No. 92/2005
www.aph.gov.au/senate
Friday 9 December
2005
The Senate met from 9.30am until 5.25pm
The Senate has now completed the Spring sittings and will
commence the Autumn sittings on 7 February
2006
Legislation
For full text of
bills and other associated documents
No bills were introduced in the Senate
The following bills were passed
Without amendments
[These bills will now be assented to]
- Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment Bill
2005
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Amendment Bill
2005
- Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2005 [The
Senate agreed that the bill was “urgent”]
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Measures No. 4)
Bill 2005
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Abolition of Compulsory
Up-front Student Union Fees) Bill 2005 [The
Senate agreed that the bill was “urgent”]
- Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment (Stored
Communications and Other Measures) Bill 2005 [The
Senate agreed that the bill was “urgent”]
The following messages from the House of Representatives
were reported [These bills will now be assented to]
- Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2005 –The
message reported that the House of Representatives agreed to the
amendments made by the Senate
- Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill
2005–The message reported that the House of Representatives
agreed to the
amendments made by the Senate
The following message from the House of Representatives
was considered
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2005 Budget Measures)
Bill 2005–The message reported that the House of
Representatives disagreed to two
amendments made by the Senate and made amendments in place of
those amendments, agreed to one amendment and made a further
amendment. The Senate agreed to the
amendments made by the House. [The bill will now be assented
to]
Delegated legislation
For a complete list of notices
of motion to disallow (and outcomes)
Notice of motion withdrawn
A notice of motion to disallow the Building and Construction
Industry Improvement Regulations 2005, as contained in Select
Legislative Instrument 2005 No. 204 and made under the Building
and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005 was
withdrawn
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
No reports were tabled
Documents tabled
- Government advertising and accountability–Additional
information–Finance and Public Administration References
Committee
- Regional Partnerships and Sustainable Regions
programs–Additional information–Finance and Public
Administration References Committee
- Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Bill
2005–Additional information–Employment, Workplace
Relations and Education Legislation Committee
Membership
The Senate agreed to
various changes to committee membership
Message from the House of Representatives reported
A message from the House of Representatives was reported
advising that Mr Ciobo was appointed to the Intelligence and
Security Joint Committee
Notices of motion given
To extend a reporting deadline
- Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Bill
2005–Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee–to
report by 30 March 2006
To hold a public meeting when the Senate is sitting
- Economics Legislation Committee–7 February 2006 from
4.30pm–Future Fund Bill 2005
Notices of motion
For other
notices of motion not mentioned elsewhere
Documents
The following documents were tabled:
- Health Insurance Commission–Report for 2004-05
No petitions were received
No government documents were tabled
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