The committee inquired into and reported on policy matters, bills, estimates, annual reports and the performance of government departments and agencies in portfolios including environment, water, heritage, the arts, broadband, communications and the digital economy.
Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee with Senator the Hon Penny Wong and officers from the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts and the Bureau of Meteorology at an additional estimates hearing, 24 February 2009. DPS Auspic.
Reports
Date tabled
Title
Read report
Additional estimates 2007-08
Parliamentary paper number 230/2008
Annual reports (No. 1 of 2008)
Parliamentary paper number 231/2008
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Communications Fund) Bill 2008 [Provisions] (presented out of session on 30 April 2008)
Parliamentary paper number 310/2008
Interim report - Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network) Bill 2008 (presented out of session on 7 May 2008) (see report tabled on 13 May 2008 - PP 310/08)
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network) Bill 2008 (presented out of session on 9 May 2008)
Parliamentary paper number 310/2008
Interim report - Effectiveness of the broadcasting codes of practice (presented out of session on 6 June 2008) (see report tabled on 19 June 2008 - PP 279/08)
The effectiveness of the broadcasting codes of practice
Parliamentary paper number 279/2008
Budget estimates 2008-09
Parliamentary paper number 309/2008
Sexualisation of children in the contemporary media
Parliamentary paper number 291/2008
Interim report––Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 [No.2] (presented out of session on 15 August 2008) (see report tabled on 26 August 2008 - PP 559/08)
Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 [No.2] (presented out of session on 25 August 2008)
Parliamentary paper number 559/2008
Audio [duration 3:16] - 'Senate inquiry finds solar panel sale spike', ABC Radio PM program, 25 August 2008.
Management of Australia's waste streams (including consideration of the Drink Container Recycling Bill 2008)
Parliamentary paper number 329/2008
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 (additional comments by Senator Joyce tabled on 18 September 2008)
Parliamentary paper number 559/2008
Annual reports (No. 2 of 2008)
Parliamentary paper number 556/2008
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2008
Parliamentary paper number 559/2008
Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008
Parliamentary paper number 559/2008
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2008
Parliamentary paper number 559/2008
Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Repeal and Consequential Amendment) Bill 2008 (presented out of session 18 December 2008)
Parliamentary paper number 151/2009
Annual Reports (No. 1 of 2009)
Parliamentary paper number 46/2009
Additional Estimates 2008-09
Parliamentary paper number 147/2009
The operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - First Report
Parliamentary paper number 47/2009
The operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - Second report [final] (presented out of session 30 April 2009)
Parliamentary paper number 65/2009
Interim report to second report - The operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (presented out of session on 24 April 2009)
Water Amendment (Saving the Goulburn and Murray Rivers) Bill 2008 (presented out of session on 7 May 2009)
Parliamentary paper number 151/2009
