Economics


Economics

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 1 2 +(1*) 1

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public Hrs Public Estimates Hrs Private Hrs Insp/Other Hrs Total Meetings Total Hours
Standing Committee 7 32:12 3 23:24 9 33:12 0 0:00 19 88:48

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

Witnesses Hansard Pages
Televised hearings Estimates Other (Bills) General Estimates Other (Bills) General No. of submissions No. of Pages Government Responses
Standing Committee 8 191 9 59 279 27 567 5 52 0

*Interim report that did not discharge a reference

 

Economics (Standing)

11 September 2006 to 31 December 2006

Method of appointment

Pursuant to amended Senate Standing Order 25.

Current members Date of appointment

Senator George Brandis (Qld, LP)

      (appointed Chair on 12.9.06)

11.9.06

Senator Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

      (appointed Deputy Chair on 12.9.06)

11.9.06

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Barnaby Joyce (Qld, NATS)

11.9.06

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Andrew Murray (WA, AD)

11.9.06

Senator Ruth Webber (WA, ALP)

11.9.06

Participating members Date of appointment

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Lyn Allison (Vic, AD)

11.9.06

Senator Guy Barnett (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Andrew Bartlett (Qld, AD)

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 Stephen Conroy (Vic, 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 Mitch Fifield (Vic, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Michael Forshaw (NSW, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator John Hogg (Qld, ALP)

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 Gavin Marshall (Vic, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (Qld, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Brett Mason (Qld, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Julian McGauran (Vic, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Christine Milne (Tas, AG)

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 the Hon Nick Sherry (Tas, ALP)

11.9.06

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

11.9.06

Senator John Watson (Tas, LP)

11.9.06

Senator Penny Wong (SA, ALP)

11.9.06

Former substitute members Term of appointment

Senator Stephen Parry (Tas, LP)*

12.10.06-13.10.06

Senator Kerry O'Brien (Tas, ALP)**

11.9.06-7.12.06

*replaced Senator Bernardi for inquiry into price of petrol in Australia on 13 October 2006
*replaced Senator Webber for inquiry into price of petrol in Australia

Inquiries

As at 11 September 2006

  • Price of petrol in Australia (referred 22 June 2006)
  • Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006 [Provisions] (referred 16 August 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Current inquiry

As at 31 December 2006

  • Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Bill 2006; and Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions] (referred 7 December 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

New references

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006; Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Bill 2006; and Superannuation (Self Managed Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions] (referred 7 December 2006 – through the Selection of Bills Committee)

Public hearings

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006 [Provisions] – 14 September 2006, Canberra
  • Price of petrol in Australia – 20 September 2006, Perth; 26, 27 & 28 September 2006, Canberra; 13 & 19 October 2006, Canberra

Reports tabled

11 September 2006 – 31 December 2006

  • Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill 2006 [Provisions] (presented out of session on 4 October 2006; tabled on 9 October 2006)
  • Interim report – Petrol Pricing in Australia (tabled 9 October 2006)
  • Petrol Pricing in Australia (tabled 7 December 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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