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For the information of honourable members, I present a schedule of outstanding government responses to reports of House of Representatives and joint committees, incorporating reports tabled and details of government responses made in the period between 25 June 2009, the date of the last schedule, and 25 November 2009. Copies of the schedule are being made available to honourable members.

The document read as follows—

GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORTS

RESPONSE TO THE SCHEDULE TABLED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 25 JUNE 2009

Circulated by the Leader of the House The Hon Anthony Albanese MP 25 November 2009

ABORIGINAL TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER AFFAIRS (House, Standing)

Indigenous Australia at work: Successful Initiative in Indigenous employment

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Open for business: Developing Indigenous enterprises in Australia

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY (House, Standing)

Taking control: a national approach to pest animals

The response has been updated to reflect consultation with Australian Government agencies and recommendations from the Quarantine and Biosecurity Review. It is expected to be tabled in early 2010.

Skills: Rural Australia’s need

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY (Joint, Statutory)

Inquiry into law enforcement integrity models

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Examination for the annual report of the Integrity Commissioner 2007-08

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION (Joint, Statutory)

Review of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Examination of the Australian Crime Commission Annual Report for 2004-05

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Inquiry into the manufacture, importation and use of amphetamines and other synthetic drugs (AOSD)

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Inquiry into the future impact of serious and organised crime on Australian society

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Examination of the Australian Crime Commission Annual Report 2006-07

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Inquiry into the Australian Crime Commission Amendment Act 2007

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Examination of the Australian Crime Commission Annual Report 2007-08

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS (House, Standing)

Digital Television: Who’s Buying It?

The government is finalising policy options in relation to digital television switchover. The government’s proposals will take into account the report’s findings.

Community Television: Options for digital broadcasting

The government has announced its policy for community television to make the transition to digital broadcasting through a temporary allocation of spectrum until switchover. A response to the report is being prepared.

Report: Tuning in to community broadcasting

The government response is being finalised and is expected to be tabled soon.

COMMUNICATIONS (House, Standing)

Phoning home

The government response was tabled in the House of Representatives on 9 September 2009.

CORPORATIONS AND SECURITIES (Joint, Statutory)

Report on aspects of the regulation of proprietary companies

The government response was presented out of sitting in the Senate on 16 July 2009. Tabled in the Senate on 11 August 2009. Tabled in the House of Representatives on 13 August 2009.

CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (Joint Statutory)

Report on the regulations and ASIC policy statements made under the Financial Services Reform Act 2001

A number of recommendations outlined in the report have been addressed, while others overlap with reviews/reports currently in progress. The government will take appropriate action once these reviews are completed.

Review of the Managed Investments Act 1998

Some issues raised overlap with other reviews/reports in progress and could be considered in those contexts. The government will take appropriate action once these reviews are completed.

Inquiry into Regulation 7.1.29 in Corporations Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 3), Statutory Rules 2003 No. 85

The key issues in the report overlap with reviews/reports currently in progress. The government will take appropriate action once these reviews are completed.

Money matters in the bush: Inquiry into the level of banking and financial services in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia

The Treasurer’s office has advised that the government does not intend to respond to this report. There have been significant changes to banking and financial services regulation since the inquiry.

Report on the ATM fee structure

This report is a subsidiary report to Money Matters in the Bush. The government does not intend to respond to this report.

Corporations Amendment Regulations 7.1.29A, 7.1.35A and 7.1.40(h)

The key issues in the report overlap with reviews/reports currently in progress. The government will take appropriate action once these reviews are completed.

Corporate responsibility: Managing risk and creating value

The government is considering the report and will respond in due course.

Structure and operation of the superannuation industry

The government is considering the report and is preparing a response for tabling in due course. The government announced the details of a review into the governance, efficiency, structure and operation of Australia’s superannuation system on 29 May 2009.

Better shareholders – better company – Shareholder engagement and participation in Australia

The government is continuing to consider the recommendations in this report.

Opportunity not opportunism: improving conduct in Australian franchising

The government response was presented out of sitting in the Senate on 5 November 2009.

ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (House, Standing)

Review of the Australian Competition and consumer commission annual report 2003

The government is considering the report and will respond in due course.

Improving the superannuation saving for people under 40

The report recommendations are out of date having been overtaken by subsequent changes and review of the superannuation system. The government therefore does not intend responding to the report.

Australian manufacturing: Today and tomorrow

The government is considering the report and will respond in due course.

Inquiry into home loan lending practices and processes used to deal with people in financial difficulty

Phase 1 of the National Consumer Credit Reforms addresses the report recommendations. The government does not intend to provide a response to the report.

ECONOMICS (House, Standing)

Competition in the banking and non-banking sectors

The government is considering the report and will respond in due course.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING (House, Standing)

Review of the Department of Education, Science and Training annual report 2006-07

The government response has been prepared and will be tabled in due course.

ELECTORAL MATTERS (Joint Standing)

Report on the 2007 federal election electronic voting trails – Interim report of the inquiry into the conduct of the 2007 election and matters related thereto

The government response was tabled on 17 September 2009.

Report on the conduct of the 2007 federal election and matters related thereto

The government response has been prepared and will be tabled in due course.

Advisory report on the Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill 2008

The committee made no recommendations. No response required.

EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION (House, Standing)

Making it work: Inquiry into independent contracting and labour hire arrangements

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE (House, Standing)

Sustainable cities

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Sustainability for survival – Creating a climate for change: Report on the inquiry into a sustainability charter

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

FAMILY AND HUMAN SERVICES (House, Standing)

Balancing work and family

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

The winnable war on drugs: the impact of illicit drug use on families

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

FAMILY, COMMUNITY, HOUSING AND YOUTH (House, Standing)

Who Cares…?: Report on the inquiry into better support for carers

The government response was tabled in the House of Representatives on 29 October 2009.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE (Joint, Standing)

Review of the Defence annual report 2006-2007

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Australia’s relationship with ASEAN

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

HEALTH AND AGEING (House, Standing)

The Blame Game: Report on the inquiry into health funding

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Weighing it up: Obesity in Australia

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION (House, Standing)

Research Training in Australian Universities: An Interim Report

The government response was tabled in the House of Representatives on 17 September 2009.

Building Australia’s research capacity – Final Report

The government response was tabled in the House of Representatives on 17 September 2009.

INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT, REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (House, Standing)

Rebuilding Australia’s coastal shipping industry: Inquiry into coastal shipping policy and regulation

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Funding regional and local community infrastructure: Proposals for the new regional and local community infrastructure program – Interim Report

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Funding regional and local community infrastructure: Proposals for the new regional and local community infrastructure program – Final Report

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Level crossing safely: An update to the 2004 Train Illumination Report

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY (Joint, Statutory)

Review of the re-listing of six terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS (House, Standing)

The long road to statehood: Report of the inquiry into the federal implications of statehood for the Northern Territory

The government response was tabled in the House of Representatives on 22 October 2009.

Inquiry into older people and the law

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Reforming the Constitution: A roundtable discussion

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Whistleblower protection: a comprehensive scheme for the Commonwealth public sector

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Access All Areas: Report of the inquiry into Draft Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

MIGRATION (Joint, Standing)

Negotiating the maze – Review of arrangements for overseas skills recognition, upgrading and licensing

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Temporary visa…permanent benefits: Ensuring the effectiveness, fairness and integrity of the temporary business visa program

The government response was tabled on 10 September 2009.

Immigration detention in Australia – A new beginning – Criteria for release from detention

The government is considering its response following consultation across relevant portfolios.

Immigration detention in Australia – Community-based alternatives to detention

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

NATIONAL CAPITAL AND EXTERNAL TERRITORIES (Joint, Standing)

Inquiry into the Immigration Bridge proposal

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND RESOURCES (House, Standing)

More than honey: the future of the Australian honey bee and pollination industries

The government response was tabled in the House of Representatives on 12 August 2009.

PROCEDURE (House, Standing)

Motion to suspend standing orders and condemn a Member: Report on events of 10 October 2006

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Re-opening the debate: Inquiry into the arrangements for the opening day of Parliament

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT (Joint, Statutory)

Report 413 – The efficiency dividend and small agencies: Size does matter

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Report 414 – Review of the Auditor-General’s reports tabled between August 2007 and August 2008

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

PUBLICATIONS (Joint, Standing)

Printing standards for documents presented to Parliament

The government response was tabled on 10 September 2009

SCIENCE AND INNOVATION (House, Standing)

Between a rock and a hard place: The science of geosequestration

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL SERVICES (House, Standing)

The great freight task: Is Australia’s transport network up to the challenge?

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

TREATIES (Joint Standing)

Report 91 – Treaty tabled on 12 March 2008

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Report 94 – Treaties tabled on 14 May 2008

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Report 95 – Treaties tabled on 4 June, 17 June, 25 June and 26 August 2008

Response to chapter 2: Convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Report 99 – Treaties tabled on 3 December 2008 and 3 February 2009

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Report 100 – Treaties tabled on 25 June 2008 (2)

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.

Report 102 – Treaties tabled on 12 and 16 March 2009

The government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.