Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio

Additional Estimates 2009-2010 — (February 2010)

Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts portfolio

Index of questions on notice

Hearings

Index of questions on notice 

Monday, 8 and Tuesday, 9 February 2010

On 26 February the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) was established. Pursuant to this, renewable energy and energy efficiency matters were transferred to DCCEE from the DEWHA. Accordingly, 51 questions put on notice during Additional Estimates have been transferred from DEWHA to DCCEE, see extract.
These answers will be submitted through and distributed by the Senate Finance & Public Administration Legislation Committee.

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Extract from Index indicating questions transferred to DCCEE:
(PDF 65KB)
 

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Murray-Darling Basin Authority, chart indicating Menindee inflows over 120 years

(PDF 216KB)

Correspondence relating to evidence given

From Correspondence
Mr Burnett, FAS, Approvals and Wildlife Division, dated 18 February 2010, re proposed amendments to the EPBC Act (PDF 272KB)
Mr Malcolm Thompson, Deputy Secretary, dated 3 March 2010, re the Green Loans program (PDF 382KB)
Ms Bean, FAS, Arts Division, dated 26 February 2010, re Board vacancies (PDF 393KB)
Mr Grybowski, Executive Director, Arts Organisations, Australia Council for the Arts, dated 3 March 2010, re vacancies on the Council's artform boards (PDF 286KB)

Answers to questions on notice

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts

Answers

Answers to questions that cross all departmental outcomes/programs

Revised answer to qon 178, provided 3 August 2010
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Outcome 1: The conservation and protection of Australia's terrestrial and marine biodiversity and ecosystems through supporting research, developing information, supporting natural resource management, regulating matters of national environmental significance and managing Commonwealth protected areas  
Bureau of Meteorology (PDF 67KB)
Director of National Parks (PDF 54KB)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (PDF 18KB)
Program 1.1: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment (PDF 136KB)
Program 1.2: Environmental Regulation, Information & Research qons36-55 (PDF 1418KB)
qons56-68 (PDF 1123KB)
   
Outcome 2: Improved capacity of Australian communities and industry to protect the environment by promoting energy efficiency, reducing carbon emissions, and regulating hazardous substances, wastes, pollutants, ozone depleting substances and synthetic greenhouse gases  
Program 2.1: Energy Efficiency & Climate Change Transferred to DCCEE
   
Outcome 4: Adaptation to climate change, wise water use, secure water supplies and improved health of rivers, waterways and freshwater ecosystems by supporting research, and reforming the management and use of water resources  
Murray-Darling Basin (PDF 30KB)
National Water Commission (PDF 52KB)
Program 4.1: Water Reform (PDF 1377KB)
   
Outcome 5: Participation in, and access to, Australia's culture and heritage through developing and supporting cultural expression, and protecting and conserving Australia's heritage  
Australia Council (PDF 7KB)
National Gallery of Australia (PDF 5KB)
Screen Australia (PDF 22KB)
Program 5.1: Arts and Cultural Development




(PDF 53KB)
qon 158 attachments:
A (PDF 380KB);
B (PDF 783KB)
C (PDF 742KB)
D (PDF 250KB)
Program 5.2: Conservation and Protection of Australia's Heritage (PDF 37KB)

For further information, contact:

Research/Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Environment, Communications and the Arts
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: eca.sen@aph.gov.au