members missed two or more consecutive meetings.

Council member	Meetings missed 	Date	
Mr Harley	AHC 20	17 June 2005	
	AHC 21	23 June 2005	
	AHC 22	27 June 2005	
	AHC 32	9 February 2006	
	AHC 33	20 February 2006	
Mr Beale	AHC 32	9 February 2006	
	AHC 33	20 February 2006	
Dr Lennon	AHC 11	11 February 2005	
	AHC 12	23 February 2005	
Dr Saunders	AHC 2	28 May 2004	
	AHC 3	5 July 2004	
	AHC 18	18 May 2005	
	AHC 19	27 May 2005	
	AHC 20	17 June 2005	
	AHC 21	23 June 2005	
	AHC 22	27 June 2005	
	AHC 23	14 July 2005	
Mr Kennedy	AHC 9	3 December 2004	
	AHC 10	27 January 2005	
	AHC 30	25 November 2005	
	AHC 31	16 December 2005	
Dr Walley	AHC 1	19 March 2004	
	AHC 2	28 May 2004	
	AHC 3	5 July 2004	
	AHC 4 (2nd day)	23 July 2004	
	AHC 6	22 October 2004	
	AHC 7	12 November 2004	
	AHC 20	17 June 2005	
	AHC 21	23 June 2005	
	AHC 22	27 June 2005	
	AHC 23	14 July 2005	
	AHC 36	18 May 2006	
	AHC 37	31 May 2006	
Mr Mills	AHC 3	5 July 2004	
	AHC 4 (1st day)	22 July 2004	
	AHC 6	22 October 2004	
	AHC 7	12 November 2004	
	AHC 8	23 December 2004	
	AHC 9	3 December 2004	
	AHC 10	27 January 2005	
	AHC 11	11 February 2005	
	AHC 12	23 February 2005	
	AHC 13	7 March 2005	
	AHC 20	17 June 2005	
	AHC 21	23 June 2005	
	AHC 30	25 November 2005	
	AHC 31	16 December 2005	

Outcome:	1. Environment			Question No:  14
Division/Agency:	Heritage Division
Topic:	World Heritage Tentative Nomination List
Hansard Page ECITA:	118

Senator Carr asked:
I would like an indicative list of possible nominations for World Heritage listing. How many do you have on your list? Since there are two sites, can you tell me when the convict sites were put on the list?

Answer/s:

Australia’s current Tentative List comprises the Sydney Opera House and the Australian Convict Sites.

These are the two places currently on the Australian Government’s Tentative List.

The Australian Convict Sites serial nomination was submitted to UNESCO for inclusion on the Australian Government’s Tentative List on 16 June 2000.

Outcome:	1. Environment			Question No: 15
Division/Agency:	Heritage Division
Topic:	World Heritage Tentative Nomination List
Hansard Page ECITA:	119-120
Senator Carr asked:
Senator CARR—Thank you. What I am interested to know is: when was the last time the list was reviewed with a view to adding sites?
...
Senator CARR—We are at cross-purposes here. What I am interested to know is about sites that are going on the indicative list, whereas you are providing me with advice on what happens after they are on the indicative list. Can you explain to me how you get a site on the indicative list?
Mr Burnett—There is no set process for doing it. From time to time, the department would provide advice to government and the government would decide whether to put forward some places for the indicative list.

Senator CARR—When was the list last updated?
Answer/s:
The World Heritage Committee will not consider nominations to the World Heritage List unless the nominated property has already been included on a country’s Tentative List. Australian Government decisions to include sites are made as the need arises. 

The Australian Government has updated the tentative list on a number of occasions. Since 1991, Australia has submitted a tentative list on 19 September 1991 for Sydney Opera House in its Harbour Setting, and revised tentative lists on 25 June 1998 to include the Greater Blue Mountains (inscribed in 2000), on 16 June 2000 to include the Australian Convict Sites, on 9 October 2000 to include Purnululu National Park (inscribed in 2003), and on 6 December 2002 to include Royal Exhibition building and Carlton Gardens, Melbourne (inscribed in 2004).

The Australian Government last updated the Tentative List on 27 June 2006 to amend the entry for Sydney Opera House in its Harbour Setting to Sydney Opera House. Australia’s current Tentative List comprises the Sydney Opera House and the Australian Convict Sites.