Fuel and Energy


Fuel and Energy

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 1 0 0 +(1) 1

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public
Hrs
Public Estimates
Hrs
Private
Hrs
Insp/Other
Hrs
Total Meetings
Total Hours
Select Committee 13 52:27 0 0:00 10 1:28 3 5:00 26 58:55

Meetings by State
ACT NSW VIC TAS SA WA NT QLD
Select Committee 14 3 1 0 0 3 0 5

Witnesses
Hansard Pages
Televised hearings
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
No. of submissions
No. of Pages
Government Responses
Select Committee 4 0 0 136 0 0 821 29 507 0

** includes 1 Interim Report

 

Select Committee on Fuel and Energy

1 January 2009 to 30 June 2009

Method of appointment

Pursuant to resolution agreed to by the Senate on 25 June 2008.

Current members

Date of appointment

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)
(elected Chair on 26.06.08)

26.06.08

Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)
(elected Deputy Chair on 26.06.08)

26.06.08

Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)

12.11.08

Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)

26.06.08

Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)

26.06.08
   

Participating members

Date of appointment

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP) 

26.06.08

Senator Chris Back (WA, LP)

12.03.09

Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Catryna Bilyk (TAS, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)

26.06.08

Senator Sue Boyce (QLD, LP)

26.06.08

Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Doug Cameron (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Michaelia Cash (WA, LP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Don Farrell (SA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator David Feeney (VIC, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)

11.11.08

Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Mark Furner (QLD, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Helen Kroger (VIC, LP)

01.07.08

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)

26.06.08

Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)

26.06.08

Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)

26.06.08

Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Louise Pratt (WA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Scott Ryan (VIC, LP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)

26.06.08

Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)

26.06.08

Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)

26.06.08

Senator John Williams (NSW, NATS)

01.07.08

Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)

01.07.08

Senator Nick Xenophon (SA, IND)

01.07.08
   

Former members

Term of appointment

Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)

26.06.08–11.11.08

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

26.06.08–12.11.08
     

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Senator Mark Arbib (NSW, ALP)

01.07.08–10.03.09

Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)

26.06.08–30.01.09

Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)

26.06.08–12.11.08

Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)

01.07.08–26.08.08

Inquiry

As at 1 January 2009

  • (a) The impact of higher petroleum, diesel and gas prices on:

    (i) families
    (ii) small business
    (iii) rural and regional Australia
    (iv) grocery prices, and
    (v) key industries, including but not limited to tourism and transport;

(b) the role and activities of the Petrol Commissioner, including whether the Petrol Commissioner reduces the price of petroleum;

(c) the operation of the domestic petroleum, diesel and gas markets, including the fostering of maximum competition and provision of consumer information;

(d) the impact of an emissions trading scheme on the fuel and energy industry, including but not limited to:

(i) prices,
(ii) employment in the fuel and energy industries, and any related adverse impacts on regional centres reliant on these industries,
(iii) domestic energy supply, and
(iv) future investment in fuel and energy infrastructure;

(e) the existing set of state government regulatory powers as they relate to petroleum, diesel and gas products;

(f) taxation arrangements on petroleum, diesel and gas products including:

(i) Commonwealth excise,
(ii) the goods and services tax, and
(iii) new state and federal taxes;

(g) the role of alternative fuels to petroleum and diesel, including but not limited to: LPG, LNG, CNG, gas to liquids, coal to liquids, electricity and bio-fuels such as, but not limited to, ethanol;

(h) the domestic oil/gas exploration and refinement industry, with particular reference to:

(i) the impact of Commonwealth, state and local government regulations on this industry,
(ii) increasing domestic oil/gas exploration and refinement activities, with a view to reducing Australia’s reliance on imported oil, and
(iii) other tax incentives; and

(i) the impact of higher petroleum, diesel and gas prices on public transport systems, including the adequacy of public transport infrastructure and record of public transport investment by state governments.

Current inquiry

As at 30 June 2009

  • (a) The impact of higher fuel and energy prices on:

    (i) families
    (ii) small business
    (iii) rural and regional Australia
    (iv) grocery prices, and
    (v) key industries, including but not limited to tourism and transport;

(b) the role and activities of the Petrol Commissioner, including whether the Petrol Commissioner reduces the price of petroleum;

(c) the operation of the domestic energy markets, and petroleum, diesel and gas markets, including the fostering of maximum competition and provision of consumer information;

(d) the impact of an emissions trading scheme on the fuel and energy industry, including but not limited to:

(i) prices,
(ii) employment in the fuel and energy industries, and any related adverse impacts on regional centres reliant on these industries,
(iii) domestic energy supply, and
(iv) future investment in fuel and energy infrastructure;

(e) the existing set of federal and state government regulatory powers as they relate to fuel and energy products;

(f) taxation arrangements on fuel and energy products including:

(i) Commonwealth excise,
(ii) the goods and services tax, and
(iii) new state and federal taxes;

(g) the role of alternative sources of energy to coal and alternative fuels to petroleum and diesel, including but not limited to: LPG, LNG, CNG, gas to liquids, coal to liquids, electricity and bio-fuels such as, but not limited to, ethanol;

(h) domestic energy supply and the domestic oil/gas exploration and refinement industry, with particular reference to:

(i) the impact of Commonwealth, state and local government regulations on these industries,
(ii) increasing domestic oil/gas exploration and refinement activities, with a view to reducing Australia’s reliance on imported oil, and
(iii) other tax incentives; and
(iv) securing Australia's future domestic energy supply;

(i) the impact of higher petroleum, diesel and gas prices on public transport systems, including the adequacy of public transport infrastructure and record of public transport investment by state governments.

(j) any related matters.

Public hearings

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

  • 2 February 2009, Canberra; 17 February 2009, Melbourne; 18 February 2009, Perth; 19 February 2009, Sydney; 20 February 2009, Brisbane; 1 April 2009, Wollongong NSW; 2 April 2009, Canberra; 6 April 2009, Mackay QLD; 7 April 2009, Gladstone QLD; 22 & 26 June 2009, Canberra; 29 & 30 June 2009, Perth

Reports tabled

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

  • The CPRS: Economic cost without environmental benefit—Interim Report (presented out of session on 7 May 2009; tabled 12 May 2009)

Government responses

1 January 2009–30 June 2009

  • Nil

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