Agricultural and Related Industries


Agricultural and Related Industries

1 January 2009 - 30 June 2009

Matters Current as at 1 January 2009
Matters Referred during period
Reports tabled that discharge a reference **
Current Inquiries as at 30 June 2009
Select 2 1 0 +(2) 3

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public
Hrs
Public Estimates
Hrs
Private
Hrs
Insp/Other
Hrs
Total Meetings
Total Hours
Select Committee 8 36:30 0 0:00 4 1:02 0 0:00 12 37:32

Meetings by State
ACT NSW VIC TAS SA WA NT QLD
Select Committee 6 2 1 1 0 1 0 1

Witnesses
Hansard Pages
Televised hearings
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
No. of submissions
No. of Pages
Government Responses
Select Committee 2 0 0 58 0 0 516 50 298 0

** includes 2 Interim Reports

 

Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries

1 January 2009 to 30 June 2009

Method of appointment

Pursuant to resolution agreed to by the Senate on 14 February 2008.

Current members

Date of appointment

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

(elected Chair on 21.02.08)

14.02.08

Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)

14.02.08

Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)

14.02.08

Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)

14.02.08

Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)

12.12.08

Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)

14.02.08
   

Participating members

Date of appointment

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Chris Back (WA, LP)

12.03.09

Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Catryna Bilyk (TAS, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)

15.05.08

Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Doug Cameron (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Michaelia Cash (WA, LP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

15.05.08

Senator David Feeney (VIC, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)

01.07.08

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator Mark Furner (QLD, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)

15.05.08

Senator Helen Kroger (VIC, LP)

01.07.08

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator Louise Pratt (WA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Scott Ryan (VIC, LP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)

15.05.08

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

26.06.08

Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)

15.05.08

Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)

15.05.08

Senator John Williams (NSW, NATS)

01.07.08

Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)

15.05.08

Senator Nick Xenophon (SA, IND)

01.07.08
   

Former members

Term of appointment

Senator Don Farrell (SA, ALP)
(Deputy Chair 14.10.08–12.12.08)

15.09.08–12.12.08

Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)
(Deputy Chair 21.02.08–15.09.08)

14.02.08–15.09.08
     

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Senator Mark Arbib (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08–10.03.09

Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)

15.05.08–30.01.09

Senator Don Farrell (SA, ALP)

01.07.08–15.09.08

Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)

15.05.08–26.08.08

Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (VIC, LP)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

15.05.08–30.06.08

Inquiries

As at 1 January 2009

  • The pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian and global chemical and fertiliser markets, the implications for Australian farmers of world chemical and fertiliser supply and pricing arrangements, monopolistic and cartel behaviour and related matters (referred 14 February 2008)
  • Food production in Australia (referred 25 June 2008)

Current inquiries

As at 30 June 2009

  • The pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian and global chemical and fertiliser markets, the implications for Australian farmers of world chemical and fertiliser supply and pricing arrangements, monopolistic and cartel behaviour and related matters (referred 14 February 2008)
  • Food production in Australia (referred 25 June 2008)

The committee agreed on 13 May 2009 to vary the reference into food production to include consideration of the impact of managed investment schemes.

  • Bushfires in Australia (referred 12 May 2009)

New references

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

  • The incidence and severity of bushfires across Australia (referred 12 May 2009)

Public hearings

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

  • The pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian and global chemical and fertiliser markets, the implications for Australian farmers of world chemical and fertiliser supply and pricing arrangements, monopolistic and cartel behaviour and related matters–4 February 2009, Canberra; 24 March 2009, Perth; 7 May 2009, Canberra
  • Food production in Australia–4 March 2009, Brisbane; 5 March 2009, Sydney; 24 March 2009, Perth; 25 March 2009, Melbourne; 1 April 2009, Launceston; 19 May 2009, Gunnedah

Reports tabled

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

  • Food production in Australia—Interim Report (tabled 18 June 2009)
  • Pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian and global fertiliser market—Second Interim Report (presented out of session on 30 June 2009; tabled 11 August 2009)

Government responses

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

  • Nil

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