No. 17/2005
The Senate met from 12.30pm until 10.27pm
Legislation
For full text of bills and other associated documents click here
No bills were introduced in the Senate
The following bills were considered
- Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance and
Australia-Indonesia Partnership) Bill 2004-2005–second
reading debate continued
- Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance) Bill
2004-2005–second reading debate continued
The following bill was passed
With amendments
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Amendment Bill
2004 [2005]–1 Government, 3 Democrat and 2 Opposition
amendments agreed to [The House of Representatives will now
consider this bill as amended]
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off
order [to enable consideration this period of
sittings]
- Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance and
Australia-Indonesia Partnership) Bill 2004-2005
- Appropriation (Tsunami Financial Assistance) Bill
2004-2005
See the Committees section for details of
reports relating to legislation
Delegated legislation
For a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes) click
here
Notice of intention given to withdraw
notices
A notice of intention was given by the Chair of the Standing
Committee on Regulations and Ordinances to withdraw notices to
disallow the following delegated legislation:
- Amendment No. 1 to the Transitional Arrangements for Students
Guidelines, pursuant to items 4 and 8 of Schedule 1 of the
Higher Education Support (Transitional Provisions and
Consequential Amendments) Act 2003
- OS-Help Guidelines, made under section 238-10 of the Higher
Education Support Act 2003
- Other Grants Guidelines, made under section 238-10 of the
Higher Education Support Act 2003
See the Documents section for details of
instruments [Clerk’s documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
For committee reports click
here
Estimates
Additional information
- Additional estimates 2004-05–Foreign Affairs, Defence and
Trade Legislation Committee
Reports tabled
- Additional estimates 2004-05–Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts Legislation Committee
- Additional estimates 2004-05–Foreign Affairs, Defence and
Trade Legislation Committee
Reports tabled
- Review of administration and expenditure for ASIO, ASIS and
DSD–ASIO, ASIS and DSD Joint Committee
- Workplace Relations Amendment (Right of Entry) Bill
2004–Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Legislation Committee
- Workplace Relations Amendment (Small Business Employment
Protection) Bill 2004–Employment, Workplace Relations and
Education Legislation Committee
New inquiry
The Senate agreed to the following new inquiry:
-
Performance of the Australian telecommunications regulatory
regime and related matters–Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts References Committee–to
report by 23 June 2005
Notices of motion given
To hold a public meeting when the Senate is sitting
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee–16 March 2005
from noon to 1.30pm–review of Auditor-General’s
reports
To extend reporting deadlines
- Additional estimates 2004-05–Economics Legislation
Committee–to report by 16 March 2005
- Effectiveness of the Australian military justice
system–Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References
Committee–to report by 10 May 2005
Motion agreed to
The Senate agreed to
a motion about the election of Senator Brandis to the Council
of the National Library of Australia
Motion debated
The Senate debated
a motion moved by
Senator McLucas about private health insurance
Notices of motion
For other notices of motion not mentioned elsewhere
click here
Orders for the production of documents
Notice of motion given
Senator Bishop gave a notice of motion to require the Minister
representing the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs to table a
copy of the letter from the then Minister for Veterans’
Affairs sent in August 2004 to the Government of Turkey requesting
road improvements near the ANZAC commemoration site at Gallipoli
(no later than 3.30pm on 16 March 2005)
Orders with continuing effect
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on
the internet
A statement of compliance for the Department of Veterans’
Affairs was tabled [Letters of advice about certain files created
by departments and agencies required to be tabled twice yearly;
Senate
order agreed to]
Documents
The following documents were tabled:
-
Clerk’s documents [disallowable instruments and other
documents required by statute to be tabled]
- Parliamentary zone–proposal and documentation to extend
the approval for the temporary vehicle barriers around Parliament
House until 30 June 2005. A
notice of motion was given to extend the approval.
No petitions were received
No government documents were tabled
Also in the Senate yesterday
- Questions without notice and debate on issues arising in
Question Time
- Adjournment debate [link to
first speaker]
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