The Senate, accountability and government control - Attachments 2 and 3


Attachment 2

Proposed references to Senate Committees 2001 - 2004

Date Committee Subject Agreed to Negatived Source
13 March 2002 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Education of students with disabilities 1 Opp
20 March 2002 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Small business employment 1 Opp
20 March 2002 Economics Public liability and professional indemnity insurance 1 Opp
21 March 2002 Finance and Public Administration Recruitment and training in the Australian public service 1 Opp
16 May 2002 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Quota management controls on Australian beef exports to the United States 1 Opp
19 June 2002 Community Affairs Proposed legislative participation requirements for parents and mature-age unemployed Australians 1 Opp/AD
20 June 2002 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Regulatory, monitoring and reporting regimes that government environmental performance at the Ranger and Jabiluka uranium operations and the Beverley and Honeymoon in situ leach operations 1 Opp
25 June 2002 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Capacity of the Australian telecommunications network to deliver adequate services 1 Opp/AD
25 June 2002 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Role of libraries as providers of public information in the online environment 1 AD
25 June 2002 Legal and Constitutional Implications of excision for border security 1 Opp
27 June 2002 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Australian meat industry 1 Govt
27 June 2002 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport ‘Plantations for Australia: The 2020 Vision' strategy 1 Govt
27 August 2002 Legal and Constitutional Progress towards national reconciliation 1 AD
29 August 2002 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Regulations 1 ON
18 September 2002 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Government's refusal to respond to an order of the Senate for documents relating to financial information concerning higher education 1 Opp
19 September 2002 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Possible military attack against Iraq by the United States of America 1 AD
21 October 2002 Community Affairs Poverty and inequality in Australia 1 Opp
21 October 2002 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Rural industry-based water resource usage 1 AD
23 October 2002 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Skills shortage and labour demand 1 Opp
2 December 2002 Treaties Joint Standing Committee Proposed agreement with the United States of America pursuant to which Australia would agree not to surrender US nationals to the International Criminal Court without the consent of the US 1 AD
10 December 2002 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Adequacy and effectiveness of the Government's foreign and trade policy strategy 1 Opp
12 December 2002 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade General Agreement on Trade in Services 1 Opp
12 December 2002 Superannuation Select Committee Planning for retirement 1 Govt
12 December 2002 Economics Structure and distributive effects of the Australian taxation system 1 Opp
4 March 2003 Community Affairs Government or non-government institutions and fostering practices established to provide care and/or education for children 1 AD
6 March 2003 Community Affairs Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 1 AG
19 March 2003 Finance and Public Administration Framework for employment and management of staff under the Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984 1 Opp
24 March 2003 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Assessment and dissemination of threats to the security of Australians in South East Asia 1 AG (as amended by Opp)
27 March 2003 Legal and Constitutional Deployment of troops to Iraq 1 AG
27 March 2003 Finance and Public Administration Funding for new building and machinery at the Moruya Steel Profiling Plant in New South Wales 1 Opp
14 May 2003 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Report by the Director of Trials of the Review of Test and Evaluation in Defence 1 Opp
17 June 2003 Superannuation Select Committee Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2003 1 Opp
17 June 2003 Legal and Constitutional Capacity of legal aid and access to justice arrangements to meet community need 1 Opp/AD
18 June 2003 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Burning of Australia's biggest tree, in Tasmania 1 AG (as amended by Opp)
18 June 2003 ASIO, ASIS and DSD Joint Statutory Committee Nature and accuracy of intelligence information received by Australia's intelligence services 1 Opp
18 June 2003 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Role, operation and effectiveness of Australia's security and intelligence agencies in the lead-up to the Iraq war 1 AG
19 June 2003 Finance and Public Administration Revised system of administrative review within the area of veteran and military compensation and income support 1 Opp
19 June 2003 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Adequacy of arrangements within the Department of Defence for the health preparation for the deployment of the Australian Defence Forces overseas 1 Opp
24 June 2003 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Broadband services 1 AD
25 June 2003 Economics Whether the Trade Practices Act 1974adequately protects small business from anti-competitive or unfair conduct 1 Opp
26 June 2003 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Regulation, control and management of invasive species 1 AD
26 June 2003 Legal and Constitutional Process for moving towards the establishment of an Australian republic 1 AD/Opp
26 June 2003 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Levels of competition in broadband services 1 Opp
26 June 2003 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Government's proposed budget changes to higher education 1 Opp/AD
19 August 2003 Community Affairs History of post-transfusion Hepatitis in Australia 1 Opp
13 October 2003 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Draft Aviation Transport Security Regulations 2003 1 Opp
16 October 2003 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Building and construction industry 1 AD
16 October 2003 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Quarantine risks associated with return of sheep stranded aboard the MV Cormo Express 1 Opp
16 October 2003 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Australian expatriates 1 Opp
30 October 2003 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Australia's military justice system 1 Opp
26 November 2003 Treaties Joint Committee Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1 Opp
10 February 2004 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Australia's involvement in preparations for the deployment of the United States of America's proposed missile defence program 1 AG
4 March 2004 Finance and Public Administration Funding and disclosure of political parties, candidates and elections 1 AG
4 March 2004 Electoral Matters Joint Committee Electoral funding and disclosure 1 AD
23 March 2004 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Australian Federal Police Commissioner's views on the connection between Australia's involvement in the war on Iraq and the threat to Australia's security 1 AG
11 May 2004 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Functioning of the Office of the Chief Scientist 1 AG (as amended by AD)
13 May 2004 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Government's schools funding package 1 AD (as amended by AG)
16 June 2004 Economics Legislation Committee Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Regulations 2004 1 Opp
23 June 2004 Finance and Public Administration Level of expenditure on, nature and extent of, government advertising since 1996 1 Opp
23 June 2004 Community Affairs Aged care workforce 1 Opp
24 June 2004 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Budgetary and environmental impacts of the Government's Energy White Paper 1 AD
24 June 2004 Community Affairs Legislation Committee Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 1 AG
9 August 2004 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee Animal welfare 1 AD
Total 53 10

Attachment 3

Proposed references to Senate Committees 1 July 2005 – 20 September 2007

Date References Committee Subject Agreed to Negatived Source
14 September 2005 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Rural water usage 1 AD
15 September 2005 Community Affairs Roll out of Opal fuel throughout the central desert region of Australia 1 AG
5 October 2005 Community Affairs Petrol sniffing in Aboriginal communities 1 Govt
6 October 2005 Legal and Constitutional Arrest and deportation of Mr Scott Parkin 1 AG
6 October 2005 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Overtime and shift allowances 1 FF
10 October 2005 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Government's proposed changes to welfare 1 Opp
11 October 2005 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Prime Minister's 2004 pre-election announcement on logging of old-growth forests in Tasmania 1 AG
12 October 2005 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Impact of proposed industrial relations changes 1 Opp/AD
13 October 2005 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Industrial agreement-making 1 Opp
7 November 2005 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Australia's response to the earthquake catastrophe 1 AG
10 November 2005 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Naval shipbuilding 1 Opp
29 November 2005 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Australia's future oil supply 1 AG
7 December 2005 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Involvement of the Australian Wheat Board in the Oil-for-Food Programme 1 AG
7 December 2005 Community Affairs Petitions tabled in the Senate relating to gynaecological cancers and sexually transmitted infections 1 AD/Opp/
Govt
7 December 2005 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Funding and resources available to national parks, other conservation reserves and marine protected areas 1 AD
7 December 2005 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Viability of a contract labour scheme between Australia and countries in the Pacific region 1 Opp
8 December 2005 Community Affairs Funding and operation of the Commonwealth-State/Territory Disability Agreement 1 Opp
7 February 2006 (moved on 7 December 2005) Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Role and performance of the CSIRO 1 Opp
2 March 2006 Community Affairs Funding and operation of the Commonwealth-State/Territory Disability Agreement 1 Opp
2 March 2006 Legal and Constitutional Processes for assisting refugees and humanitarian entrants 1 Opp
2 March 2006 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Adequacy of Australia's aviation safety regime 1 Opp
29 March 2006 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Women in sport and recreation in Australia 1 Opp
29 March 2006 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Proposed changes to cross media laws 1 Opp
29 March 2006 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Shareholding in Snowy Hydro Ltd 1 AG
11 May 2006 Community Affairs Gynaecological cancer in Australia 1 Opp/AD/
Govt
11 May 2006 Community Affairs Funding and operation of the Commonwealth-State/Territory Disability Agreement 1 Opp
13 June 2006 Legal and Constitutional Indigenous workers 1 AD
20 June 2006 Finance and Public Administration Transparency and accountability to Parliament of Commonwealth public funding and expenditure 1 Opp
20 June 2006 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Australia's future sustainable and secure energy supply 1 AG
22 June 2006 Community Affairs LegislationCommittee Extent and effectiveness of certain regulations made under the Social Security Act 1991 1 AG
22 June 2006 Economics Legislation Committee Price of petrol in Australia 1 Opp
15 August 2006 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the ArtsLegislation Committee Australia's Indigenous visual arts and craft sector 1 Govt
15 August 2006 Community Affairs Exclusive Brethren 1 AG
4 September 2006 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Administration of quarantine 1 Opp
4 September 2006 Legal and Constitutional Temporary Business Long Stay visas 1 Opp
6 September 2006 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Workforce challenges in the Australian transport sector 1 Opp
New committee structure came into effect on 11 September 2006

Date Committee Subject Agreed to Negatived Source
12 September 2006 Legal and Constitutional Affairs National and international policing requirements 1 Opp
14 September 2006 Community Affairs Legislation Review Committee on the Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 and the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 1 Govt
7 November 2006 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Nature and conduct of Australia's public diplomacy 1 Govt
8 November 2006 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Australia's aviation safety regime 1 Opp
8 November 2006 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Changing nature of Australia's involvement in peacekeeping operations 1 Govt
9 November 2006 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Long-term impacts on Australian primary producers or variable rainfall etc as a result of climate change 1 AG
27 November 2006 Treaties Joint Standing Committee New security treaty with Indonesia 1 AG
7 February 2007 Economics Proposed takeover of Qantas 1 AG
8 February 2007 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Current level of academic standards of school education 1 Govt
8 February 2007 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Impacts of the proposed dam on the Mary River at Traveston Crossing in Queensland 1 AG
26 February 2007 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Additional water supplies for South East Queensland 1 Govt
27 February 2007 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Effect of the Government's decision to phase out Non-Forestry Managed Investment Schemes 1 Opp
1 March 2007 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Need for a national strategy to help Australian agricultural industries adapt to climate change 1 AG
1 March 2007 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Commonwealth exemptions provided to religious or other organisations 1 AD
21 March 2007 Community Affairs Exclusive Brethren 1 AG
26 March 2007 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport National plan for water security 1 AD
28 March 2007 Community Affairs Patient Assisted Travel Schemes 1 Govt
28 March 2007 Community Affairs Mental health services 1 AD
29 March 2007 Economics Private equity market activity 1 AD
29 March 2007 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Risks associated with projected rises in sea levels around Australia 1 AG
14 June 2007 Community Affairs Cost of living pressures on older Australians 1 Opp
21 June 2007 Economics An assessment of the benefits and costs of introducing renewable energy feed-in-tariffs in Australia 1 AG
9 August 2007 Legal and Constitutional Affairs The detention and release of Dr Mohamed Haneef 1 AG
11 September 2007 Treaties Joint Standing Committees Australia-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement 1 AG
13 September 2007 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Risks associated with the rise in sea level in Australia 1 AG
17 September 2007 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Australia-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement 1 AG
19 September 2007 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Effect of climate change on Australia's agricultural industries 1 AG
Total 25 38

Abbreviations

AD
Australian Democrats
AG
Australian Greens
FF
Family First
Govt
Liberal/National Parties
ON
One Nation
Opp
Labor Party