Annual Report 2007–08

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4 Committee reports and inquiries

The following tables provide details of the activities of House of Representatives committees and joint committees in 2007–08.

Scrutiny committees, Forty-first Parliament, 2007–08
Committee	Reports	Lapsed inquiries at prorogation 15 October 2007
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Standing Committee on	Indigenous Australians at Work: Successful Initiatives in Indigenous Employment Presented: 13 August 2007 PP: 155/2007
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Standing Committee on		Inquiry into the Future Development of the Australian Honey Bee Industry (reference received 15 March 2007, lapsed)
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, Parliamentary Joint Committee on thea
Australian Crime Commission, Parliamentary Joint Committee on thea	Inquiry into the Future Impact of Serious and Organised Crime on Australian Society Presented: 19 September 2007 PP: 174/2007
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Standing Committee on
Corporations and Financial Services, Parliamentary Joint Committee ona	The Structure and Operation of the Superannuation Industry Presented: 7 August 2007 PP: 132/07Statutory Oversight of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Presented: 9 August 2007 PP: 133/07	Inquiry into Shareholder Engagement and Participation in Australia (reference received 30 June 2006, lapsed)
Economics, Finance and Public Administration, Standing Committee on	Report of the 2007 New Zealand Parliamentary Committee Exchange (15–19 July 2007) Presented: 19 September 2007 PP: 194/2007 Inquiry into Home Loan Lending Practices and the Processes Used to Deal with People in Financial Difficulty Presented: 17 September 2007 PP: 191/2007Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2006 (second report) Presented: 17 September 2007 PP: 190/2007 Australian Manufacturing – Today and Tomorrow: Inquiry into the State of Australia’s Manufactured Export and Import Competing Base Now and Beyond the Resources Boom (Completed) Presented: 13 August 2007 PP: 157/2007
Education and Vocational Training, Standing Committee on
Electoral Matters, Joint Standing Committee on	Inquiry into Certain Aspects of the Administration of the Australian Electoral Commission Presented: 17 September 2007 PP: 192/2007
Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation, Standing Committee on
Environment and Heritage, Standing Committee on	Managing the Flow: Inquiry into the Regulation of Plumbing Product Quality in Australia Presented: 19 September 2007 PP: 198/2007 Sustainability for Survival – Creating a Climate for Change: Inquiry into a Sustainability Charter Presented: 7 September 2007 PP: 188/2007	Inquiry into the Environmental Implications of the ‘Sea Change’ Phenomenon (reference received 9 August 2007, lapsed)
Family and Human Services, Standing Committee on	The Winnable War on Drugs: The Impact of Illicit Drug Use on Families Presented: 19 September 2007 PP: 187/2007
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Joint Standing Committee on	Inquiry into Australian Defence Force Regional Air Superiority Tabled: 12 September 2007 PP: 199/2007 Inquiry into Australia’s Trade with Mexico and the Region Tabled: 12 September 2007 PP: 200/2007Australia’s Aid Program in the Pacific Tabled: 20 September 2007 PP: 211/2007	Review of the Defence Annual Report 2005–2006 Inquiry into Australia ’s Relationship with India as an Emerging World Power (reference adopted September 2006, lapsed)
Health and Ageing, Standing Committee on	Review of Auditor-General’s Report No. 19 (2006–2007): Administration of State and Territory Compliance with the Australian Health Care Agreements Presented: 15 August 2007 PP: 159/2007 The Best Start: Report on the Inquiry into the Health Benefits of Breastfeeding Presented: 9 August 2007 PP: 153/2007
Industry and Resources, Standing Committee on	Renewable Power: A Case Study into Selected Renewable Energy Sectors in Australia for the Inquiry into Developing Australia’s Non-Fossil Fuel Energy Industry (Background Information – Interim Report) Deemed to have been presented: 21 September 2007 PP: 150/2008
Intelligence and Security, Parliamentary Joint Committee on	Review of the Re-listing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), Lashkar-e-Tayibba (LeT) and the Hamas’ Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades as Terrorist Organisations under the Criminal Code Act 1995 Deemed to have been presented: 27 September 2007 PP: 151/2008 Inquiry into the Proscription of ‘Terrorist Organisations’ under the Australian Criminal Code Presented: 20 September 2007 PP: 201/2007Review of the Re-listing of Hizballah’s External Security Organisation (ESO) as a Terrorist Organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995 Presented: 15 August 2007 PP: 163/2007Annual Report of Committee Activities 2006–2007 Presented: 13 August 2007 PP: 117/2007Review of Administration and Expenditure: Australian Intelligence Organisations – No. 5 Presented: 13 August 2007 PP: 156/2007	Review of the Re-listing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) as a Terrorist Organisation (reference referred September 2007)
Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Standing Committee on	Older People and the Law Presented: 20 September 2007PP: 202/2007
Migration, Joint Standing Committee on	Temporary Visas … Permanent Benefits: Ensuring the Effectiveness, Fairness and Integrity of the Temporary Business Visa Program Presented: 12 September 2007 PP: 185/2007
National Capital and External Territories, Joint Standing Committee on the
Public Accounts and Audit, Joint Committee of		Reviewing Certain Taxation Matters within Australia (reference adopted December 2005, lapsed) Inquiry into Financial Reporting and Equipment Acquisition of Both the Department of Defence and Defence Materiel Organisation (reference adopted 1 March 2006, lapsed) Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 21 (2006/2007) – 3 (2007/2008) (reference adopted 8 August 2007, lapsed) Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 1 – 20 (2006/2007) (reference adopted 7 February 2007, lapsed) Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 35 – 52 (2005/2006) (reference adopted 16 August 2006, lapsed)Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 7 – 34 (2005/2006) (reference adopted 30 March 2006, lapsed)Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 43 (2004/05) – 6 (2005/2006) (reference adopted 7 November 2005, lapsed)
Public Works, Parliamentary Standing Committee on	C-17 Heavy Air Lift Infrastructure Project Presented: 19 September 2007 PP: 197/2007 RAAF Base Amberley Redevelopment Stage 3, Qld Presented: 19 September 2007 PP: 196/2007Proposed CSIRO Co-location with Queensland Government on the Eco-Science and Health and Food Sciences Precincts in Brisbane Presented: 19 September 2007 PP: 195/2007Fit-Out of New Leased Premises for the Australian Customs Service at The Circuit, Brisbane Airport, Qld Presented: 12 September 2007 PP: 186/2007RAAF Base Pearce Redevelopment Stage 1, Pearce, WA Presented: 15 August 2007 PP: 162/2007Royal Malaysian Air Force Base Butterworth, Malaysia – Australian Defence Force Facilities Rationalisation Presented: 15 August 2007 PP: 161/2007Fit-out of New Leased Premises for the Department of Health and Ageing at the Woden Town Centre, ACT Presented: 15 August 2007 PP: 160/2007	Inquiry into Multi-role Helicopter Facilities (reference received 16 August 2007, lapsed) Inquiry into Hardened and Networked Army (HNA) Facilities at Edinburgh Defence Precinct, SA (reference received 9 August 2007, lapsed)Inquiry into the Refurbishment of Staff Apartments, Australian Embassy Complex, Tokyo, Japan (reference received 21 June 2007, lapsed)Inquiry into Airborne Early Warning and Control Facilities, RAAF Base Tindal, NT (reference received 21 June 2007, lapsed)Inquiry into Robertson Barracks Redevelopment, Darwin, NT (reference received 21 June 2007, lapsed)Inquiry into Land Engineering Agency Test Services Relocation, Monegeetta, VIC (reference received 31 May 2007, lapsed)Inquiry into HMAS Creswell Redevelopment, Jervis Bay Territory (reference received 31 May 2007, lapsed)Inquiry into Villawood Immigration Detention Centre Redevelopment, Sydney, NSW (reference received 16 February 2006, lapsed)
Science and Innovation, Standing Committee on	Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Science of Geosequestration Presented: 13 August 2007 PP: 154/2007
Transport and Regional Services, Standing Committee on	The Great Freight Task: Is Australia’s Transport Network Up to the Challenge? Presented: 13 August 2007 PP: 158/2007
Treaties, Joint Standing Committee on	Report 89: Treaties Tabled on 7 August 2007 Presented: 20 September 2007 PP: 204/2007 Report 88: Treaty Tabled on 7 August 2007 Presented: 16 August 2007 PP: 180/2007Report 87: Treaties Tabled on 13 June 2007 Presented: 16 August 2007 PP: 179/2007Report 86: Treaties Tabled on 27 March and 9 May 2007 Presented: 16 August 2007 PP: 178/2007	Treaties tabled on 15 August 2007 Treaties tabled on 11 September 2007 Treaties tabled on 18 September 2007

a Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate

Scrutiny committees, Forty-second Parliament, 2007–08
Committee	Reports	Inquiries active at 30 June 2008
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Standing Committee on		Inquiry into Developing Indigenous Enterprises (reference received 16 June 2008)
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, Parliamentary Joint Committee on thea	Examination of the Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner 2006–07 Presented: 18 June 2008 PP: 276/2008	Inquiry into Law Enforcement Integrity Models (reference adopted 15 May 2007)
Australian Crime Commission, Parliamentary Joint Committee on thea	Examination of the Annual Report of the Australian Crime Commission 2006–07 Presented: 18 June 2008 PP: 278/2008	Inquiry into the Australian Crime Commission Amendment Act 2007 (reference adopted 17 March 2008)Inquiry into the Legislative Arrangements to Outlaw Serious and Organised Crime Groups (reference adopted 17 March 2008)
Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts (formerly Environment and Heritage), Standing Committee on		Inquiry into Climate Change and Environmental Impacts on Coastal Communities (reference received 20 March 2008)
Communications (formerly Communications, Information Technology and the Arts), Standing Committee on		Inquiry into International Mobile Roaming (reference received 29 May 2008)
Corporations and Financial Services, Parliamentary Joint Committee ona	Better Shareholders – Better Company: Shareholder Engagement and Participation in Australia Presented: 23 June 2008 PP: 305/2008	Inquiry into the Franchising Code of Conduct (reference received 25 June 2008)
Economics (formerly Economics, Finance and Public Administration), Standing Committee on	Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2007 (First Report) Presented: 2 June 2008 PP: 268/2008	Inquiry into Competition in the Banking and Non-Banking Sectors (reference received 3 June 2008)
Education and Training (formerly Education and Vocational Training), Standing Committee on		Review of the Department of Education, Science and Training Annual Report 2006–07 (reference adopted 20 March 2008)
Electoral Matters, Joint Standing Committee on	Advisory Report on Schedule 1 of the Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 Presented: 16 June 2008 PP: 295/2008	Inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election and Matters related Thereto (reference received 27 February 2008) Inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill 2008 (reference from Senate 14 May 2007)Inquiry into the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2008 (reference from Senate 18 June 2008)
Employment and Workplace Relations (formerly Employment, Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation), Standing Committee on		Inquiry into Pay Equity and Associated Issues Related to Increasing Female Participation in the Workforce (reference received 26 June 2008)
Family, Community, Housing and Youth (formerly Family and Human Services), Standing Committee on		Inquiry into Better Support for Carers (reference adopted 14 May 2008)
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Joint Standing Committee on	Review of the Defence Annual Report 2005–2006 Presented: 2 June 2008 PP: 269/2008	Review of the Defence Annual Report 2006-07 (reference adopted 4 April 2008) Inquiry into RAAF F-111 Deseal-Reseal Workers and Their Families (reference received 21 May 2008)Inquiry into Australia ’s Trade and Investment Relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America (reference received 4 June 2008)Inquiry into Australia’s Relationship with ASEAN (reference received 25 June 2008)
Health and Ageing, Standing Committee on		Inquiry into Obesity in Australia (reference adopted 19 March 2008)
Industry, Science and Innovation (formerly Industry and Resources and Science and Innovation), Standing Committee on		Inquiry into Research Training and Research Workforce Issues in Australian Universities (reference received 23 April 2008)
Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (formerly Transport and Regional Services), Standing Committee on		Inquiry into a New Regional Development Funding Program (reference received 16 May 2008) Inquiry into Coastal Shipping Policy and Regulation (reference received 12 March 2008)
Intelligence and Security, Parliamentary Joint Committee on	Review of the Re-listing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Presented: 25 June 2008 PP: 302/2008	Review of Administration and Expenditure: Australian Intelligence Agencies – No. 6 (reference adopted 15 May 2008)
Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Standing Committee on	Reforming our Constitution: A Roundtable Discussion Presented: 23 June 2008 PP: 299/2008
Migration, Joint Standing Committee on		Inquiry into Immigration Detention in Australia (reference received 29 May 2008)
National Capital and External Territories, Joint Standing Committee on the		Inquiry into the Role of the National Capital Authority (reference received 19 February 2008)
Primary Industries and Resources, Standing Committee on	More than Honey – The Future of the Australian Honey Bee and Pollination Industries: Report of the Inquiry into the Future Development of the Australian Honey Bee Industry Presented: 16 June 2008 PP: 294/2008	Inquiry into the Draft Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 (reference received 19 May 2008)
Public Accounts and Audit, Joint Committee of	Report by the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit on the 2008–2009 Draft Budget Estimates for the Audit Office Presented: 13 May 2008 (Oral Statement) PP: nil Report 410: Tax Administration Presented: 26 June 2008 PP: 307/2008	Inquiry into the Effects of the Ongoing Efficiency Dividend on Smaller Public Sector Agencies (reference readopted 12 March 2008) Inquiry into Financial Reporting and Equipment Acquisition of Both the Department of Defence and Defence Materiel Organisation (reference readopted 12 March 2008) Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 4 – 26 (2007/2008) (reference readopted 12 March 2008)Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 21 (2006/2007) – 3 (2007/2008) (reference readopted 12 March 2008)Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 1 – 20 (2006/2007) (reference readopted 12 March 2008)Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 35 – 52 (2005/2006) (reference readopted 12 March 2008)Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 7 – 34 (2005/2006) (reference readopted 12 March 2008)Review of Auditor-General’s Reports Nos. 43 (2004/05) – 6 (2005/2006) (reference readopted 12 March 2008)
Public Works, Parliamentary Standing Committee on	Referrals Tabled March 2008 Presented: 24 June 2008 PP: 301/2008 Refurbishment of Staff Apartments, Australian Embassy Complex, Tokyo, Japan Presented: 18 March 2008 PP: 228/2008Land Engineering Agency Test Services Relocation, Monegeetta, Victoria Presented: 18 March 2008 PP: 227/2008HMAS Creswell Redevelopment, Jervis Bay Territory Presented: 18 March 2008 PP: 226/2008Seventy-first Annual Report Presented: 18 March 2008 PP: 225/2008	Inquiry into the Fit-Out for the Australian Federal Police of the Edmund Barton Building, Barton, ACT (reference received 25 June 2008) Inquiry into the Australian Pavilion World Expo Shanghai 2010 (reference received 25 June 2008)Inquiry into the Australian SKA Pathfinder Radio Telescope at Geraldton-Greenough and in Murchison Shire, WA (reference received 18 June 2008)Inquiry into the Australian Super Hornet Facilities Project, RAAF Base Amberley, Qld (reference received 28 May 2008)Inquiry into the Bridging of Kings Avenue over Parkes Way at the Russell Roundabout, Canberra, ACT (reference received 19 March 2008)Inquiry into the Construction of New Warehousing Facilities at Wadsworth Barracks, East Bandiana, Victoria (reference received 19 March 2008)Inquiry into the Proposed Fit-Out of New Leased Premises for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations at Block 9, Section 31, Canberra, ACT (reference received 19 March 2008)
Treaties, Joint Standing Committee on	Report 91: Treaties Tabled on 12 March 2008 Presented: 26 June 2008 PP: 306/2008 Report 92: Treaty Tabled on 4 June 2008 Presented: 19 June 2008 PP: 297/2008Report 90: Treaties Tabled on 12 March 2008 Presented: 15 May 2008 PP: 261/2008	Treaties tabled on 25 June 2008 Treaties tabled on 17 June 2008 Treaty tabled on 4 June 2008 Treaties tabled on 14 May 2008

a Joint committees supported by the Department of the Senate.

Internal committees, Forty-first Parliament, 2007–08
Committee	Purpose	Reports/Inquiries
Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, Joint Committee on the	The committee meets when required to consider the general principles applying to radio broadcasting of proceedings of parliament; the committee has more limited jurisdiction in relation to televising of proceedings.	None
House Committeea	The committee usually meets with the equivalent Senate committee as the Joint House Committee, serviced by the Department of Parliamentary Services.	None
Parliamentary Library Joint Standing Committee on thea	The committee usually meets with the equivalent Senate committee as the Joint Library Committee, serviced by the Department of Parliamentary Services.	None
Members’ Interests, Standing Committee of	The committee’s role was to consider the arrangements for the Register of Members’ Interests and any complaints and to report annually on its operations.	None
Privileges, Standing Committee of	The committee is appointed at the commencement of each parliament to inquire into and report on complaints of breach of privilege referred to it by the House, oversight arrangements for the maintenance of the Register of Members’ Interests and consider any specific complaints about the registering of interests.	Report concerning an Application from Professor Peetz for the Publication of a Response to a Reference Made in the House of Representatives Presented: 12 September 2007 Report concerning an Application from Ms Swift for the Publication of a Response to a Reference Made in the House of RepresentativesPresented: 12 September 2007
Procedure, Standing Committee on	The committee’s role is to inquire into and report on the practices and procedures of the House.	Making a Difference: Petitioning the House of Representatives Presented: 17 September 2007 PP: 189/2007Inquiry into Question Time Procedures (reference adopted 19 October 2006; lapsed)
Publications, Standing Committee on	The committee presents reports making recommendations relating to the inclusion in the Parliamentary Paper Series of papers presented to parliament.	Printing Standards for Documents Presented to Parliament Presented: 20 September 2007 PP: 203/2007The committee also presented two reports on documents presented to parliament.
Selection Committee (not established in the Forty-second Parliament)	The committee presents a report most sitting weeks, setting out the timetable and order of business for the consideration of private members’ business and committee and delegation reports for the following sitting Monday.	Report presented 18 September 2007 for business on 15 October 2007 Report presented 13 September 2007 for business on 17 September 2007Report presented on 8 August 2007 for business on 13 August 2007

a The House Committee and the Library Committee are advisory committees that do not undertake inquiries or present reports.

Internal committees, Forty-second Parliament, 2007–08
Committee	Purpose	Reports/Inquiries
Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, Joint Committee on the	The committee meets when required to consider the general principles applying to radio broadcasting of proceedings of parliament; the committee has more limited jurisdiction in relation to televising of proceedings.	None
House Committeea	The committee usually meets with the equivalent Senate committee as the Joint House Committee, serviced by the Department of Parliamentary Services.	None
Parliamentary Library, Joint Standing Committee on thea	The committee usually meets with the equivalent Senate committee as the Joint Library Committee, serviced by the Department of Parliamentary Services.	None
Petitions, Standing Committee on (established in the Forty-second Parliament)	The committee receives and processes petitions, and inquires into and reports to the House on any matter relating to petitions and the petitions system. Information on how to go about petitioning the House of Representatives is available at the petitions page on the Parliament of Australia website.	Inquiry into Electronic Petitioning (reference adopted 4 June 2008)
Privileges and Members’ Interests, Standing Committee of	The committee is appointed at the commencement of each parliament to inquire into and report on complaints of breach of privilege referred to it by the House, oversight arrangements for the maintenance of the Register of Members’ Interests and consider any specific complaints about the registering of interests.	Report concerning the Operations of the Committee of Members’ Interests during 2007 Presented: 20 March 2008
Procedure, Standing Committee on	The committee’s role is to inquire into and report on the practices and procedures of the House.	Inquiry into the Maintenance of Standing Orders (reference adopted 13 March 2008) Review of Arrangements for the Opening Day of Parliament (reference adopted 13 March 2008)Inquiry into the Conduct of the Business of the House (reference adopted 29 May 2008)
Publications, Standing Committee on	The committee presents reports making recommendations relating to the inclusion in the Parliamentary Paper Series of papers presented to parliament.	The committee presented four reports on documents presented to parliament.

a The House Committee and the Library Committee are advisory committees that do not undertake inquiries or present reports.

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