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Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Page: 241


Mr Albanese asked the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, in writing, on 16 August 2006:

(1)   When will the 2006 State of the Environment (SoE) report be made public.

(2)   Have the data in the 2001 National Land and Water Audit been updated for inclusion in the 2006 SoE report; if not, why not.


Mr Truss (Minister for Transport and Regional Services) —The Minister for the Environment and Heritage has provided the following answer to the honourable member’s question:

(1)   The 2006 State of the Environment report will be made public on the day that I table it in Parliament.         I am expecting the independent 2006 State of the Environment Committee to present me with the completed report in late September 2006.         Under section 516B (3) of the the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, “The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the day on which he or she receives the report.”

(2)   The 2006 State of the Environment report is expected to draw on all relevant nationally consistent datasets to assess the condition of Australia’s environment, the pressures acting on it and the effectiveness of the responses to these pressures.