Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land
Report
The Committee presented its report A review of Audit Report No. 31 1995-96
- Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land: Site Contamination
and Pollution Prevention - March 1997 to the Speaker of the House
of Representatives on 24 March 1997. Copies of the contents
of the report (individual chapters and other sections of the report)
are available in PDF format or from the Committee
Secretariat.
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Transcripts of evidence
02/12/96 Canberra
07/11/96 Canberra
04/11/96 Canberra
Recommendations
List of submissions
Government Response (PDF format)
Table of contents of report: The Committee presented
its report A review of Audit Report
No. 31 1995-96 - Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land: Site
Contamination and Pollution Prevention - March 1997
Membership of the committee
Recommendations
CHAPTER 1: The Review of environmental management
of commonwealth land
The Committee's Review of the Audit Report
Responses by Departments
The Environmental Management of Commonwealth Land - The Current Situation
The Extent of Commonwealth Contaminated Sites
CHAPTER 2: ISSUES ARISING FROM THE AUDIT REPORT
The Development of a Commonwealth Policy
The response of Environment Australia and other departments
Alternatives to Environment Australia developing a policy
Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the Assessment and Management
of Contaminated Sites
ISO 14001
National Environment Protection Measures
Conclusion
Commonwealth - State Cooperation and Coordination
Commonwealth compliance with State and Territory legislation
The views of the States and Territories
Review of Commonwealth-State roles and responsibilities for the environment
by the Intergovernmental Working Group
Liability for costs of remediation
The Environmental Management of Land Occupied by Government Business
Enterprises
The Management of UXO Contamination
Criticisms of the Audit Report
CHAPTER 3: CONCLUSION
The Need for a Commonwealth Contaminated Sites Policy Framework
The Response to the Unexploded Ordnance Problem
APPENDIX A: LIST OF SUBMISSIONS AND EXHIBITS
APPENDIX B: LIST OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND WITNESSES
APPENDIX C: RESPONSES TO AUDIT REPORT NO 31 1995-96:
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF COMMONWEALTH LAND
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