[Peakoil] Senate Inquiry into Australia's future oil supply and alternative transport fuels

[Adrian Whitehead]

There is a Senate Inquiry into Australia's future oil supply and alternative
transport fuels.

Website is http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/rrat_ctte/oil_supply/

Submissions due 24th of Feb.

Details below

Adrian

Adrian Whitehead
Water & Climate Campaign Officer
Conservation Council of the SE Region and Canberra
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Inquiry into Australia's future oil supply and alternative transport fuels
Information about the Inquiry 
Terms of Reference

Referred 29 November 2005 for inquiry and report by 15 June 2006

Australia’s future oil supply and alternative transport fuels, with
particular reference to:

projections of oil production and demand in Australia and globally and the
implications for availability and pricing of transport fuels in Australia; 
potential of new sources of oil and alternative transport fuels to meet a
significant share of Australia’s fuel demands, taking into account
technological developments and environmental and economic costs; 
flow-on economic and social impacts in Australia from continuing rises in
the price of transport fuel and potential reductions in oil supply; and 
options for reducing Australia’s transport fuel demands. 
Written submissions are invited and should be addressed to: 

The Secretary 
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport 
Parliament House 
Canberra ACT 2600 

The Committee prefers to receive submissions electronically as an attached
document - email: rrat.sen at aph.gov.au 

The closing date for receipt of submissions is 24 February 2006. 

Submissions become Committee documents and are made public only after a
decision by the Committee. Persons making submissions must not release them
without the approval of the Committee. Submissions are covered by
parliamentary privilege but the unauthorised release of them is not. 

Following consideration of submissions, the Committee will hold public
hearings. The Committee will consider all submissions and may invite
individuals and organisations to give evidence at the public hearings. 

Inquiries from hearing and speech impaired people should be directed to the
Parliament House TTY number (02) 6277 7799. Adobe also provides tools for
the blind and visually impaired to access PDF documents. These tools are
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arrangements in order to enable you to participate in a committee inquiry,
please contact the committee secretary. 

For further information, contact: 
Committee Secretary
Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
Department of the Senate
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia 

Phone: +61 2 6277 3511 
Fax: +61 2 6277 5811 
Email: rrat.sen at aph.gov.au  

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