Senate debates Questions on Notice

Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Question No. 926) (Question No. 1023)


Barnaby Joyce

Barnaby Joyce Queensland, National Party, Leader of The Nationals in the Senate

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, upon notice, on 17 August 2011:

Can a list be provided of the legislation that the Water group within the department, the National Water Commission and the Murray-Darling Basin Authority are responsible for administering, including all regulations under these Acts?

Stephen Conroy

Stephen Conroy Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate

The Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question.

Under the Administrative Arrangements Order of 14 October 2010 the Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio is responsible for the administration of the following water related legislation:

              The portfolio also administers the following water related Acts which will be repealed when the Statute Stocktake Bill (no.1) 2011 takes effect The Bill passed through both Houses on

              18 August 2011 and will take effect when it receives Royal Assent.

                            Regulations have been made under these Acts as follows:

                                    Eric Abetz

                                    Eric Abetz Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

                                    asked the Prime Minister, upon notice, on 24 August 2011:

                                    On becoming Prime Minister in June 2010, did Ms Gillard receive any calls from leaders of other countries; if so, can a list be provided of:

                                    (a) all the countries of which the leader phoned the Prime Minister;

                                    (b) which calls the Prime Minister was able to take immediately and on what date they were received; and (c) which calls the Prime Minister was unable to take together with the date the call was received and returned.

                                    Chris Evans

                                    Chris Evans WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate

                                    The Prime Minister has provided the following answer to the honourable senator’s question:

                                    I am advised that my diary reflects that in June 2010 I received calls from the following leaders of other countries:

                                                The record does not indicate which, if any, of these calls I was unable to take immediately.