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Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought

This inquiry was self-referred on 5 February 2020 to inquire into and report on the health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought and any related matters.

Hearings for this inquiry have now been scheduled for 10 and 12 June 2020. The hearings will be conducted by video conference and webcast live on the Parliament's website.

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This inquiry was self-referred on 5 February 2020.

Terms of Reference - Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought

Date	Milestone
05 Feb 2020	Self-referred
13 Mar 2020	Submissions closed
10 Jun 2020	Hearing - Video conference - please check Parliament's webstream, Sydney
12 Jun 2020	Hearing - Video conference - please check Parliament's webstream, Sydney
15 Jul 2020	Hearing - Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney
16 Sep 2020	Final Report
16 Mar 2021	Government Response to Final Report

No. 1 Mr Ian Bowie
No. 2 Name suppressed
No. 3 Name suppressed
No. 4 Mr Grant Mistler
No. 5 Ms Michelle Lowry
No. 6 Ms Therese Weiss
No. 7 Mr Brett Elliott
No. 8 Name suppressed
No. 9 Name suppressed
No. 10 Name suppressed
No. 11 Name suppressed
No. 12 Mr Othmane Hamidi
No. 13 Name suppressed
No. 14 Mr Derek Robertson
No. 15 Mr Les Johnston
No. 16 Ms Fernanda Rodas
No. 17 Name suppressed
No. 18 Name suppressed
No. 19 Name suppressed
No. 20 Name suppressed
No. 21 Mrs Judy Wettenhall
No. 22 Mrs Julie Collier
No. 23 Ms Margaret Morgan
No. 24 Doctors for the Environment Australia
No. 25 Name suppressed
No. 26 Name suppressed
No. 27 Mr Colin Brodie
No. 28 The Australian Workers' Union
No. 29 NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS)
No. 30 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
No. 31 Australian Medical Association (NSW) Ltd
No. 32 Australian Education Union New South Wales Teachers Federation Branch
No. 33 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation - ANSTO
No. 34 Centre for Air pollution, energy and health Research (CAR)
No. 35 Associate Professor Fay Johnston, Environmental Health Group, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
No. 35a Associate Professor Fay Johnston, Environmental Health Group, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania
No. 36 Ms Anne Picot
No. 37 National Asthma Council Australia
No. 38 Grattan Institute
No. 39 Name suppressed
No. 40 Australian Services Union NSW & ACT (Services) Branch
No. 41 Mr John O'Donnell
No. 42 Maritime Union of Australia
No. 43 Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand
No. 44 Environmental Justice Australia
No. 45 Public Service Association of NSW
No. 46 Asthma Australia
No. 47 NSW Government
No. 48 Unions NSW
No. 49 Ms Jess Miller, Councillor, City of Sydney Council

Date	Venue Details
10/06/2020	Video conference - please check Parliament's webstream, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
12/06/2020	Video conference - please check Parliament's webstream, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript
15/07/2020	Macquarie Room, Parliament House, Sydney	Schedule	Transcript

DateSort	Report Name	Tabled Date	Government Response
	Government response - Report No 54 - PC 2 - Health - Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought	16/03/2021
	Report No 54 - PC 2 - Health - Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought	16/09/2020

DateSort	Date	Type	Title
2021-03-16	16/03/2021	Other	Government response - Report No 54 - PC2 - Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought
2020-09-16	16/09/2020	Media Release	Mitigating the health risks posed by exposure to poor air quality
2020-09-16	16/09/2020	Other	Report No 54 - PC2 - Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought
2020-08-18	18/08/2020	Answers to Supplementary Questions	Ms Michelle Dumazel, Executive Director Policy Division, Environment, Energy and Science Group, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
2020-08-18	18/08/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Richard Broome, A/Executive Director, Health Protection NSW, NSW Health
2020-08-12	12/08/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Peter Dunphy, Executive Director Compliance and Dispute Resolution, SafeWork NSW
2020-08-10	10/08/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Jake Field, National Safety and Training Officer, Maritime Union of Australia Division, Construction Forestry Maritime Mining and Energy Union
2020-07-16	16/07/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Jess Miller, Councillor, City of Sydney Council
2020-07-10	10/07/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Michele Goldman, Chief Executive Officer, Asthma Australia
2020-07-10	10/07/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Matthew Riley, Director Climate and Atmospheric Science, Environment Energy and Science Group, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
2020-07-10	10/07/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Mr Matthew Riley, Director Climate and Atmospheric Science, Environment Energy and Science Group, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
2020-07-09	09/07/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Ms Bronya Lipski, Lawyer, Environmental Justice Australia
2020-06-24	24/06/2020	Answers to Questions on Notice	Dr Danielle McMullen, President, Australian Medical Association (NSW) Ltd
2020-04-02	02/04/2020	Proforma	Proforma A - 41 received
2020-04-02	02/04/2020	Proforma	Proforma B - 35 received
2020-02-06	06/02/2020	Media Release	Upper House Committee announces inquiry into health impacts of poor air quality

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Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and drought

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