The SPEAKER (15:14): Pursuant to the resolution of the Senate of 6 September 1984 and the House of Representatives of 11 October 1984, I present a report on access to committee documents. Also 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 12 December 2013, the date of the last schedule, and 16 July 2014. Copies of the schedule are being made available to honourable members and will be incorporated in Hansard. THE SPEAKER ' S SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO REPORTS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND JOINT COMMITTEES (also incorporating reports tabled and details of Government responses made in the period between 12 December 2013, the date of the last schedule, and 16 July 2014) 17 July 2014 THE SPEAKER ' S SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO COMMITTEE REPORTS The attached schedule lists committee reports tabled and government responses to House and joint committee reports made since the last schedule was presented on 12 December 2013. It also lists reports for which the House has not received a government response. Schedules of outstanding responses will continue to be presented at approximately six monthly intervals, generally in the last sitting weeks of the winter and spring sittings. The schedule does not include advisory reports on bills introduced into the House of Representatives unless the reports make recommendations which are wider than the provisions of the bills and which could be the subject of a government response. The Government's response to these reports is apparent in the resumption of consideration of the relevant legislation by the House. Also not included are reports from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works, the House of Representatives Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests, and the Publications Committee (other than reports on inquiries). Reports from the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights are only listed where the committee has examined and reported on a specific item(s) of existing legislation. Not listed are that committee's regular reports on the human rights compatibility of bills and legislative instruments that come before either House of Parliament. Government responses to reports of the Public Works Committee are usually reflected in motions for the approval of works after the relevant report has been presented and considered. Reports from other committees which do not include recommendations are only included when first tabled. Reports of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit primarily make administrative recommendations but may make policy recommendations. A government response is required in respect of such policy recommendations made by the committee. Responses to administrative recommendations are made in the form of an Executive Minute provided to, and subsequently tabled by, the committee. Agencies responding to administrative recommendations are required to provide an Executive Minute within six months of the tabling of a report. 17July 2014 Description of Report Date Tabled or Published 1 Date of Government Response 2 Responded in Period Specified 3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (House, Standing) Everybody's Business: Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Stores 16-11-09 No response to date No Sport: More than just a game—Contribution of sport to Indigenous wellbeing and mentoring 24-06-13 No response to date No Agriculture, Resources, Fisheries and Forestry (House, Standing) Netting the benefits: Inquiry into the role of science for the future of fisheries and aquaculture 27-11-12 No response to date No Report on the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annual Reports 2011-12: Caring for Our Country and Landcare 15-05-13 Response no longer required4 Report on the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Annual Report 2011-12 28-05-13 No response to date No Report into the National Rural Advisory Council Annual Report 2011-12 03-06-13 No response to date No Inquiry into the Australian Centre for International Agriculture Research Annual Report 2011-12 24-06-13 19-03-14 No Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity (Joint, Statutory) Examination of the Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner 2011-2012 18-03-13 No response required Integrity of overseas Commonwealth law enforcement operations 24-06-13 No response to date No Broadcasting Legislation (Joint, Select) Three broadcasting reform proposals 24-06-13 No response to date No Climate Change, Environment and the Arts (House, Standing) Managing Australia's biodiversity in a changing climate: the way forward—Final report 17-06-13 No response to date No Communications, Information Technology and the Arts (House, Standing) Community Television: Options for digital broadcasting 12-02-07 No response to date No Report: Tuning in to community broadcasting 20-06-07 No response to date No Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (Joint, Select) Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples: Interim report 15-07-14 No response required Corporations and Financial Services (Joint, Statutory) Better shareholders—Better company: Shareholder engagement and participation in Australia 23-06-08 No response to date5 No Inquiry into aspects of agribusiness managed investment schemes 07-09-09 No response to date6 No Access for small and medium business to finance 28-04-11 No response to date7 No Family businesses in Australia—Different and significant: Why they shouldn't be overlooked 20-03-13 No response to date No Financial sector reform in China: The role of, opportunities for, the Australian financial services sector—Delegation to China 28-06-13 No response to date No Report on the 2012-13 Annual Reports of bodies established under the ASIC Act 19-03-14 Time has not expired Cyber-Safety (Joint, Select) Cybersafety for seniors: A worthwhile journey 16-04-13 13-02-14 No Economics (House, Standing) Inquiry into raising the productivity growth rate in the Australian economy 28-04-10 No response to date8 No Inquiry into Indigenous economic development in Queensland and review of the Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010 12-05-11 No response to date No Report on Australia ' s oil refinery industry 05-02-13 No response required Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2013 (First Report) 03-03-14 No response required Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2013 (Second Report) 16-02-14 No response required Education and Training (House, Standing) Adolescent Overload? Report of the inquiry into combining school and work: supporting successful youth transitions 16-11-09 No response to date No 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 27-05-13 No response to date No 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 25-02-10 No response to date No The 2010 Federal Election: Report on the conduct of the election and related matters 07-07-11 Partial response 07-02-12 No Report on the funding of political parties and election campaigns 09-12-11 No response to date No Review of the AEC analysis of the FWA report on the HSU 20-09-12 No response to date No Interim report on the inquiry into the conduct of the 2013 Federal Election: Senate voting practices 13-05-14 Time has not expired Employment and Workplace Relations and Workforce Participation (House, Standing) Making it work: Inquiry into independent contracting and labour hire arrangements 17-08-05 No response to date9 No Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Joint, Standing) Australia's trade and investment relationship with Japan and the Republic of Korea 03-06-13 No response to date No Trading Lives: Modern day human trafficking 24-06-13 No response to date No Care of ADF personnel wounded and injured on operations 24-06-13 06-03-1410 Yes Review of the Defence Annual Report 2011-2012 27-06-13 No response to date No Gambling Reform (Joint, Select) Fifth Report: The advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport: Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013 07-06-13 No response to date11 No Health and Ageing (House, Standing) Lost in the labyrinth: Report on the inquiry into registration processes and support for overseas trained doctors 19-03-12 No response to date No Discussion paper on the late effects of polio/post-polio syndrome 20-08-12 No response to date No Diseases have no borders: Report on the inquiry into health issues across international borders 20-03-13 No response to date No Bridging the dental gap: Report on the inquiry into adult dental services 17-06-13 No response to date No Living with the pain of adhesive arachnoiditis: Report on the roundtable into adhesive arachnoiditis 11-02-13 03-06-14 No Thinking ahead: Report on the inquiry into dementia: early diagnosis and intervention 24-06-13 No response to date No Human Rights (Joint, Statutory) Fourth Report of 2012: Interim Report —Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012 20-09-12 No response to date12 No Fifth Report of 2013: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Act 2012—Final Report: 20-03-13 No response to date13 No Ninth Report of 2013: Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing and Other Measures) Act 2012 and related legislation 19-06-13 No response to date No Eleventh Report of 2013: Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Act 2012 and related legislation 26-06-13 No response to date No Infrastructure and Communications (House, Standing) Finding the right balance: Cabin crew ratios on Australian aircraft 21-11-11 No response to date No At what cost? IT pricing and the Australia tax 29-07-13 No response to date No Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (House, Standing) Rebuilding Australia's coastal shipping industry: Inquiry into coastal shipping policy and regulation 20-10-08 No response to date No Intelligence and Security (Joint, Statutory) Report of the inquiry into potential reforms of Australia's national security legislation 24-06-13 No response to date No Review of the listing of Jabhat al-Nusra and the re-listing of six terrorist organisations; Review of the re-listing of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula 11-02-14 No response required Law Enforcement (Joint, Statutory) Inquiry into the gathering and use of criminal intelligence 15-05-13 No response to date No Spectrum for public safety mobile broadband 23-07-13 No response to date No Examination of the Australian Crime Commission annual report 2011-12 15-05-13 20-03-14 No Migration (Joint, Standing) Immigration detention in Australia: A new beginning: Criteria for release from immigration detention—First report of the inquiry into immigration detention in Australia 01-12-08 No response to date No Immigration detention in Australia: Community-based alternatives to detention—Second report of the inquiry into immigration detention in Australia 25-05-09 No response to date No Immigration detention in Australia: Facilities, services and transparency—Third report of the inquiry into immigration detention in Australia 18-08-09 No response to date No Inquiry into migration and multiculturalism in Australia 18-03-13 No response to date No National Capital and External Territories (Joint, Standing) An estate for the future: The allocation of land to diplomatic missions in the ACT 28-03-11 10-07-1414 No Etched in stone? Inquiry into the administration of the National Memorials Ordinance 1928 23-11-11 No response to date No Report of the visit to Norfolk Island: 29-30 April 2013 05-06-13 No response to date No Report of the inquiry into the provisions of amenity within the Parliamentary Triangle 28-06-13 10-07-14 No Report on the visit to the Indian Ocean Territories, 21-25 October 2012; Review of the Department of Regional Development, Regional Australia and Local Government Annual Report 2010-11 28-06-13 No response to date No Northern Australia (Joint Select) Inquiry into the development of Northern Australia: Interim Report 16-06-14 No response required Petitions (House, Standing) Electronic petitioning to the House of Representatives 16-11-09 No response to date No Procedure (House, Standing) Building a modern committee system: An inquiry into the effectiveness of the House Committee system 21-06-10 No response to date No Monitoring and review of procedural changes implemented in the 43rd Parliament: 4th Report 26-11-12 02-06-14 No Maintenance of the standing and sessional orders 24-06-13 02-06-14 15 No Public Accounts and Audit (Joint, Statutory) Report 417: Review of Auditor-General's Reports tabled between February 2009 and September 2009 22-06-10 Partial response received No Report 423: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 39 (2009-10) to 15 (2010-11) 04-07-11 28-02-14 No Report 436: Review of the 2011-12 Defence Materiel Organisation Major Projects Report 29-05-13 29-11-1316 Yes Report 437: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 2 to 10 (2012-13) 29-05-13 26-06-14 No Report 439: Review of Auditor-General's reports Nos 11 to 31 (2012-13) 27-06-13 09-04-1416 No Report 441: Inquiry into Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 Rules Development 13-05-14 Time has not expired Report 442: Inquiry into the 2012-13 Defence Materiel Organisation Major Projects Report 26-05-14 Time has not expired Report 443: Review of Auditor-General's Reports Nos. 23 and 25 (2012-13) and 32 (2012-13) to 9 (2013-14) 16-06-14 Time has not expired Public Works (Joint, Standing) Public works on Christmas Island 13-10-11 No response to date No Regional Australia (House, Standing) Cancer of the bush or salvation for our cities? Fly-in, fly-out and drive-in, drive-out workforce practices in Regional Australia 13-02-13 No response to date No Social Policy and Legal Affairs (House, Standing) FASD: The Hidden Harm—Inquiry into the prevention, diagnosis and management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 29-11-12 No response to date No Troubled Waters: Inquiry into the arrangements surrounding crimes committed at sea 24-06-13 No response to date No Eyes in the sky: Inquiry into drones and the regulation of air safety and privacy 14-07-14 Time has not expired Tax and Revenue (House, Standing) 2013 Annual Report of the Australian Taxation Office: First Report 27-03-14 No response required Treaties (Joint, Standing) Report 130: Treaty tabled on 14 August 2012 31-10-12 No response to date No Report 136: Treaty tabled on 14 May 2013 12-11-13 13-02-14 Yes Report 137: Treaty referred on 15 January 2014 18-03-14 Time has not expired Report 138: Treaties tabled on 11 and 12 December 2013, 20 January 2014 and referred on 15 January 2014 tabled on 26 March 2014 26-03-14 No response required Report 139: Treaties tabled on 11 December 2013, referred on 15 January and tabled on 11 February 2014 13-05-14 No response required Report 140: Treaty tabled on 13 May 2014—Interim Report 23-06-14 No response required Report 141: Treaties tabled on 19 March and 13 May 2014 15-07-14 No response required Notes 1. The date of tabling is the date the report was presented to the House of Representatives or to the Speaker, whichever is earlier. In the case of joint committees, the date shown is the date of first presentation to either the House or the Senate. Reports published when the House (or Houses) are not sitting are tabled at a later date. 2. If the source for the date is not the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Representatives or the Journals of the Senate, the source is shown in an endnote. 3. For reports up to the end of 42nd Parliament, the time specified is three months from the date of tabling. While the Government has undertaken to continue to respond to reports within three months, from the 43rd Parliament (28 September 2010 onwards) the period within which the House requires a response is six months—see resolution of the House of Representatives of 29 September 2010. This resolution also puts in place additional steps for reports not responded to within that six month period. The period from when the 43rd Parliament was prorogued on 5 August 2013 and the commencement of the 44th Parliament on 12 November 2013 is not included in the response period. 4. In correspondence to the committee, dated 3 December 2013, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry advised the committee of the publication of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement (MERI) Strategy: Caring for our Country and the Biodiversity Fund. On 6 March 2014 the committee resolved that a response to the report was no longer required. The report will be removed from the next schedule. 5. In July 2011 the Government advised that it did not intend to respond to the report because of the time elapsed since the report was tabled. The committee has not agreed to the removal of this report from the schedule. 6. In December 2013 the Government advised that it did not intend to respond to the report because of the time elapsed since the report was tabled. The committee has not agreed to the removal of this report from the schedule. 7. In December 2013 the Government advised that it did not intend to respond to the report as this matter is being considered as part of the Government's Financial System Inquiry. The committee has not agreed to the removal of this report from the schedule. 8. In December 2013 the Government advised that it did not intend to respond to the report because of the time elapsed since the report was tabled. The report will be removed from the next schedule. 9. In June 2009 the Government advised that it did not intend to respond formally to this report. The committee awaits a response to recommendations of the report. In November 2009 the Government indicated a response is being considered and will be tabled in due course. In November 2011 and December 2013 the Government indicated it was in discussion with the committee on this matter. In July 2014 the Government advised that the Independent Contractors Act 2006 was assented to on 1 December 2006 and that the Government's response was covered during debate on the Bill. 10. On 26 June 2013, the Minister for Veterans' Affairs, Defence Science and Personnel provided an interim response by way of statement to the Federation Chamber. See House of Representatives Hansard, 26 June 2013, pp 103-104. The final government response was provided on 6 March 2014. 11. In July 2014 the Government advised that 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 noted that in the report the committee recommended the bill not be passed. 12. In July 2014 the Government noted that the bill had passed both houses in 2012 and indicated that no further response would be provided. 13. In July 2014 the Government advised that the response was provided by the introduction, passage and Royal Assent of the Act on October 2012, and indicated that no further response would be provided. 14. The National Capital Authority responded to the report on 17 April 2013. The government response was tabled on 10 July 2014. 15. Recommendations made in the report have been implemented in amendments made to the standing orders on 13 November 2013. 16. The Government responded by Executive Minute.