ASSISTANT VOTES OFFICER S MINUTES
Thursday, 29 November 2012
1 A division having been called in the House, the Federation Chamber met at 9.54 p.m.
2 MEMBERS CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
Members constituency statements were made.
Mr Keenan, 9:54:02 AM, Mr Albanese, 9:57:08 AM, Mr Fletcher, 9:59:59 AM, Ms King, 10:03:02 AM, Mr Baldwin, 10:06:11 AM, Mr Sidebottom, 10:09:15 AM, Mr McCormack, 10:12:20 AM, Ms Vamvakinou , 10:15:30 AM
Petition
Mr Simpkins, 10:18:32 AM, presented the following petition approved by the Standing Committee on Petitions:
Relocation of Wanneroo Post Office, Western Australia 377 petitioners.
Mr Byrne, 10:21:29 AM
3 POSTPONEMENT OF BUSINESS
Mr Husic, 10:24:43 AM, moved That business intervening before order of the day No. 4, committee and delegation reports, be postponed until a later hour this day.
Question put and passed, 10:25:06 AM.
3 Economics Standing Committee MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT
The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the motion of Ms Owens That the House take note of the document (presented on 1 November 2012), viz.
Economics Standing Committee Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2011 (Second report) Report, incorporating supplementary remarks, October 2012, 10:25:14 AM
Debate resumed.
Mr A. D. H. Smith, 10:25:20 AM, Dr Leigh, 10:40:13 AM, Intervention, Mr Jenkins, 10:48:58 AM (accepted), Dr Leigh, 10:49:14 AM
Debate adjourned (Mr Husic, 10:49:53 AM), and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for the next meeting.
4 ADJOURNMENT
Mr Husic, 10:50:13 AM, moved That the Federation Chamber do now adjourn.
Debate ensued.
Mr Morrison, 10:50:19 AM, Mr Jenkins, 10:55:30 AM, Mr Irons, 11:00:30 AM, Ms Owens, 11:05:24 AM, Mrs Prentice, 11:10:32 AM
Petition
Ms Vamvakinou, 11:15:41 AM presented the following petition approved by the Standing Committee on Petitions:
Pension eligibility for extended absence from Australia 1,429 petitioners.
Mr A. D. H. Smith, 11:20:48 AM, Mr Melham, 11:26:06 AM, Mr Briggs, 11:31:02 AM, Mr Byrne, 11:35:56 AM, Mr C. Kelly, 11:40:58 AM
Petitions
Mr K. J. Thomson, 11:45:56 AM presented the following petitions approved by the Standing Committee on Petitions:
Live export of animals from Australia 60,723 petitioners.
Live export of animals from Australia to the Middle East 5,183 petitioners.
Document
Mr McCormack, 11:51:03 AM, by leave, presented the following document:
Flat Stanley Project Cut out image of the character Flat Stanley.
Ms Hall, 11:56:36 AM, Mr E. T. Jones, 12:01:52 PM, Ms Hall, 12:07:05 PM, Mr Rudd, 12:07:50 PM, Ms Ley, 12:12:42 PM, Ms Rowland, 12:17:51 PM, Ms O'Dwyer, 12:23:01 PM, Mr Champion, 12:27:53 PM, Mr Tehan, 12:32:58 PM, Mr Symon, 12:38:07 PM, Mr Randall, 12:41:26 PM, Dr Leigh, 12:46:33 PM, Mr O'Dowd, 12:51:33 PM, Ms Grierson, 12:55:56 PM
Question put and passed, 1:01:13 PM.
At 1.01 p.m., the Deputy Speaker adjourned the Federation Chamber until 9.30 a.m. on Wednesday, 6 February 2013.