Outcome:	1. Environment			Question No:  1
Division/Agency:	Approvals and Wildlife Division
Topic:	EPBC Act decisions
Hansard Page ECITA:	Written Question on Notice

Senator Carr asked:
(a) How many times has the Minister for the Environment and Heritage failed to meet his statutory obligations for decisions under the EPBC Act? 
(b) What were those circumstances?  
(c) What sections of the Act do those circumstances relate to?

Answer/s:
Information about non-compliance with timeframes is available in Appendix 4 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 annual report which can be found on pages 77-79 of the Department of the Environment and Heritage’s Legislation Annual Reports 2005–06. This report satisfies the reporting obligations in section 518 of the EPBC Act. 

Outcome:	1. Environment			Question No:  2
Division/Agency:	Approvals and Wildlife Division
Topic:	Nuclear Energy
Hansard Page ECITA:	111-112

Senator Carr asked:
Has your department made a submission to Ziggy Switkowski's inquiry? Are we able to get a copy of that submission?

Answer/s:
The Department of the Environment and Heritage has not made a submission but did write a letter to Dr Switkowski. A copy of the letter (and attachments) is attached.