Senate debates

Tuesday, 13 September 2016

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Environment and Communications References Committee Report: Government Response; Order for the Production of Documents

3:44 pm

Photo of Nick XenophonNick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | | Hansard source

I move:

That—

(a) the Senate notes that:

  (i) the President's report to the Senate on government responses outstanding to parliamentary committee reports as at 30 June 2016, listed the report of the Environment and Communications References Committee on stormwater management in Australia as amongst the reports the Government had failed to respond to within the 3 month timeframe, and

  (ii) the Government still has not provided a formal response to the committee's report, although it has been 10 months since the report was tabled; and

(b) there be laid on the table by no later than 3.30 pm on 10 October 2016 by the Minister representing the Minister for Environment and Energy the Government's response to the report of the Environment and Communications References Committee on stormwater management in Australia, dated 2 December 2015.

Question agreed to.