Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 25 June 2008, p. 7.

Chapter 2

[1]        Mr Tim Duddy, Committee Hansard, 5 March 2009, p. 64.

[2]        Submission 85, Mrs Rosemary Nankivell, p. 1.

[3]        Mr Bob Hunter, Tabled Document, 19 May 2009.

[4]        Mr Tim Duddy, Committee Hansard, 5 March 2009, p. 64.

[5]        Mr Martin Grant, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, pp 2-3. See also BHP, Tabled Document, 18 September 2009.

[6]        Mr Stephen David, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 4.

[7]        Submission 146, Shenhua, p. 2.

[8]        Submission 146, Shenhua, p. 2.

[9]        In July 2009 Santos acquired a 20 per cent interest in Eastern Star Gas Ltd.

[10]      Santos, Tabled Document, 18 September 2009. See also Santos, Correspondence, dated 7 November 2009.

[11]      Mr Nick Milham, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 35.

[12]      NSW State Government Submission to Senate Environment Committee inquiry into the impacts of mining in the Murray Darling Basin, p. 6.

[13]      NSW State Government Submission to Senate Environment Committee inquiry into the impacts of mining in the Murray Darling Basin, pp 7-8.

[14]      Submission 119, CCAG, p. 4.

[15]      Submission 119, CCAG, p. 4.

[16]      Mr Brad Mullard, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 37.

[17]      Advice from Industry and Investment NSW, 24 November 2009. See also NSW State Government submission into the Environment Committee's inquiry into the impacts of mining in the Murray Darling Basin, p.6.

[18]      NSW State Government submission into the Environment Committee's inquiry into the impacts of mining in the Murray Darling Basin, p. 7.

[19]      Mr Brad Mullard/Mr Nick Milham, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 41. See also Minerals Council of Australia, Tabled Document, 9 October 2009.

[20]      Mr Nick Milham, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 42.

[21]      Mr Nick Milham/Mr Brad Mullard, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 42.

[22]      Mr Brad Mullard, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 42.

[23]      Submission 149, Mr Chris Russell, p. 2.

[24]      The Hon Ian Macdonald, NSW Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Mineral Resources, 'Landmark agreement to protect floodplains', Press Release, 1 September 2009.

[25]      Mr Martin Grant, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 3.

[26]      Submission 119, CCAG, p. 3.

[27]      Mr Martin Grant, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 6.

[28]      Mr Martin Grant, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 6.

[29]      Submission 146, Shenhua, p. 1. See also Mr Joe Clayton, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2009, p. 2.

[30]      Mr Tim Duddy, Committee Hansard, 5 March 2009, p. 70. See also Mr Robert Hunter, Committee Hansard, 19 May 2009, p. 7.

[31]      CCAG, Submission 119, p. 4. Surficial aquifers occur in alluvial sediments in river valleys, deltas and basins and in lake sediments. They are a major source of potable groundwater.

[32]      Mr Martin Grant, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 11.

[33]      Mr Stephen David, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p.12.

[34]      Mr Joe Clayton, Committee Hansard, 24 November 2009, p. 3.

[35]      Mrs Rosemary Nankivell, Submission 85, p. 2.

[36]      Mr Tim Duddy, Committee Hansard, 5 March 2009, p. 66.

[37]      Submission 119, CCAG, p. 3.

[38]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, 'Rudd Government provides up to $1.5 million for Namoi water study', Media Release, 2 December 2008.

[39]      Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, 'Rudd Government provides up to $1.5 million for Namoi water study', Media Release, 2 December 2008.

[40]      Submission 119, CCAG, p. 3.

[41]      Mr Nick Milham, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 36.

[42]      Mr Martin Grant, BHP, p. 16, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, pp 16-17; Mr Samuel Crafter, Santos, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 45; Submission 146, Shenhua, p. 5.

[43]      Mr Samuel Crafter, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 45.

[44]      Submission 119, CCAG, p. 3.

[45]      Submission by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts into the Senate Environment Committee's inquiry into the impacts of mining in the Murray Darling Basin, p. 3.

[46]      Submission 119, CCAG, p. 4.

[47]      BHP, Correspondence, dated 28 October 2009.

[48]      Submission 151, ACF, p. 1.

[49]      Mrs Wendy Bowman, Committee Hansard, 19 May 2009, p. 27.

[50]      Dr Pauline Roberts, Committee Hansard, 19 May 2009, p. 14. See also Submission 89, Dr Pauline Roberts, pp 2-6 ; Ms Marilyn Carter, Submission 65, p.1.

[51]      Submission 97, Ms Wendy Bowman, p. 5. See also Ms Wendy Bowman, Committee Hansard, 19 May 2009, pp 25-29.

[52]      Mr Tim Duddy, Committee Hansard, 5 March 2009, p. 71.

[53]      Mrs Wendy Bowman, Committee Hansard, 19 May 2009,  pp 25-26.

[54]      Submission 44, Mr Jeff Bidstrup, pp 1-4; Submission 45, Ms Janet Cox pp 1-3; Submission 154,  The Gloucester Project, pp 2-3.

[55]      Submission 155, Santos, p. 5.

[56]      Mr Stephen Kelemen, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 46. See also Santos, Tabled Document, 18 September 2009.

[57]      Mr Stephen Kelemen, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 47.

[58]      Submission 85, Mrs Rosemary Nankivell, p. 2. See also, Mrs Rosemary Nankivell, Committee Hansard, 19 May 2009, pp 18-20.

[59]      Mr Stephen Kelemen, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, pp 46-47. See also Submission 155, Santos,  pp 4-5.

[60]      Mr Stephen Kelemen, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 48.

[61]      Mr James Purtill, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 48.

[62]      Mr James Purtill, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 49.

[63]      Mr Stephen Kelemen, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 49.

[64]      Mr James Purtill, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, pp 49,51. See also Submission 155, Santos, pp 7-9.

[65]      Mr Stephen Kelemen/Mr Samuel Crafter, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 51.

[66]      Mr Samuel Crafter, Committee Hansard, 18 September 2009, p. 51.