Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio

Budget Estimates 2012-2013 (May 2012)

Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio

Index of questions on notice

Hearings

Index of questions on notice 

Tuesday, 22 and Wednesday, 23 May 2012 (PDF 716KB)

Clarification of evidence

Ms Harwood, FAS, Water Efficiency Division, regarding the expected expenditure on water purchases, dated 23 May 2012 (PDF 850KB)
Mr Hughes, Supervising Scientist, regarding charges for accessing publication on the SSD's website, dated 6 June 2012 (PDF 1051KB)

Answers to questions on notice 

Department of the Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities

Answers

Answers to general questions that cross all departmental outcomes/programs Corporate: CSD (PDF 2466KB)
Attachments to qon 203:
  A (PDF 1121KB);
  B1, B2 & C (PDF 600KB)
Corporate: PCD (PDF 1185KB)
Outcome 1: The conservation and protection of Australia's terrestrial and marine biodiversity and ecosystems through supporting research, developing information, supporting natural resource management, and establishing and managing Commonwealth protected areas
Bureau of Meteorology (PDF 155KB)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (PDF 17KB)
Director of National Parks   (PDF 320KB)
Program 1.1: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources and the Environment (PDF 3897KB)
qon 7 attachments:
  7/1: (PDF 25448KB)
  7/2: (PDF 24171KB)
  7/3: (PDF 289KB)
Program 1.2: Environmental Information and Research (PDF 229KB)
Program 1.3: Carbon Pollution Reduction - Land Sector Initiatives (PDF 3737KB)
Land Sector Taskforce see program 1.3 above
Outcome 2: Improved sustainability of Australia's population, communities and environment through coordination and development of sustainable population and communities policies, and the reduction and regulation of waste, pollutants and hazardous substances
Program 2.1: Management of Hazardous Wastes, Substances and Pollutants (PDF 317KB)
Program 2.2:  Sustainable Communities   (PDF 252KB)
Outcome 3: Advancement of Australia's strategic, scientific, environmental and economic interests in the Antarctic by protecting, administering and researching the region
 Program 3.1: Antarctica: Science, Policy and Presence  (PDF 177KB)
Outcome 4: Adaptation to climate change, wise water use, secure water supplies and improved health of rivers, waterways and freshwater ecosystems by supporting research, and reforming the management and use of water resources
 Murray-Darling Basin
(PDF 4765KB)
 National Water Commission  
Program 4.1: Water Reform (PDF 1151KB)
Outcome 5: Increased protection, awareness and appreciation of Australia's  environment and heritage through regulating matters of national environmental significance and the identification, conservation and celebration of natural, Indigenous and historic places of national and World Heritage significance
Program 5.1: Conservation of Australia's Heritage  (PDF 913KB)
Office of the Supervising Scientist see program 5.2 below
Program 5.2: Environmental Regulation (PDF 1047KB)
Outcome 6: Protection and restoration of environmental assets through the management and use of Commonwealth environmental water
Commonwealth Environmental Water Office see program 6.1 below
Program 6.1 Commonwealth Environmental Water (PDF 894KB)

For further information, contact:

Research/Estimates Officer
Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: ec.sen@aph.gov.au