Terms of Reference - Referral to the Committee - Reports and Publications

The Environment and Sustainable Development Committee was first established during the 9th Assembly. The Committee was reestablished in the 10th and 11th Assemblies.

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee 10th Assembly

Environment and Sustainable Development Committee 11th Assembly

Terms of Reference

The efficacy of the establishment of an Environmental Protection Agency for the Northern Territory inclusive of but not restricted to:

(a) arguments for and against the establishment of an Environmental Protection Agency for the Northern Territory;

(b) options for the structure of an Environmental Protection Agency, taking account of the demographic, geographic and financial context of the Northern Territory; and

(c) if a particular model is recommended, options for its staged introduction.

Referral to the Committee

On 28 November 2002 the Legislative Assembly referred the following matters to the committee:

(1) The efficacy of the establishment of an Environmental Protection Agency for the Northern Territory inclusive of but not restricted to:

(a) arguments for and against the establishment of an Environment Protection Agency for the Northern Territory;

(b) options for the structure of an Environmental Protection Agency, taking account of the demographic, geographic and financial context of the Northern Territory;

(c) and if a particular model is recommended, options for its staged introduction.

(2) Issues associated with the progressive entry into the Northern Territory of cane toads.

Reports and Publications

The efficacy of establishing an Environmental Protection Agency in the Northern Territory, Committee Report No. 2, February 2005

Report - Volume 1
Written Submissions - Volume 2
Hansard Transcripts, Volume 3 
Submission No. 34 - Chris Amey

Issues Associated with the progressive entry into the Northern Territory of cane toads, Committee Report No. 1, October 2003

Report - Volume 1
Written Submissions - Volume 2
Hansard Transcripts - Volume 3
Hansard Transcripts - Volume 4