Report

Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018

14 February 2019

© Commonwealth of Australia 2019
ISBN 978-1-76010-889-2

View the report as a single document - (PDF 183KB)

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

Committee membership (PDF 21KB)
Chapter 1 (PDF 30KB)
Conduct of the inquiry
Reports of other committees
Purpose and overview of the bill
Compatibility with human rights
Structure of this report
Chapter 2 - Key issues (PDF 95KB)
Evidence supporting the bill
Evidence against the bill
Committee view
Labor Senators' additional comments (PDF 15KB)
Australian Greens' dissenting report (PDF 30KB)
Opposition to the bill
Would the bill be ineffective in addressing climate change?
Will the bill damage the economy?
Will the bill create uncertainty and sovereign risk for Australia?
Are our existing environmental protections adequate?
Support for the bill
Climate change
Other environmental outcomes
Other outcomes for the community
Appendix 1 - Submissions (PDF 9KB)

Committee Secretariat contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
ec.sen@aph.gov.au

About this inquiry

This Bill would prohibit the mining of thermal coal from the Galilee Basin in Queensland.