Scope
The standing committee examined annual reports of relevant government agencies and conducted general inquiries on subjects including the social consequences of technological change, effect of phosphate mining on wildlife on Christmas Island, proposals for a sand mine at Shelburne Bay and policies for the use of Commonwealth land.
Reports
Date tabled | Title | Read report |
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The Preservation of the Abbott's Booby on Christmas IslandParliamentary paper number 218/1983 Donald Scott Jessop, committee member, Interview with Bruce Edwards, 1990-91, National Library of Australia, TRC 4900/91, session 15, 00:44:17-00:45:30. Full interview available at https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-207945070/listen. Film [duration 12:48]—Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island, Footage of the visit of the Senate committee to Christmas Island to inquire into the preservation into the Abbott's Booby, 1983. State Library of Western Australia, reproduced with permission of the Library Board of Western Australia. | ||
Land Use Policy in AustraliaParliamentary paper number 2/1985 | ||
Examination of Annual Reports - Royal Australian Institute of Public AdministrationParliamentary paper number 342/1985 | ||
Examination of Annual Reports - Australian Libraries and Information Council (ALIC)Parliamentary paper number 505/1985 | ||
Christmas Island: Examination of the Annual Reports for 1984-85 of the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service (ANPWS) and the Department of TerritoriesParliamentary paper number 176/1986 | ||
Shelburne BayParliamentary paper number 431/1986 | ||
Technology Assessment in AustraliaParliamentary paper number 112/1987 |