Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE
| Chair |
Mr W E Truss MP |
| Deputy Chair |
Hon. J A Crosio MP |
| Members |
Mr L J Anthony MP |
|
Mr B F Billson MP |
|
Hon. R J Brown, MP[1] |
|
Mr E H Cameron MP |
|
Mr W G Entsch MP |
|
Mr J B Hockey MP |
|
Mr H A Jenkins MP |
|
Miss J M Kelly MP |
|
Hon. Dr C M Lawrence MP |
|
Hon. S P Martin MP |
|
Mr G R McDougall MP |
|
Dr A J Southcott MP |
- Secretariat
- Ms Susan Cardell
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- Ms Helen Collins
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- Mr Ian Dundas (Committee Secretary)
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- Dr Sarah Hnatiuk
[1] On 12 February the Hon R J Brown
replaced Mr J Langmore who resigned from the House of Representatives
on 9 December 1996.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The need for a Commonwealth contaminated sites policy framework (paragraph
3.10)
(1) That the Commonwealth Government reassess the priorities
and resources of Environment Australia to develop a Commonwealth policy
on the environmental management of Commonwealth land, including site contamination,
pollution protection and appropriate levels of public disclosure.
(2) That the Commonwealth Government examine these issues again
once it is known what the Commonwealth Government will have to do to implement
the outcomes of the Intergovernmental Committee on Ecologically Sustainable
Development Working Group on Commonwealth/State roles and responsibilities
for the environment.
The response to the unexploded ordnance problem (paragraph 3.13)
(3) That the Department of Defence, as part of its national
approach to the management of UXO information:
- develop a program to identify and assess UXO contamination and allocate
more resources in each State to carry out these assessments; and
- include in its annual report a statement of the progress made in
implementing the UXO program.
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