Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

12 February 2008 - 30 June 2008

	Matters current as at 12 February 2008	Matters referred during period	Reports tabled that discharge a reference	Current Inquiries as at 30 June 2008
Select Committee	0	1	0	1

Number and Hours of Meeting
	Public	Hrs	Public Estimates	Hrs	Private	Hrs	Insp/Other	Hrs	Total Meetings	Total Hours
Select Committee	0	0:00	0	0:00	3	2:00	1	2:00	4	4:00

Meetings by State
	ACT	NSW	VIC	TAS	SA	WA	NT	QLD
Select Committee	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

		Witnesses			Hansard Pages
	Televised hearings	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	Estimates	Other (Bills)	General	No. of submissions	No. of Pages	Government Responses
Select Committee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	511	0

Select Committee on Regional and Remote
Indigenous Communities

42^nd Parliament (12 February 2008 to 30 June 2008)

Method of appointment

Pursuant to resolution agreed to by the Senate on 19 March 2008.

Current members	Date of appointment
Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP) (elected Chair on 20.03.08)	20.03.08
Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP) (elected Deputy Chair on 20.03.08)	19.03.08
Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)	20.03.08
Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)	20.03.08


Participating members	Date of appointment
Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Andrew Bartlett (QLD, AD)	20.03.08
Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)	20.03.08
Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Bob Brown (TAS, AG)	19.03.08
Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)	20.03.08
Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)	14.05.08
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)	20.03.08
Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)	20.03.08
Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)	20.03.08
Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)	20.03.08
Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)	20.03.08
Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)	20.03.08
Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)	19.03.08
Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)	19.03.08


Former participating members	Term of appointment
Senator Robert Ray (VIC, ALP)	19.03.08–05.05.08

Current inquiry

As at 19 March 2008

(a) the effectiveness of Australian Government policies following the Northern Territory Emergency Response, specifically on the state of health, welfare, education and law and order in remote Indigenous communities;

(b) the impact of state and territory government policies on the wellbeing of remote Indigenous communities;

(c) the health, welfare, education and security of children in remote Indigenous communities; and

(d) the employment and enterprise opportunities in remote Indigenous communities.

Current inquiry

As at 30 June 2008

(a) the effectiveness of Australian Government policies following the Northern Territory Emergency Response, specifically on the state of health, welfare, education and law and order in remote Indigenous communities;

(b) the impact of state and territory government policies on the wellbeing of remote Indigenous communities;

(c) the health, welfare, education and security of children in remote Indigenous communities; and

(d) the employment and enterprise opportunities in remote Indigenous communities.

Public hearings

19 March 2008–30 June 2008

Reports tabled

19 March 2008–30 June 2008

Government responses

19 March 2008–30 June 2008

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Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

42nd Parliament (12 February 2008 to 30 June 2008)

Method of appointment

Current members

Date of appointment

Participating members

Date of appointment

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Current inquiry

Current inquiry

Public hearings

Reports tabled

Government responses

Select Committee on Regional and Remote
Indigenous Communities

42^nd Parliament (12 February 2008 to 30 June 2008)