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The Senate
   
This document is issued as a guide to senators.
   
The business listed is subject to change.
   
ORDER OF BUSINESS
   
(Proceedings to be broadcast on radio)
   
2010-13/149
   
WEDNESDAY, 19 JUNE 2013
   
AT 9.30 am
   
   
   
   
1. Prayers and acknowledgement of country
   
Commenced 9:30 AM
   

(Consideration at item 17)

   
Commenced 9:31 AM
Documents tabled 
   
3. Government business orders of the day
   

1–Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013 – In committee

running sheet

 

Opposition amendments - sheet 7397 

negatived: nos 3 and 4 (division result: ayes 30, noes 36)

 

AG amendments:

sheet 7375;

negatived: no. 1 (division result: ayes 10, noes 45)

 

sheet 7376

negatived: nos 1 to 3 (division result: ayes 8, noes 57)

 

sheet 7374

negatived: no. 1 (division result: ayes 8, noes 57)

 

sheet 7394

negatived: no. 1 (division result: ayes 8,noes 57)

 

   
Commenced 9:31 AM
Bill passed without amendments 
   

2–Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 – Resumption of second reading debate

 

Senator Brandis moved second reading amendment

   
Commenced 11:31 AM
Second reading debate interrupted 
   
3–Australian Jobs Bill 2013 – Resumption of second reading debate
   
   
   
   
   
   
At 12.45 pm
   
   
4. Matters of public interest discussion
   
Commenced 12:45 PM
concluded
   
At 2 pm
   
   
5. Questions
   
Commenced 2:00 PM
concluded
   
6. Motions to take note of answers   [Time limit: 30 minutes]
   
Commenced 3:01 PM
concluded
   
   
Commenced 3:33 PM
Notices given 
   
8. Placing of business
   

leave of absence motion - Senators Singh and Sterle on 20 June 2013, for personal reasons

 

   
Commenced 3:35 PM
Agreed to 
Government business notice of motion no. 1 – Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations (Senator Collins) – To provide that the Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Increased Concessional Contributions Cap and Other Measures) Bill 2013; the Superannuation (Sustaining the Superannuation Contribution Concession) Imposition Bill 2013; and the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2013 may be taken together for their remaining stages
   
Commenced 3:34 PM
withdrawn
Postponement notifications
   
Commenced 3:34 PM

Business of the Senate notice of motion no.1 – Senator Xenophon – Disallowance of the Export Market Development Grants (Extended Lodgement and Consultant Quality Incentive) Determination 2012 [F2013L00258] to be postponed to 25 June 2013

 

Business of the Senate notices of motion nos 1 and 2 for 20 June 2013 - Senator Fifield - Disallowance of Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Regulations to be postponed to 26 June 2013

 

General business notice of motion no. 1234 – Senator Rhiannon – Introduction of the Voice for Animals (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2013 to be postponed to 20 June 2013

 

General business notice of motion no. 1242  for 20 June 2013 - Senator Madigan - Introduction of the Fair Trade (Compliance of Imported Goods with Australian Standards) Bill 2013 to be postponed to 27 June 2013

General business notice of motion no. 1273 – Senator Rhiannon – Order for the production of documents – Pollution Reduction Program 4.2 Particulate Emissions from Coal Trains to be postponed to 24 June 2013

 

   
9. Discovery of formal business
   
Commenced 3:36 PM
General business notices of motion
   
1269 – Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (Senator McKenzie) – Authorising the committee to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) followed by a public hearing, during the sitting of the Senate on Monday, 24 June 2013
   
Commenced 3:36 PM
Agreed to 
   
1270 – Senators Bernardi and Stephens – Freedom of religion
   
Commenced 3:36 PM
Agreed to 
   
1271 – Senator Smith – Charter of the Commonwealth
   
Commenced 3:36 PM
Agreed to 
   
   

1274 – Senator Hanson-Young – Unpaid carers

Senate divided - ayes 10, noes 34

 

   
Commenced 3:40 PM
Negatived 
   

1275 – Senator Hanson-Young – Tibet

Senate divided - ayes 10, noes 36

   
Commenced 3:46 PM
Negatived 
   
1276 – Senators Moore, Williams and Cameron – Camp Hurriya in Iraq
   
Commenced 3:36 PM
Agreed to 
   
1277 – Senator Crossin – 50th anniversary of the Yirrkala bark petition
   
Commenced 3:36 PM
Agreed to 
   
10. Any proposal pursuant to standing order 75
- Senator Fifield has lodged a matter of public importance
   
Commenced 3:50 PM
concluded
[Time limit: 60 minutes, or if no motions are moved
to take note of answers, 90 minutes]
   
   
11. Tabling and consideration of committee reports – pursuant to standing order 62(4)
   
President to present House Committee report
   
Commenced 4:51 PM
Report tabled 
   
Chairman of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills (Senator Macdonald) to present sixth report and alert digest no. 6 of 2013
   
Commenced 4:52 PM
Report tabled. Motion moved to take note 
   
Senator Stephens, on behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, to present the eighth and ninth reports of 2013

 

   
Commenced 5:00 PM
Report tabled. Motion moved to take note 
   
   
[Time limit per speaker: 10 minutes
Total time limit for all motions: 60 minutes]
   
   
12. Ministerial statements
   
   
13. Tabling of documents
   
By President
   
  • Auditor-General – Report no. 48 of 2012-13 – Performance audit – Management of the Targeted Community Care (Mental Health) Program: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
  • Independent Auditor - quality control around financial statements audits
   
Commenced 5:07 PM
Documents tabled 
   
By ministers
   
   
By Clerk (delegated legislation)
   
Commenced 5:08 PM
Documents tabled 
[Time limit per speaker: 10 minutes
Time limit per motion: 30 minutes
Total time limit for all motions
(items 12 and 13): 60 minutes]
   
   
14. Committee membership, by leave
   
Commenced 5:08 PM
Agreed to 
   
15. Messages from the House of Representatives
   

informing the Senate that the House has agreed to the amendment varying the resolution of appointment of the Joint Select Committee on Broadcasting Legislation

 

   
transmitting the following bills for concurrence:
   
   
Commenced 5:09 PM
Bills introduced. Debate adjourned 
   
   
Commenced 5:10 PM
Bills introduced. Debate adjourned 
   
   
Commenced 5:11 PM
Bills introduced. Debate adjourned 
   
[to be listed on the Notice Paper as packages;
these bills are not subject to the bills cut-off order]
   
   
   
Commenced 5:12 PM
Bills introduced. Debate adjourned 
   
[to be listed on the Notice Paper as separate orders of the day;
these bills are not subject to the bills cut-off order]
 
   
16. Order of business – It is proposed to consider business in the following order –
   
   
Business of the Senate orders of the day
   

1–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee – Report – Marriage Amendment (Celebrant Administration and Fees) Bill 2013 and the Marriage (Celebrant Registration Charge) Bill 2013 [Provisions] (pursuant to Selection of Bills Committee report)

2–Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee – Report – Student Identifiers Bill 2013 [Provisions] (pursuant to Selection of Bills Committee report)

   
Commenced 5:15 PM
Reports tabled 
   
3–Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee – Report – Auditor-General’s reports nos 26 of 2007-08 and 22 of 2012-13 in relation to the Tasmanian forest industry
   
Commenced 6:51 PM
Report tabled. Motion moved to take note 
   
Government business continued:
   
Commenced 5:16 PM

2–Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013 – Resumption of second reading debate

 

Senator Brandis moved second reading amendment

 

   
Commenced 5:16 PM
Second reading debate interrupted 

3–Australian Jobs Bill 2013 – Resumption of second reading debate

 

   
   
At 6.50 pm
   
   
17. Consideration of government documents
   
Documents tabled today
   
Commenced 6:51 PM
Documents listed on page 11 of today’s printed Notice Paper
   
Commenced 6:51 PM
   
[Time limit: 30 minutes]
   
   
18. Adjournment proposed – 7.20 pm, or when consideration of government documents concludes, whichever is earlier
   
Commenced 6:53 PM
debate concluded
   
19. Adjournment – not later than 8 pm
   
Senate adjourned at 7.30 pm
   
   
   
   
   
   
ROSEMARY LAING
Clerk of the Senate