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Initial submissions (79)
No. Name Received Pages
1 Ku-ring-gai Council (PDF - 49 Kb) | (Word - 60 Kb) 29/11/2011 7
2 Ian Rae (PDF - 22 Kb) | (Word - 28 Kb) 14/12/2011 3
3 Victorian Local Governance Association (PDF - 845 Kb) % image PDF 14/12/2011 17
4 Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists (PDF - 3945 Kb) % image PDF 14/12/2011 83
5 Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council Climate Change Task Group (PDF - 178 Kb) % image PDF 15/12/2011 2
6 Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (PDF - 190 Kb) 15/12/2011 3
7 Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia (PDF - 246 Kb) % image PDF 15/12/2011 5
8 Bluescope Steel (PDF - 318 Kb) 15/12/2011 18
9 Prof Neville Nicholls (PDF - 104 Kb) | (Word - 41 Kb) 15/12/2011 4
10 Clarence City Council (PDF - 35 Kb) | (Word - 42 Kb)
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 2323 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 1494 Kb) % image PDF		 15/12/2011 4
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11 Kylie Jones (PDF - 15 Kb) | (Word - 24 Kb) 15/12/2011 1
12 South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (PDF - 61 Kb) | (Word - 104 Kb) 15/12/2011 7
13 Australian Green Infrastructure Council (PDF - 356 Kb) % image PDF 15/12/2011 6
14 Surf Life Saving Australia (PDF - 124 Kb)
Attachment (PDF - 7785 Kb)		 15/12/2011 7
126
15 Australian Coastal Society (PDF - 44 Kb) | (Word - 135 Kb)
Attachment (PDF - 1395 Kb)		 15/12/2011 2
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16 Mornington Peninsula Shire (PDF - 1087 Kb) % image PDF 15/12/2011 19
17 Gold Coast City Council (PDF - 54 Kb) | (Word - 142 Kb) 15/12/2011 6
18 Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (PDF - 112 Kb) 15/12/2011 8
19 Australian Climate Change Adaptation Research Network for Settlements and Infrastructure (PDF - 177 Kb) 15/12/2011 8
20 Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (PDF - 539 Kb) % image PDF 16/12/2011 9
21 NCCARF Adaptation College (PDF - 414 Kb) % image PDF 16/12/2011 6
22 Dr Peat Leith and Dr Sarah Jennings (PDF - 484 Kb) % image PDF 16/12/2011 6
23 Council of Australian Biological Collections (PDF - 80 Kb) 16/12/2011 3
24 Queensland Seafood Industry Association et al (PDF - 670 Kb) 16/12/2011 35
25 Australian Local Government Association (PDF - 78 Kb) | (Word - 87 Kb)
Attachment (PDF - 311 Kb) | (Word - 792 Kb)		 16/12/2011 7
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26 Western Australian Farmers Federation (PDF - 122 Kb) 16/12/2011 3
27 Barry Pullen (PDF - 30 Kb) | (Word - 33 Kb) 17/12/2011 4
28 Suncorp Group (PDF - 6815 Kb) 19/12/2011 16
29 Australian Industry Greenhouse Network (PDF - 235 Kb) 19/12/2011 4
30 Coasts and Climate Change Council (PDF - 482 Kb) 19/12/2011 3
31 Adaptive Futures (PDF - 190 Kb) 19/12/2011 3
32 NCCARF Water Governance Research Initiative (PDF - 90 Kb) | (Word 107 Kb)
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 171 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 196 Kb)
- Attachment 3 (PDF - 194 Kb)		 19/12/2011 6
33 Ian Carruthers (PDF - 28 Kb) | (Word 31 Kb) 19/12/2011 3
34 Mornington Peninsula Ratepayers' and Residents' Association (PDF - 103 Kb) | (Word - 150 Kb) 19/12/2011 4
35 Australian Psychological Society (PDF - 1625 Kb) 19/12/2011 23
36 Redland City Council (PDF - 62 Kb) | (Word - 690 Kb) 19/12/2011 6
37 Invasive Species Council (PDF - 620 Kb)
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 455 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 145 Kb)		 19/12/2011 15
38 Climate Risk (PDF - 1172 Kb)
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 1084 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 1779 Kb)
- Attachment 3 (PDF - 9533 Kb)		 19/12/2011 7
39 Insurance Australia Group (PDF - 428 Kb) 19/12/2011 25
40 CSIRO Adaptation Flagship (PDF - 2217 Kb) 19/12/2011 33
41 Local Government Association of Queensland (PDF - 263 Kb)
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 465 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 104 Kb)		 19/12/2011 4
42 Insurance Council of Australia (PDF - 268 Kb) 19/12/2011 13
43 Institute of Actuaries of Australia (PDF - 431 Kb) 20/12/2011 60
44 Australian Sea Level Rise Partnership (PDF - 675 Kb) 20/12/2011 14
45 South East Forest Rescue (PDF - 4623 Kb) 20/12/2011 55
46 Dr Barrie Pittock (PDF - 87 Kb)
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 147 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 296 Kb)
- Attachment 3 (PDF - 1024 Kb)
- Attachment 4 (PDF - 283 Kb)
- Attachment 5 (PDF - 247 Kb)
- Attachment 6 (PDF - 730 Kb)
- Attachment 7 (PDF - 99 Kb)		 20/12/2011 3
47 Australian Conservation Foundation (PDF - 477 Kb) 21/12/2011 17
48 Property Council of Australian (PDF - 725 Kb) 22/12/2011 14
49 National Climate Change Adaptation ResearchFacility (PDF - 602 Kb) 22/12/2011 6
50 Shire of Busselton (PDF - 68 Kb) 21/12/2011 2
51 Tasmanian Government (PDF - 275 Kb) 22/12/2011 17
52 Water Services Association of Australia (PDF - 527 Kb) 22/12/2011 29
53 Sunshine Coast Council (PDF - 98 Kb) 22/12/2011 15
54 Edge Environment (PDF - 278 Kb) | (Word - 179 Kb) 22/12/2011 7
55 Queensland Farmers Federation (PDF - 474 Kb) % image PDF 22/12/2011 9
56 Victorian Centre for Climate Change AdaptationResearch (PDF - 206 Kb) 23/12/2011 11
57 Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (PDF - 766 Kb) 23/12/2011 19
58 Spatial Industries Business Association (PDF - 879 Kb) 23/12/2011  
59 Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Limited (PDF - 198 Kb)
Attachment (PDF - 623 Kb)		 23/12/2011  
60 Director of National Parks (PDF - 123 Kb) | (Word - 124 Kb) 23/12/2011  
61 Green Building Council Australia (PDF - 3837 Kb)
Attachment 1 (PDF - 208 Kb)
Attachment 2 (PDF - 110 Kb)
Attachment 3 (PDF - 116 Kb)
Attachment 4 (PDF - 3837 Kb)		 23/12/2011  
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Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait IslanderStudies (PDF - 92 Kb)

 23/12/2011 3
63 Dr Leo Dobes (PDF - 100 Kb) | (Word - 133 Kb) 23/12/2011 9
64 Attorney-General's Department (PDF - 1075 Kb) 23/12/2011 20
65 Gippsland Coastal Board (PDF - 610 Kb) 23/12/2011 12
66 Ecological Water Solutions (PDF - 592 Kb) 10/01/2012 3
67

Council of Capital City Lord Mayors (PDF - 707 Kb)

 10/01/2012 10
68 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (PDF - 118 Kb) | (Word - 88 Kb) 10/01/2012 9
69 Housing Industry Association (PDF - 109 Kb) 10/01/2012 5
70 Victorian Coastal Council (PDF - 53 Kb) 10/01/2012 2
71 Consult Australia (PDF - 194 Kb) | (Word - 395 Kb) 10/01/2012 18
72 NSW Young Lawyers (PDF - 89 Kb) | (Word - 185 Kb) 11/01/2012 6
73 Investor Group on Climate Change (PDF - 73 Kb) | (Word - 399 Kb) 17/01/2012 5
74 Brotherhood of St Laurence (PDF - 89 Kb) 18/01/2012 8
75 National Sea Change Taskforce (PDF - 221 Kb) * in confidence content omitted
- Attachment (PDF - 828 Kb)		 15/12/2011 27
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76 National Farmers' Federation (PDF - 659 Kb) 23/01/2012 32
77 Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (PDF - 142 Kb) 23/01/2012 20
78 buildingSMART Australasia (PDF - 247 Kb)
- Attachment (PDF - 41 Kb)		 07/02/2012 5
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79 Municipal Association of Victoria (PDF - 509 Kb) 08/02/2012 26

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Post draft report submissions (89)
No. Name Received Pages
DR80 Grenatec (PDF - 1401 Kb) 15/05/2012 4
DR81 Western Australian Government (PDF - 46 Kb) | (Word - 76 Kb) 21/05/2012 5
DR82 Eureka Funds Management (PDF - 190 Kb) 21/05/2012 17
DR83 R J Petheram (PDF - 31 Kb) | (Word - 50 Kb) 29/05/2012 2
DR84 Ian Carruthers (PDF - 55 Kb) | (Word - 44 Kb) 04/06/2012 7
DR85 Municipal Association of Victoria (PDF - 374 Kb) 04/06/2012 16
DR86 Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research (PDF - 117 Kb)
- Attachment (PDF - 285 Kb)		 05/06/2012 1
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DR87 Australian Psychological Society (PDF - 117 Kb) | (Word - 962 Kb) 06/06/2012 4
DR88 Government of South Australia (PDF - 289 Kb) 06/06/2012 21
DR89 Wondu Business and Technology Services Pty Ltd (PDF - 243 Kb) 06/06/2012 6
DR90 National Sea Change Taskforce (PDF - 103 Kb) | (Word - 105 Kb) 06/06/2012 2
DR91 Coastal Zone Management and Planning (PDF - 25 Kb) | (Word - 28 Kb)
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 121 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 172 Kb)		 02/06/2012 2
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DR92 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (PDF - 179 Kb) 04/06/2012 6
DR93 Ian Sarah (PDF - 34 Kb)
Ian Sarah (Word - 36 Kb)		 06/06/2012 4
DR94 Dr Jamie Pittock (PDF - 334 Kb) 07/06/2012 3
DR95 AdaptiveFutures (PDF - 121 Kb)
AdaptiveFutures (Word - 246 Kb)		 07/06/2012 3
DR96 Mornington Peninsula Shire (PDF - 299 Kb) % image PDF 07/06/2012 2
DR97 BlueScope Steel (PDF - 37 Kb) 07/06/2012 4
DR98 Clarence Valley Council (PDF - 52 Kb)
Clarence Valley Council (Word - 67 Kb)		 08/06/2012 7
DR99

Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action (PDF - 127 Kb)

 08/06/2012 2
DR100 South East Councils Climate Change Alliance Inc (PDF - 58 Kb) 08/06/2012 8
DR101 Northern Grampians Shire Council (PDF - 65 Kb)
Northern Grampians Shire Council (Word - 923 Kb)		 08/06/2012 3
DR102 Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PDF - 365 Kb) 08/06/2012 7
DR103 Gippsland Climate Change Network (PDF - 255 Kb) % image PDF 08/06/2012 2
DR104 City of Mandurah (PDF - 30 Kb)
City of Mandurah (Word - 39 Kb)		 08/06/2012 3
DR105 City of Vincent (PDF - 44 Kb) 08/06/2012 2
DR106 Australian Network of Environmental Defender’s Offices (PDF - 248 Kb) 08/06/2012 10
DR107 Lake Macquarie City Council (PDF - 65 Kb)
Lake Macquarie City Council (Word - 147 Kb)		 08/06/2012 4
DR108 Cairns Regional Council (PDF - 48 Kb) 08/06/2012 2
DR109 Climate and Health Alliance (PDF - 593 Kb) 08/06/2012 11
DR110 Insurance Australia Group Limited (PDF - 2478 Kb) 08/06/2012 67
DR111 Western Australian Local Government Association(PDF - 44 Kb)
Western Australian Local Government Association(Word - 33 Kb)		 08/06/2012 2
DR112 National Centre for Epidemiology and PopulationHealth(PDF - 149 Kb)
National Centre for Epidemiology and PopulationHealth(Word - 70 Kb)		 08/06/2012 6
DR113 Matt Mushalik (PDF - 982 Kb) 08/06/2012 6
DR114 South East Queensland Catchments (PDF - 452 Kb)
South East Queensland Catchments (Word - 3658 Kb)		 08/06/2012 7
DR115 Regional Development Australia - Northern Rivers NSW (PDF - 327 Kb)% image PDF 08/06/2012 6
DR116 Local Government Association of Queensland (PDF - 263 Kb) 08/06/2012 6
DR117 FloodSax (PDF - 153 Kb)
FloodSax (Word - 147 Kb)		 08/06/2012 5
DR118 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (PDF - 941 Kb) 08/06/2012 50
DR119 Western Suburbs RegionalOrganisation of Councils (PDF - 23 Kb)
Western Suburbs RegionalOrganisation of Councils (Word - 32 Kb)		 08/06/2012 2
DR120 Byron Preservation Association (PDF - 133 Kb) 08/06/2012 9
DR121 Department of Industry, Innovation, Science Research and Tertiary Education (PDF - 56 Kb) 08/06/2012 12
DR122 Coastal Residents Incorporated (PDF - 422 Kb) % image PDF 08/06/2012 7
DR123 Australian Coastal Society (PDF - 134 Kb)
Australian Coastal Society (Word - 138 Kb)		 11/06/2012 3
DR124 Queensland Murray-Darling Committee Inc (PDF - 257 Kb) 11/06/2012 14
DR125 City of Busselton (PDF - 107 Kb) % image PDF 11/06/2012 1
DR126 AustralianBureau of Statistics(PDF - 132 Kb)
AustralianBureau of Statistics(Word - 49 Kb)		 12/06/2012 4
DR127 Suncorp (PDF - 191 Kb) 12/06/2012 13
DR128 Prof Bruce Thom (PDF - 84 Kb)
Prof Bruce Thom (Word - 39 Kb)
- Attachment (PDF - 119 Kb)
- Attachment (Word - 108 Kb)		 12/06/2012 7
 
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DR129 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (PDF - 281 Kb) 12/06/2012 7
DR130 John Elliston (PDF - 98 Kb)
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 140 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 529 Kb)
- Attachment 3 (PDF - 5065 Kb)		 12/06/2012 1
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DR131 Consumer Action Law Centre (PDF - 89 Kb)
- Attachment (PDF - 194 Kb)		 13/06/2012 4
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DR132

Insurance Council of Australia (PDF - 105 Kb)

 13/06/2012 6
DR133 Australian Institute of Architects (PDF - 375 Kb) 15/06/2012 3
DR134 Chairman of the Australian Building Codes Board (PDF - 286 Kb)
Chairman of the Australian Building Codes Board (Word - 151 Kb)		 15/06/2012 16
DR135 Standards Australia (PDF - 180 Kb) 15/06/2012 8
DR136 CSIRO (PDF - 214 Kb) 15/06/2012 32
DR137 Urban Development Institute of Australia (PDF - 147 Kb)
Urban Development Institute of Australia (Word - 408 Kb)		 15/06/2012 5
DR138 City of West Torrens (PDF - 29 Kb)
City of West Torrens (Word - 59 Kb)		 15/06/2012 2
DR139 Local Government Association of South Australia (PDF - 325 Kb) 18/06/2012 11
DR140 Gippsland Coastal Board (PDF - 98 Kb) 18/06/2012 3
DR141 Dr Bob Webb (PDF - 144 Kb)
Dr Bob Webb (Word - 98 Kb)
- Attachment (PDF - 738Kb)		 19/06/2012 1
 
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DR142 Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner (PDF - 2831 Kb) % image PDF 19/06/2012 3
DR143 Moreton Bay Regional Council (PDF - 1705 Kb) 21/06/2012 9
DR144 Yarra Ranges Shire Council (PDF - 741 Kb) 22/06/2012 10
DR145 Investor Group on Climate Change (PDF - 458 Kb) 22/06/2012 4
DR146 Local Government Association Tasmania (PDF - 329 Kb) % image PDF 22/06/2012 5
DR147 Water Services Association of Australia (PDF - 201 Kb)
Water Services Association of Australia (Word - 108 Kb)		 22/06/2012 11
DR148 Consult Australia (PDF - 1255 Kb) % image PDF 25/06/2012 2
DR149 Sunshine Coast Council (PDF - 256 Kb)
Sunshine Coast Council (Word - 110 Kb)		 26/06/2012 17
DR150 Coming soon - -
DR151 Housing Industry Association (HIA) (PDF - 334 Kb) 29/06/2012 15
DR152 Torres Strait Regional Authority (PDF - 159 Kb)
Torres Strait Regional Authority (Word - 116 Kb)		 29/06/2012 4
DR153 National Farmers' Federation (PDF - 493 Kb) 29/06/2012 9
DR154 Dr Leo Dobes (PDF - 292 Kb)
Dr Leo Dobes (Word - 160 Kb)		 01/07/2012 10
DR155 Tasmanian Government (PDF - 329 Kb)
Tasmanian Government (Word - 850 Kb)		 02/07/2012 18
DR156 Nick Abel (PDF - 89 Kb)
Nick Abel (Word - 31 Kb)		 03/07/2012 2
DR157 Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) (PDF - 378 Kb) % image PDF
- Attachment 1 (PDF - 114 Kb)
- Attachment 2 (PDF - 1372 Kb)		 04/07/2012 2
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DR158 Institute for Sustainable Futures (PDF - 127 Kb) 06/07/2012 8
DR159 Australian Local Government Association (PDF - 3427 Kb) % image PDF 11/07/2012 6
DR160 Gary Middle (PDF - 526 Kb) % image PDF 13/07/2012 2
DR161 Queensland Government (PDF - 2770 Kb) 13/07/2012 82
DR162 Maurizio Floris (PDF - 47 Kb) 18/07/2012 6
DR163 Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (PDF - 732 Kb) 19/07/2012 16
DR164 John Trowbridge, Jim Minto and John Berrill (PDF - 291 Kb)
John Trowbridge, Jim Minto and John Berrill (Word - 102 Kb)		 23/07/2012 14
DR165 Richard Weller (PDF - 97 Kb)
Richard Weller (Word - 33 Kb)		 24/07/2012 4
DR166 Bureau of Meteorology (PDF - 2493 Kb) 26/07/2012 20
DR167 Geoscience Australia (PDF - 160 Kb) 03/09/2012 2
DR168 Risk Frontiers (PDF - 5395 Kb) 03/09/2012 30

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