Rural and Regional Affairs / Senate Committees

Scope

The Standing Committee on Community Affairs inquired into and reported on matters referred to it by the Senate, and monitored the administration of various government portfolios including primary industries, energy and regional development.

Chairs

Bryant Robert Burns

qldALP 12 Sep 1991 – 9 Oct 1994

Sequence

Animal Welfare

Rural and Regional Affairs

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport

1991

100

1994

Members of the Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs on a site visit inspecting properties in western NSW during its inquiry into drought management, January 1992. L-R: Senators Sue West, David Brownhill [Deputy Chair], Bryant Burns [Chair] and Paul Calvert.

Reports

Date tabled	Title	Read report
12 Dec 1991	Examination of Annual Reports - No. 1 of 1991 Parliamentary paper number 475/1991
25 Feb 1992	A National Drought Policy - Appropriate Government Responses to the Recommendations of the Drought Policy Review Task Force (First Report) Parliamentary paper number 193/1992
2 Apr 1992	Forest Conservation and Development Bill 1991 Parliamentary paper number 520/1992
5 May 1992	Deer Slaughter Levy Bill 1992; Deer Velvet Levy Bill 1992; Deer Velvet Export Charge Bill 1992; Deer Export Charge Bill 1992; Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Bill 1992 Parliamentary paper number 520/1992
25 Jun 1992	Examination of Annual Reports - No. 1 of 1992 Parliamentary paper number 543/1992
18 Aug 1992	A National Drought Policy - Appropriate Government Responses to the Recommendations of the Drought Policy Review Task Force (Final Report) Parliamentary paper number 234/1992
14 Dec 1992	Imported Food Control Bill 1992 Parliamentary paper number 544/1992
15 Dec 1992	Appropriations of the Department of Primary Industries and Energy Parliamentary paper number 544/1992
17 Dec 1992	Beef Cattle Feedlots in Australia Parliamentary paper number 538/1992
4 May 1993	Examination of Annual Reports - No. 2 of 1992 Parliamentary paper number 545/1992
27 May 1993	Examination of Annual Reports - No. 1 of 1993 Parliamentary paper number 116/1993
26 Oct 1993	Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Bill 1993; Wool International Bill 1993; Wool Legislation (Repeals and Consequential Provisions) Bill 1993 and Wool Tax (Nos 1 to 5) Amendment Bills 1993 Parliamentary paper number 453/1993
7 Dec 1993	Domestic Meat Premises Charge Bill 1993 and Export Inspection Charges Law Amendment Bill 1993 Parliamentary paper number 453/1993
16 Dec 1993	Examination of Annual Reports - No. 2 of 1993 Parliamentary paper number 454/1993
23 Feb 1994	Employment of Visitors to Australia in the Shearing Industry Parliamentary paper number 18/1994 Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs at a public hearing in Muttaburra, Qld, of its inquiry into employment of visitors to Australia in the shearing industry, 6 June 1993. Seated facing camera L-R: Senators Jim McKiernan, Bryant Burns [Chair], David Brownhill [Deputy Chair] and Paul Calvert. Seated at witness table with backs to camera L-R: Witnesses Lorraine Fysh [Central and Northern Graziers Association], John Rutherford [Chair, Sheep and Wool Council, Central and Northern Graziers Association] and William Ballinger [Chair, Muttaburra Branch, Central and Northern Graziers Association]. Ted Woodfield, New Zealand's High Commissioner to Australia, with members of the Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs after appearing before a public hearing of its shearing industry employment inquiry, 11 June 1993. L-R: Senators Paul Calvert, Sue West, David Brownhill [Deputy Chair] and Bryant Burns [Chair], High Commissioner Ted Woodfield, Senators Winston Crane and Jim McKiernan.
24 Feb 1994	Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Bill 1993; Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Bill 1993; Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1993 (and 4 related Bills) Parliamentary paper number 183/1994
31 May 1994	Plant Breeder's Rights Bill 1994 Parliamentary paper number 183/1994
2 Jun 1994	A Matter Arising from the Committee's Consideration of the Plant Breeder's Rights Bill 1994 Parliamentary paper number 183/1994
30 Jun 1994	Examination of Annual Reports - No. 1 of 1994 Parliamentary paper number 184/1994
30 Jun 1994	Examination of Annual Reports - No. 2 of 1994 Parliamentary paper number 184/1994