Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Votes and Proceedings, No. 68, Wednesday 3 December 2008, pp 776–777.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 52, Thursday, 4 December 2008, pp 1445–1446;
Selection of Bills Committee, Report No. 17 of 2008, dated 4 December 2008.

[3]        The Hon Martin Ferguson MP, Minister for Resources and Energy, House of Representatives Hansard, 3 December 2008, p. 12302.

Chapter 2 - The bill

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 3.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp 2 and 20.

[3]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.

Chapter 3 - Current royalty regimes

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 13.

[2]        Explanatory Memorandum, pp 13–14 and Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, pp 2–3.

[3]        Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, pp 2–3.

[4]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 13.

[5]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 13.

[6]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 14.

[7]        Primary Industries and Resources SA, Mineral Royalties, http://outernode.pir.sa.gov.au/minerals/licensing_and_regulation/fees_rents_and_royalties/mineral_royalties [accessed 17 April 2009]

[8]        Energy and Resources, Government of Saskatchewan, Uranium Information Circulars, http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=892618b1-2ba2-444d-b33e-97c1b5dcb6a0 [accessed 17 April 2009]

Chapter 4 - Issues raised in relation to the bill

[1]        Explanatory Memorandum, p. 18.

[2]        Mrs Marie Taylor, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, p. 14.

[3]        Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, p. 3.

[4]        Mr Craig Vukman, Northern Territory Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 32.

[5]        Northern Territory Resources Council, Submission 7, p 1.

[6]        Northern Territory Resources Council, Submission 7, p 2.

[7]        Mr Richard Sellers, Northern Territory Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 39.

[8]        Northern Territory Resources Council, Submission 7, p 2.

[9]        Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 22.

[10]      Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, pp 7–8.

[11]      Northern Territory Government, Submission 1, pp 2–3.

[12]      Mr Craig Vukman, Northern Territory Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, pp 32–33.

[13]      Mr Craig Vukman, Northern Territory Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 41.

[14]      Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, p. 2.

[15]      Mr Scott Perkins, Northern Territory Resources Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 March 2009, p. 31.

[16]      Mr Michael Angwin, Australian Uranium Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, p. 3.

[17]      Mr David Paterson, Energy Resources of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 March 2009, p. 31.

[18]      Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 22.

[19]      Australian Uranium Association, Submission 3, p. 1.

[20]      Mr Michael Angwin, Australian Uranium Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, p. 2.

[21]      Mrs Marie Taylor, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, p. 16.

[22]      Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, p. 4.

[23]      Dr Stuart Blanch, Environment Centre NT, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 19.

[24]      Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, p. 4.

[25]      Mr Jimmy Cocking, Arid Lands Environment Centre, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 5.

[26]      Australian Conservation Foundation, Submission 2, pp 8–9.

[27]      Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, Submission 4, p. 2, and Miss Donna Jackson, Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 March 2009, p. 14.

[28]      Dr Stuart Blanch, Environment Centre NT, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, pp 12–13, and Environment Centre NT, Submission 6, p. 2.

[29]      Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, p. 3.  See also http://www.nt.gov.au/d/Minerals_Energy/Content/File/Forms_Guidelines/AA7-003_200605_SECURITY_POLICY_FINAL_CAB_ENDORSED.pdf.

[30]      Mr Michael Angwin, Australian Uranium Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, pp 4 and 6–7, and Australian Uranium Association, Supplementary
Submission 3a, p. 1.

[31]      Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, p. 6.

[32]      Australian Conservation Foundation, Submission 2, p. 8.

[33]      Sydney Centre for International Law, Submission 10, p. 2.

[34]      Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, pp 20 and 30.

[35]      Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 23.

[36]      Mr Scott Perkins, Northern Territory Resources Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 March 2009, p. 37.

[37]      Mr Michael Angwin, Australian Uranium Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, p. 12.

[38]      Mr Craig Vukman, Northern Territory Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 33.

[39]      Mr Craig Vukman, Northern Territory Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 34.

[40]      Mr Craig Vukman, Northern Territory Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 38.

[41]      Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, p. 4.

[42]      Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, Submission 4, p. 2, and Environment Centre NT, Submission 6, p. 2.

[43]      Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, pp 4–5.

[44]      Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, pp 5–6.

[45]      Australian Conservation Foundation, Submission 2, pp 6–8.

[46]      Mr Dave Sweeney, Australian Conservation Foundation, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 March 2009, p. 25.

[47]      Arid Lands Environment Centre, Submission 5, p. 1.

[48]      Northern Land Council, Submission 8, pp 2–3.

[49]      Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Submission 9, p. 7.

[50]      Sydney Centre for International Law, Submission 10, p. 1.

[51]      Sydney Centre for International Law, Submission 10, pp 1–3.

[52]      Mr Michael Angwin, Australian Uranium Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, p. 9, and Explanatory Memorandum, p. 28.

[53]      Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 20.

[54]      Mrs Marie Taylor, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, pp 14–15.

[55]      Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, pp 4–5.

[56]      The Treasury, Australia’s Future Tax System: Consultation Paper, December 2008, http://taxreview.treasury.gov.au/content/downloads/consultation_paper/Consultation_Paper.pdf p. 256 [accessed 21 April 2009], quoted in Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, p. 4.

[57]      Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), Mineral Resource Taxation in Australia: An Economic Assessment of Policy Options, ABARE Research Report 07.1, Lindsay Hogan, January 2007, http://www.abare.gov.au/publications_html/energy/energy_07/Resource_taxation.pdf, p. 83 [accessed 21 April 2009], quoted in Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, p. 5.

[58]      J. Otto , C.B. Andrews, F. Cawood , M. Doggett, P. Guj, F. Stermole, J. Stermole and J. Tilton, Mining Royalties: A Global Study of their Impact on Investors, Government, and Civil Society, World Bank, Washington DC, 2006, quoted in Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, p. 5.

[59]      Mr Craig Vukman, Northern Territory Treasury, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 34.

[60]      Explanatory Memorandum, pp 17–18.

[61]      Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 28.

[62]      Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 20.

[63]      Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 20.

[64]      Mr Ron Levy, Northern Land Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 1 April 2009, p. 21.

[65]      Mr Scott Perkins, Northern Territory Resources Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 31 March 2009, p. 28.

[66]      Mrs Marie Taylor, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 April 2009, p. 15.

[67]      Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 11, p. 2.

Coalition Senators' Additional Comments

[1]        Northern Land Council Submission, page 1

[2]        Northern Land Council Submission, page 2