Agricultural and Related Industries

1 July 2009 - 31 December 2009

	Matters Current as at 1 July 2009	Matters Referred during period	Reports tabled that discharge a reference**	Current Inquiries as at 31 December 2009
Select Committee	3	0	1+(2)	2

Number and Hours of Meeting
	Public	Hrs	Public Estimates	Hrs	Private	Hrs	Insp/Other	Hrs	Total Meetings	Total Hours
Select Committee	10	44:38	0	0:00	11	4:08	0	0:00	21	48:46

Meetings by State
	ACT	NSW	VIC	TAS	SA	WA	NT	QLD
Select Committee	17	0	1	1	0	2	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	7	0	0	89	0	0	722	93	1022	0

** includes 2 Interim Reports

Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries

1 July 2009 to 31 December 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 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 Christine Milne (TAS, AG)	26.11.09
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 Christine Milne (TAS, AG)	14.02.08–26.11.09
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 July 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)

Current inquiries

As at 31 December 2009

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 July 2009–31 December 2009

Public hearings

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

Food production in Australia—1 July 2009, Perth; 31 August, 18 September, 7 and 12 October 2009, Canberra; 6 October 2009, Devonport, TAS; 23 October 2009, Melbourne; 18 and 24 November 2009, Canberra
Pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian and global fertiliser market—10 August 2009, Canberra

Reports tabled

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

Pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian and global fertiliser market—Final Report (tabled 20 August 2009)
Food production in Australia—Second interim report (presented out of session 27 November 2009; tabled 30 November 2009)
Food production in Australia—Third interim report (presented out of session 27 November 2009; tabled 30 November 2009)

Government responses

1 July 2009–31 December 2009

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