Member communications and processes were also updated, which led to and increase in monthly newsletter distribution to 2800 subscribers, an increase in Facebook likes from 5640 to 6557; Twitter followers up from approximately 8500 to 9600; and an Instagram followers increase of 100% to over 700.

Ms Duffy advised the scoping work for the UDI system is under way and that the project will be undertaken over a four-year period. 287 Before progressing the UDI project further however, changes would be needed to be made to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (TG Act), to enable the UDI to be implemented.

Its members during the reporting period were: Mr IH Venning, MP (Presiding Member) Hon JSL Dawkins, MLC Hon MJ Elliott, MLC Ms SW Key, MP Mrs KA Maywald, MP Hon TG Roberts, MLC Secretary to the Committee: Mr K Cudarans Research Officer to the Committee: Ms HS Hill Functions of the Committee Pursuant to Section 9 of the Act the terms of reference for the Committee are: (a) to inquire into, consider and report on such matters as are referred to it under this Act: (i) any matter concerned with the environment or how the quality of the environment might be protected or improved; (ii) any matter concerned with the resources of the State or how they might be better conserved or utilised; (iii) any matter concerned with planning, land use or transportation; (iv) any matter concerned with the general development of the State.

Ms Duffy advised the scoping work for the UDI system is under way and that the project will be undertaken over a four-year period. 287 Before progressing the UDI project further however, changes would be needed to be made to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (TG Act), to enable the UDI to be implemented.

Ms Duffy advised the scoping work for the UDI system is under way and that the project will be undertaken over a four-year period. 287 Before progressing the UDI project further however, changes would be needed to be made to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (TG Act), to enable the UDI to be implemented.

The workload envisaged for that committee’s resource has 21 Statistics provided to this Select Committee by the Clerk of the Legislative Council. 22 South Australia, Parliamentary Debates, Legislative Council, 26 June 2003, p. 2671 (Hon S Kanck). 23 Ibid (Hon RD Lawson). 24 Ibid at p. 2674 (Hon AJ Redford). 25 Ibid (Hon TG Roberts). 22 never eventuated, although the travel it has conducted to visit Indigenous communities across remote South Australia, including the Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, has been beneficial to the Parliament and to those communities.

A strategy of soil carbon sequestration over a 25 to 50 year period could therefore have a substantial impact on lowering the rate at which carbon dioxide is rising in the atmosphere providing the necessary time to adopt alternative energy strategies. 117 1 Pg of soil carbon pool equates to 0.47 parts per million of atmospheric carbon dioxide Biotech crop impact: 1996-2010 ©PG Economics Ltd 2012 127 • Bernacchi et al (2005) estimate that if the total area of corn/soybeans in the USA converted to no-till, 21.7 Tg C (21.7 million tonnes) would be sequestered annually (approximately 350 kg/C/ha/yr), an offset of about 2% of annual USA carbon emissions.

Ms Duffy advised the scoping work for the UDI system is under way and that the project will be undertaken over a four-year period. 287 Before progressing the UDI project further however, changes would be needed to be made to the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (TG Act), to enable the UDI to be implemented.

Its members during the reporting period were: Mr IH Venning, MP (Presiding Member) Hon JSL Dawkins, MLC Hon MJ Elliott, MLC Ms SW Key, MP Mrs KA Maywald, MP Hon TG Roberts, MLC Secretary to the Committee: Mr K Cudarans Research Officer to the Committee: Ms HS Hill Functions of the Committee Pursuant to Section 9 of the Act the terms of reference for the Committee are: (a) to inquire into, consider and report on such matters as are referred to it under this Act: (i) any matter concerned with the environment or how the quality of the environment might be protected or improved; (ii) any matter concerned with the resources of the State or how they might be better conserved or utilised; (iii) any matter concerned with planning, land use or transportation; (iv) any matter concerned with the general development of the State.

Its members during the reporting period were: Mr IH Venning, MP (Presiding Member) Hon JSL Dawkins, MLC Hon MJ Elliott, MLC Ms SW Key, MP Mrs KA Maywald, MP Hon TG Roberts, MLC Secretary to the Committee: Mr K Cudarans Research Officer to the Committee: Ms HS Hill Functions of the Committee Pursuant to Section 9 of the Act the terms of reference for the Committee are: (a) to inquire into, consider and report on such matters as are referred to it under this Act: (i) any matter concerned with the environment or how the quality of the environment might be protected or improved; (ii) any matter concerned with the resources of the State or how they might be better conserved or utilised; (iii) any matter concerned with planning, land use or transportation; (iv) any matter concerned with the general development of the State.