Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 61, 1 November 2011, p. 1695.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 67, 10 November 2011, p. 1823.

[3]        Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Chapter 2, Part 3, Division 1.

[4]        Explanatory memorandum, p. 1.

[5]        Senator Larissa Waters, Senate Hansard, 1 November 2011, p. 7774.

Chapter 2 - Key Issues

[1]        Explanatory memorandum, p. 2.

[2]        Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 5, p. 4; Xstrata, Submission 3, p. 4.

[3]        Ms Joanne Bragg, Australian National Environmental Defenders Office, Committee Hansard, Tuesday 7 February 2012, p. 18.

[4]        Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Submission 8, p. 7.

[5]        Ms Deb Kerr, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 7 February 2012, p. 1.

[6]        The Australian Environment Act: Report of the Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, December 2009, p. 109.

[7]        The Australian Environment Act: Report of the Independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, December 2009, p. 109.

[8]        Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 6, p. 9.

[9]        Xstrata, Submission 3, p. 5; Holcim, Submission 4, pp 3–4; Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 6, p. 8; AMEC, Submission 8, p. 6.

[10]      Minerals Council of Australia, Submission 6, p. 8.

[11]      Xstrata, Submission 3, p. 5.

[12]      CSIRO, Submission 9, p. 2.

[13]      Xstrata, Submission 3, p. 6.

[14]      AMEC, Submission 8, p. 7.

[15]      Holcim, Submission 4, p. 2.

[16]      Holcim, Submission 4, p. 2.

[17]      Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 5, pp 5–8.

[18]      Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Submission 5, p. 7.

Dissenting Report - Australian Greens

[1]        Dr Glen Walker, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Committee Hansard, 7 February 2012, pp 13–14.

[2]        Mr Nigel Parratt, Queensland Conservation Council, Committee Hansard, 7 February 2012, p. 8.

[3]        Ms Deb Kerr, National Farmers' Federation, Committee Hansard, 7 February 2012, p. 2.

[4]        The National Water Commission (2011) The National Water Initiative—securing Australia's water future: 2011 assessment, Executive overview, p. 5 (www.nwc.gov.au//__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/17385/2011-BiennialAssessment-ExecutiveOverview.pdf)