Appendix 6: Inquiries by parliamentary committees

During the reporting period, the department provided submissions and/or gave evidence to the following parliamentary committees:

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

Inquiry into the construction of a new Australian High Commission in Nairobi, Kenya, confidential submission made on 9 December 2012 and hearing attended on 10 February 2014.

Inquiry into Australia's trade and investment relationships with countries of the Middle East, submission made on 15 May 2014.
Inquiry into the human rights issues confronting women and girls in the Indian Ocean – Asia Pacific region, submission made on 29 May 2014 and hearing attended on 17 June 2014.
Inquiry into the role of the private sector in promoting economic growth and reducing poverty in the Indo–Pacific region, submission made on 7 May 2014, and hearing attended on 23 June 2014.

Inquiry into the African Development Bank Bill 2013 [Provisions], a joint Treasury/former AusAID submission made on 15 July 2013.
Inquiry into Australia's overseas aid and development assistance program, submission made on 7 February 2014, hearing attended on 21 February 2014.
Inquiry into the Trade and Foreign Investment (Protecting the Public Interest) Bill 2014, submission made on 14 May 2014.
Inquiry into Australia's future activities and responsibilities in the Southern Ocean and Antarctic waters, submission made on 27 June 2014.

Departmental officers appeared before the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties as witnesses in relation to:

Arms Trade Treaty, hearing 3 March 2014; JSCOT report 138.
Protocol to the 2007 World Wine Trade Group Agreement on Requirements for Wine Labelling Concerning Alcohol Tolerance, Vintage, Variety and Wine Region, hearing 24 March 2014; JSCOT report 139.
Amendment to the Agreement Establishing the South Pacific Commission, hearing 24 May 2014; JSCOT report 141.