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ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 The National Water Initiative ........................................................................................................ 3 The National Water Commission ................................................................................................... 3 The Independent Review ............................................................................................................... 4 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 5 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 6 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 7

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 4 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Policy position of Coalition ................................................................................................................. 6 Position of major interest groups ....................................................................................................... 6 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 8 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 8 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Schedule

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 4 Position of major interest groups ....................................................................................................... 4 Macquarie Telecom ....................................................................................................................... 4 Optus ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Telstra ............................................................................................................................................ 6 ACCAN

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 Australian financial services regulation .............................................................................................. 3 Parliamentary Joint Committee inquiry and report ........................................................................... 4 Government response to PJC report .................................................................................................. 5 FOFA 1 ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Consultation ................................................................................................................................... 5 FOFA 2 ............................................................................................................................................ 6 Regulatory impact statement

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 The Australian steel industry ......................................................................................................... 3 Nature of proposed assistance to Australian Steel Industry ......................................................... 4 Additional assistance measures..................................................................................................... 6 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 6 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 7 The Opposition .............................................................................................................................. 7

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 4 What is extradition? ........................................................................................................................... 4 What is mutual assistance? ................................................................................................................ 5 Reviews of extradition and mutual assistance laws ........................................................................... 6 Views of major interest groups ........................................................................................................... 9 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 9 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 9

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 3 History of the offshore regulatory regime .......................................................................................... 5 The OPGGS Act and the administration of the Commonwealth offshore area .................................. 6 Current position ............................................................................................................................. 6 Proposed changes .......................................................................................................................... 8 National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management