Meeting - 12 April 2007, Canberra

Key topics:

Climate change
Collaborative ways to cut red tape
Investment in human capital through the National Reform Agenda
Health workforce
National Emission's Trading Taskforce
Assistance to East Timor
Tsunami warning systems

Key agreements:

States and territories endorsed the National Emissions Trading Taskforce's timeline for the implementation of a national emissions trading scheme by the end of 2010 and agreed to a uniform approach to cutting red tape by 1 July 2008 in relation to product safety regulation.

Download the CAF Communiqué, 12 April 2007, PDF (471 KB) Word (646 KB).