Community Affairs


Community Affairs

11 September 2006  -  31 December 2006

Matters Current as at 11 September 2006 Matters Referred during period Reports tabled that discharge a reference Current Inquiries as at 31 December 2006
Standing Committee 2 4 4 +(1*) 2

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public Hrs Public Estimates Hrs Private Hrs Insp/Other Hrs Total Meetings Total Hours
Standing Committee 14 75:00 2 23:35 11 10:25 1 4:00 28 113:00

Meetings by State
ACT NSW VIC TAS SA WA NT QLD
Standing Committee 18 3 3 1 1 1 0 1

Witnesses Hansard Pages
Televised hearings Estimates Other (Bills) General Estimates Other (Bills) General No. of submissions No. of Pages Government Responses
Standing Committee 7 220 23 156 280 129 888 530 1841 0

*Interim report that did not discharge a reference

 

Community Affairs (Standing)

11 September 2006 to 31 December 2006

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members Date of appointment

Senator Gary Humphries (ACT, LP)

      (appointed Chair on 11.9.06)

11.9.06

Senator Claire Moore (Qld, ALP)

      (appointed Deputy Chair on 11.9.06)

11.9.06

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Lyn Allison (Vic, AD)

11.9.06

Senator Carol Brown (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

12.9.06

Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (Vic, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Helen Polley (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Substitute members Date of appointment

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

12.9.06

*replaces Senator Allison for committee's inquiry into Funding and operation of the Commonwealth-State/Territory Disability Agreement

Participating members Date of appointment

Senator Lyn Allison (Vic, AD)

12.9.06

Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)

11.9.06

Senator Guy Barnett (Tas, LP)

12.9.06

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Ron Boswell (Qld, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator Bob Brown (Tas, AG)

11.9.06

Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Kim Carr (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Christopher Evans (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon John Faulkner (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Alan Ferguson (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Steve Fielding (Vic, FFP)

11.9.06

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator John Hogg (Qld, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Joseph Ludwig (Qld, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Gavin Marshall (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Brett Mason (Qld, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Julian McGauran (Vic, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Jan McLucas (Qld, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Christine Milne (Tas, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Kerry O'Brien (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Robert Ray (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

11.9.06

Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Natasha Stott Despoja (SA, AD)

11.9.06

Senator John Watson (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Penny Wong (SA, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)

11.9.06

Former members Term of appointment

Senator Guy Barnett (Tas, LP)

11.9.06-12.9.06

Former substitute members Term of appointment

Senator Jeannie Ferris (SA, LP)*

12.10.06-24.10.06

*replaced Senator Adams for inquiry into legislative responses to the Lockhart review on 24 October 2006

Inquiries

As at 11 September 2006

  • Gynaecological cancer in Australia (referred 11 May 2006)
  • An examination of the funding and operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA) (referred 11 May 2006)

Current inquiries

As at 31 December 2006

  • An examination of the funding and operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA) (referred 11 May 2006)
  • Private Health Insurance Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organisation Levy) Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2006; and Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 [Provisions] (referred 7 December 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

New references

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006 (referred 14 September 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
  • Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme – New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006 [Provisions] (referred 14 September 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)
  • Legislative responses to recommendations of the reports of the Legislation Review Committee on the Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 and the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (the Lockhart Review) (referred 14 September 2006)
  • Private Health Insurance Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Collapsed Organisation Levy) Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance Complaints Levy Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Council Administration Levy) Amendment Bill 2006; Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2006; and Private Health Insurance (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006 [Provisions] (referred 7 December 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Gynaecological cancer in Australia – 12 September 2006, Canberra (teleconference)
  • An examination of the funding and operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA) – 28 September 2006, Melbourne; 3 October 2006, Sydney; 5 October 2006, Perth; 6 October 2006, Adelaide; 13 October 2006, Canberra; 17 November 2006, Brisbane; 22 November 2006, Hobart
  • Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme – New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006 [Provisions] – 29 September 2006, Melbourne; 4 October 2006, Canberra
  • Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006 – 4 October 2006, Canberra
  • Legislative responses to recommendations of the reports of the Legislation Review Committee on the Prohibition of Human Cloning Act 2002 and the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 (the Lockhart Review) – 20 October 2006, Canberra; 23 October 2006, Sydney; 24 October 2006, Melbourne

Reports tabled

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Aged Care Amendment (Residential Care) Bill 2006 (tabled 9 October 2006)
  • Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme – New Formula and Other Measures) Bill 2006 [Provisions] (tabled 10 October 2006)
  • Breaking the silence: a national voice for gynaecological cancers (tabled 19 October 2006)
  • Interim Report – Legislative responses to recommendations of the Lockhart Review (presented out of session on 27 October 2006, tabled on 6 November 2006)
  • Legislative responses to recommendations of the Lockhart Review (presented out of session on 30 October 2006, tabled on 6 November 2006)

Government responses

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Nil

Estimates

A statistical summary of this Committee's work when considering Estimates appears in Part Eight.

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