Terms of reference

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage will enquire into and report on:

• the impact on landholders and farmers in Australia of public-good conservation measures imposed by either State or Commonwealth Governments
• policy measures adopted internationally to ensure the cost of public good conservation measures are ameliorated for private landholders;
• appropriate mechanisms to establish private and public-good components of Government environment conservation measures; and
• recommendations, including potential legislative and constitutional means to ensure that costs associated with public-good conservation measures are shared equitably by all members of the community

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