Senate debates
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Committees
Government Response to Report
5:48 pm
Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
In accordance with the usual practice, I table a report of parliamentary committee reports to which the government has not responded within the prescribed period. The report has been circulated to honourable senators. With the concurrence of the Senate, the report will be incorporated in Hansard.
The document read as follows—
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORTS
RESPONSE TO THE SCHEDULE TABLED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE ON 12 DECEMBER 2013
Circulated by the Leader of the Government in the Senate Senator the Hon Eric Abetz 16 July 2014
A CERTAIN MARITIME INCIDENT (SENATE SELECT)
Report on a Certain Maritime Incident
The Government response is being considered.
AUSTRALIA ' S FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR ( SENATE SELECT )
Inquiry into Australia's food processing sector
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY (JOINT STATUTORY)
Integrity of overseas Commonwealth law enforcement operations
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
BROADCASTING LEGISLATION (JOINT SELECT)
Three broadcasting reform proposals
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION
Annual reports (No. 2 of 2012)
The Government response was tabled on 15 May 2014.
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES
The effectiveness of special arrangements for the supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines to remote area Aboriginal Health Services
The Government response is being considered.
The factors affecting the supply of health services and medical professionals in rural areas
The Government response is being considered.
Palliative care in Australia
The Government response is being considered.
Australia's domestic response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health report "Closing the gap within a generationˮ
The Government response is being considered.
Supply of chemotherapy drugs such as Docetaxel
The Government response is being considered.
Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of people with disabilities in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Impacts on health of air quality in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Involuntary or coerced sterilisation of intersex people in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT (JOINT SELECT)
Preliminary report on the majority finding of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government: the proposal, timing and likely success of a referendum to amend Section 96 of the Australian Constitution to effect financial recognition of local government
No further Government action required.
Final report on the majority finding of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government: the case for financial recognition, the likelihood of success and lessons from the history of constitutional referenda
No further Government action required.
CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (JOINT STATUTORY)
Access for small and medium business to finance
The Government does not intend to respond to the report as this matter is being considered as part of the Government's Financial System Inquiry.
Inquiry into the Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 2012
The Government is considering the Committee's recommendations.
Family business in Australia—different and significant: why they shouldn't be overlooked
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Financial sector reform in China: the role of, and opportunities for, the Australian financial services sector—Report of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services: Delegation to China
The Government response is being considered.
CYBER-SAFETY (JOINT SELECT)
Second interim report—Cyber safety for seniors—A worthwhile journey
The Government response was tabled in the Senate and in the House of Representatives on 13 February 2014.
ECONOMICS LEGISLATION
Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling Laws) Bill 2009
The Government response is being considered.
Annual reports (No. 2 of 2010)
The Government response is being considered.
Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012 [Provisions] and related bills
The Government does not intend to respond to the report as the Bills are no longer before the Parliament.
Minerals Resource Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013 [Provisions]
The Government response is being considered.
Education and Employment Legislation Committee
Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2013 [Provisions]
The Government introduced amendments to the Bill on 13 May 2014 which responded to the Senate Committee's recommendations in its report on the Bill.
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION
Protecting Local Jobs (Regulating Enterprise Migration Agreements) Bill 2012 [Provisions]
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES
Provision of childcare
The Government response was tabled on 19 June 2014.
Higher education and skill training to support agriculture and agribusiness in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
The shortage of engineering and related employment skills
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
The adequacy of the allowance payment system as a support into work and the impact of the changing nature of the labour market
The need for a Government response has been overtaken by events that supersede the recommendations, such as the change of Government and subsequent 2014 Budget measures and policy review processes—the Review of Australia's Welfare System and the Review of Employment Services Beyond 2015.
Teaching and learning—maximising our investment in Australian schools
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
ELECTORAL MATTERS (JOINT STANDING)
Implications of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment (Automatic Enrolment) Act 2009 (NSW) for the conduct of Commonwealth elections
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Report on the funding of political parties and election campaigns
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Review of the AEC analysis of the FWA report on the HSU
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES
The koala—saving our national icon
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's commitment to reflecting and representing regional diversity
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
The feasibility of a prohibition on charging fees for an unlisted number service
The Government response was presented out of sitting on 6 February 2014 and tabled on 11 February 2014.
Effectiveness of current regulatory arrangements in dealing with radio simulcasts
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Effectiveness of threatened species and ecological communities' protection in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Recent trends in and preparedness for extreme weather events
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS REFERENCES
The impacts of mining in the Murray-Darling Basin
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION
Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2008
The Government response is being considered.
FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFERENCES
Staff employed under Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984
The Government response is being considered.
Implementation of the National Health Reform Agreement
The Government response is being considered.
Progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the 1999 Joint Expert Technical Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance
The Government response is being considered.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE (JOINT STANDING)
Australia's trade and investment relationship with Japan and the Republic of Korea
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Care of ADF personnel wounded and injured on operations
The Government response was tabled in the Senate and in the House of Representatives on 6 March 2014.
Trading lives: Modern day human trafficking
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Review of the Defence annual report 2011-2012
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION
Implementation of the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 Progress report no. 1
The Government response was presented out of sitting on 8 January 2014 and tabled on 11 February 2014.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES
Australia's overseas development programs in Afghanistan
The Government response was tabled on 26 June 2014.
The importance of the Indian Ocean rim for Australia's foreign, trade and defence policy
The Government response was tabled on 6 March 2014.
Report of the DLA Piper review and the government's response
The Government response was presented out of sitting on 5 May 2014 and tabled on 13 May 2014.
GAMBLING REFORM ( JOINT SELECT )
Fifth report—The advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport— Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013
The Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013 lapsed when the 43rd Parliament was prorogued. As at 13 May 2014, this Private Senator's Bill has not been restored to the Notice Paper, or re-introduced. The Government notes that the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform in its fifth report: The advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport; Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013, recommended the Bill not be passed.
INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY (JOINT STATUTORY)
Report of the inquiry into potential reforms of Australia's national security legislation
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
LAW ENFORCEMENT (JOINT STATUTORY)
Inquiry into the gathering and use of criminal intelligence
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Examination of the Australian Crime Commission annual report 2011-12
The Government response was tabled in the Senate and in the House of Representatives on 20 March 2014.
Spectrum for public safety mobile broadband
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION
Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Public Interest Disclosure Bill 2013 [Provisions ]
The Government response is being considered.
LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS REFERENCES
The road to a republic
The Government response is being considered.
Impact of federal court fee increases since 2010 on access to justice in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Framework and operation of subclass 457 visas, Enterprise Migration Agreements and Regional Migration Agreements
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
MIGRATION (JOINT STANDING)
Immigration detention in Australia—A new beginning—Criteria for release from detention—First report of the inquiry into immigration detention
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Immigration detention in Australia—Community-based alternatives to detention—Second report of the inquiry into immigration detention
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Immigration detention in Australia—Facilities, services and transparency—Third report of the inquiry into immigration detention
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Inquiry into migration and multiculturalism in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
NATIONAL CAPITAL AND EXTERNAL TERRITORIES (JOINT STANDING)
Etched in stone? Inquiry into the administration of the National Memorials Ordinance 1928
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
An estate for the future—The allocation of land to diplomatic missions in the ACT
The Government response was tabled in the Senate on 10 July 2014 and in the House of Representatives on 14 July 2014.
Report on the visit to Norfolk Island—29-30 April 2013
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Visit to the Indian Ocean Territories 21 to 25 October 2012
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Inquiry into the provisions of amenity within the Parliamentary Triangle
The Government response was tabled in the Senate on 10 July 2014 and in the House of Representatives on 14 July 2014.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT (JOINT STATUTORY)
Report 417: Review of Auditor-General's reports tabled between February 2009 and September 2009
The Government response is being considered.
Report 423: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 39 (2009-10) to 15 (2010-11)
The Government provided its response to the last remaining recommendation on 28 February 2014.
Report 436: Review of the 2011-12 Defence Materiel Organisation major projects report
The Government response is being considered.
Report 437: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 2 to 10 (2012-13)
The Government response was tabled in the Senate and in the House of Representatives on 26 June 2014.
Report 438: Advisory report on the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Bill 2013
The Government response is being considered.
Report 439: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 11 to 31 (2012-13)
The Government responded by Executive Minute to the recommendations.
PUBLIC WORKS (JOINT STANDING)
Public works on Christmas Island
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
REGIONAL AND REMOTE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES (SENATE SELECT)
Final report 2010
The Government response is being considered.
RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2013
The Government response was given during the debate on the bill.
Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) Bill 2012 (No. 2)
The Government does not intend to respond to the report as the Bill is no longer before the Parliament.
RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES
The possible impacts and consequences for public health, trade and agriculture of the Government's decision to relax import restrictions on beef—First report
The Government response is being considered.
The possible impacts and consequences for public health, trade and agriculture of the Government's decision to relax import restrictions on beef—Final report
The Government response is being considered.
Management of the Murray Darling Basin—The impact of mining coal seam gas on the management of the Murray-Darling Basin—Interim report
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Operational issues in export grain networks
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
The management of the Murray-Darling Basin—Final report
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Aviation accident investigations
The Government response was tabled on 20 March 2014.
Auditor-General's reports on Tasmanian Forestry Grants Programs
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Foreign investment and the national interest
The Government response is being considered.
First report—Beef imports
The Government response is being considered.
Practice of sports science in Australia
The Government response is being considered.
Interim report—Ownership arrangements of grain handling
The Government notes the Final Report handed down on 4 December 2013.
TREATIES (JOINT STANDING)
Report 128—Inquiry into the Treaties Ratification Bill 2012
The Government response was tabled in the Senate and in the House of Representatives on 27 March 2014.
Report 130—Treaty tabled on 14 August 2012
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Report 134—Treaties tabled on 12 March and 14 May 2013
The committee no longer requires a response.
Report 136—Treaty tabled on 14 May 2013
The Government response was tabled in the Senate and in the House of Representatives on 13 February 2014.
Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source
I present the government’s response to the President’s report of 12 December 2013 on outstanding government responses to parliamentary committee reports, and I seek leave to incorporate the document in Hansard.
Leave granted.
The document read as follows—
GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORTS
RESPONSE TO THE SCHEDULE TABLED BY THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 12 DECEMBER 2013
Circulated by the Leader of the House
The Hon Christopher Pyne MP
16 July 2014
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER AFFAIRS (HOUSE, STANDING)
Everybody's Business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Stores
The Government response is being considered.
Sport: More than just a game
The Government response is being considered.
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY (HOUSE, STANDING)
Netting the benefits: Inquiry into the role of science for the future of fisheries and aquaculture
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Report on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annual Reports 2011-12
The committee no longer requires a response to the report.
Inquiry into the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Annual Report 2011-12
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Report on the National Rural Advisory Council Annual Report 2011-12
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Inquiry into the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research Annual Report 2011-12
The Government response was tabled on 19 March 2014.
AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY (Joint, Statutory)
Examination of the Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner 2011-2012
There are no recommendations contained in the report.
Integrity of overseas Commonwealth law enforcement operations
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
BROADCASTING LEGISLATION (JOINT, SELECT)
Three broadcasting reform proposals
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS (HOUSE, STANDING)
Managing Australia's biodiversity in a changing climate: the way forward—Final Report
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
COMMUNICATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARTS (HOUSE, STANDING)
Community Television: Options for digital broadcasting
The Government response is being considered.
Report: Tuning in to community broadcasting
The Government response is being considered.
CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (JOINT, STATUTORY)
Better shareholders - better company - Shareholder engagement and participation in Australia
The Government does not intend to respond to the report because of the time elapsed since the report was tabled.
Aspects of agribusiness managed investment schemes
The Government does not intend to respond to the report because of the time elapsed since the report was tabled.
Access for small and medium business to finance
The Government does not intend to respond to the report as this matter is being considered as part of the Government's Financial System Inquiry.
Family businesses in Australia - Different and significant: Why they shouldn't be overlooked
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Financial sector reform in China: The role of, opportunities for, the Australian financial services sector
The Government is considering a response.
CYBER-SAFETY (JOINT, SELECT)
Cybersafety for Seniors: A Worthwhile Journey
The Government response was tabled in the House of Representatives and in the Senate on 13 February 2014.
ECONOMICS (HOUSE, STANDING)
Inquiry into raising the productivity growth rate in the Australian economy
The Government does not intend to respond to the report because of the time elapsed since the report was tabled.
Inquiry into Indigenous economic development in Queensland and review of the Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010
The Government response is being considered.
Report on Australia's oil refinery industry
There are no recommendations contained in the report.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING (HOUSE, STANDING)
Adolescent Overload? Report of the inquiry into combining school and work: supporting successful youth transitions
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT (HOUSE, STANDING)
International education support and collaboration: Review of the 2010-2011 Annual Report of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
ELECTORAL MATTERS (JOINT, STANDING)
Inquiry into the implications of the Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment (Automatic Enrolment) Act 2009 (NSW) for the conduct of Commonwealth elections
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Report on the conduct of the 2010 Federal Election and matters related thereto
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Report on funding of political parties and election campaigns
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Review of the AEC analysis of the FWA report on the HSU
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION (HOUSE, STANDING)
Making it work: Inquiry into independent contracting and labour hire arrangements
The Independent Contractors Act 2006 was assented to on 1 December 2006. The Government's response was covered during debate on the Bill.
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE (JOINT, STANDING)
Australia's trade and investment relationship with Japan and the Republic of Korea
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Trading Lives: Modern day human trafficking
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Care of ADF personnel wounded and injured on operations
The Government response was tabled in the House of Representatives and in the Senate on 6 March 2014.
Review of the Defence Annual Report 2011-2012
The Government response is being considered.
GAMBLING REFORM (JOINT, STANDING)
Fifth report: The advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport; Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013
The Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013 lapsed when the 43rd Parliament was prorogued. As at 13 May 2014, this Private Senator's Bill has not been restored to the Notice Paper, or re-introduced. The Government notes that the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform in its fifth report: The advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport; Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013, recommended the Bill not be passed.
HEALTH AND AGEING (HOUSE, STANDING)
Lost in the labyrinth: Report on the inquiry into registration processes and support for overseas trained doctors
The Government response is being considered.
Discussion paper on the late effects of polio/post-polio syndrome
The Government response is being considered.
Living with the pain of adhesive arachnoiditis
The Government response was tabled on 3 June 2014.
Diseases have no borders: Report on the inquiry into health across international borders
The Government response is being considered.
Bridging the gap: Report on the inquiry into adult dental services
The Government response is being considered.
Thinking ahead: Report on the inquiry into dementia; early diagnosis and intervention
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
HUMAN RIGHTS (JOINT, STATUTORY)
Fourth Report of 2012: Interim Report - Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012
The Bill was passed in the House of Representatives on 28 June 2012 and in the Senate on 9 October 2012. No further response will be provided from the Government.
Fifth report of 2013: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Act 2012
The response was provided by the introduction, passage and Royal Assent of the Act on 24 October 2012. No further response will be provided from the Government.
Ninth report of 2013: Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 ; Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012 and related legislation
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Eleventh report of 2013: Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 : Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012 and related legislation
The Government response is being considered.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNICATIONS (HOUSE, STANDING)
Finding the right balance: Cabin crew ratios on Australian aircraft
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
At what cost? IT pricing and the Australia tax
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
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.
INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY (JOINT, STATUTORY)
Report of the inquiry into potential reforms of Australia's national security legislation
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
LAW ENFORCEMENT ( JOINT, STATUTORY )
Inquiry into the gathering and use of criminal intelligence
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Spectrum for public safety mobile broadband
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
MIGRATION (JOINT, STANDING)
Immigration detention in Australia: A new beginning—Criteria for release from detention
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Immigration detention in Australia—Community-based alternatives to detention
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Immigration detention in Australia: Facilities, services and transparency
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Inquiry into migration and multiculturalism in Australia
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
NATIONAL CAPITAL AND EXTERNAL TERRITORIES (JOINT, STANDING)
An Estate for the Future: The allocation of land to diplomatic missions in the ACT
The Government response was tabled in the Senate on 10 July 2014 and in the House of Representatives on 14 July 2014.
Etched in stone? Inquiry into the administration of the National Memorials Ordinance 1928
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Inquiry into the provisions of amenity within the Parliamentary Triangle
The Government response was tabled in the Senate on 10 July 2014 and in the House of Representatives on 14 July 2014.
Report on the visit to Norfolk Island—29-30 April 2013
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Visit to the Indian Ocean Territories 21 to 25 October 2012
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
PETITIONS (HOUSE, STANDING)
Electronic Petitioning to the House of Representatives
The Government response is being considered.
PROCEDURE (HOUSE, STANDING)
Building a modern committee system: An inquiry into the effectiveness of the House Committee system
The Government response is being considered.
Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43rd Parliament: 4th Report
The Government response was tabled on 2 June 2014.
Maintenance of the standing and sessional orders
The Government response was tabled on 2 June 2014.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT (JOINT, STATUTORY)
Report 417: Review of Auditor-General's Reports tabled between February 2009 and September 2009
The Government response is being considered.
Report 423: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 39 (2009-10) to 15 (2010-11)
The Government provided its response to the last remaining recommendation on 28 February 2014.
Report 436: Review of the 2011-12 Defence Materiel Organisation Major Projects Report
The Government response is being considered.
Report 437: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 2 to 10 (2012-13)
The Government response was tabled in the House of Representatives and in the Senate on 26 June 2014.
Report 439: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 11 to 31 (2012-13)
The Government responded by Executive Minute to the recommendations.
PUBLIC WORKS (JOINT STANDING)
Public works on Christmas Island
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
REGIONAL AUSTRALIA (HOUSE, STANDING)
Cancer of the bush or salvation for our cities?
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
SOCIAL POLICY AND LEGAL AFFAIRS (HOUSE, STANDING)
FASD: The hidden harm—Inquiry into the prevention, diagnosis and management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
The Government response is being considered.
Troubled Waters: Inquiry into the arrangements surrounding crimes committed at sea
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Report 130—Treaty tabled on 14 August 2012
The Government response is being considered and will be tabled in due course.
Report 136—Treaty tabled on 14 May 2013
The Government response was tabled in the House of Representatives and in the Senate on 13 February 2014.