30 September 2015
© Commonwealth of Australia 2015 ISBN 978-1-76010-298-2
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Conduct of the inquiry Consideration by other committees Scope of this inquiry and structure of this report Coal and unconventional gas resources in Australia Overview of the bill
Experiences living near coal mining and unconventional gas extraction Property and mineral rights in Australia Existing state frameworks for access and compensation Role of the Commonwealth in land access issues and unconventional gas
Right to refuse access to land Ban on hydraulic fracturing Role of the Commonwealth Potential drafting issues and areas of uncertainty
Giving landholders the right to say "no" to coal and gas Banning fracking Fixing the system – banning mining donations
Submissions Tabled documents Additional information Answers to questions taken on notice
Monday, 27 July 2015 – Brisbane Tuesday, 28 July 2015 – Canberra Tuesday, 25 August 2015 – Tamworth Wednesday, 9 September 2015 – Canberra
Committee SecretarySenate Standing Committees on Environment and CommunicationsPO Box 6100Parliament HouseCanberra ACT 2600 Phone: +61 2 6277 3526ec.sen@aph.gov.au
The private senator’s bill proposes to make gas or coal mining activities undertaken without prior written authorisation from landholders unlawful and would ban constitutional corporations from engaging in hydraulic fracturing operations (fracking) for coal seam gas, shale gas and tight gas.
09 Sep 2015: CANBERRA25 Aug 2015: TAMWORTH28 Jul 2015: CANBERRA
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