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No. 53/2006
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On the first day of each sitting week the Senate Daily Summary
provides an overview of the business scheduled for consideration in
the Senate that week. On subsequent days, SDS provides a convenient
summary of the previous day’s proceedings in the Senate, with
links to official Senate records.
Another document which is useful in tracking the Business of the
Senate is the Dynamic Red, which
records proceedings in the Senate as they happen each day.
Legislation
For full text of bills and other associated documents
click here
Bills to be considered
The government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as
follows:
4 September 2006
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005
[2006]
- OHS and SRC Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
5 September 2006
- Financial Transaction Reports Amendment Bill 2006
- Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006
- Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment)
Amendment Bill 2005
6 September 2006
- Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2005
- Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Safety and
Other Measures) Bill 2005
7 September 2006
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and
Other Measures) Bill 2006
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill
2006
- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006
- International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2006
- Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment)
Amendment (Promoting Safer Workplaces) Bill 2005
- Privacy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
- Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006
- Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Bill
2006
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
Motions to be considered
Motions to disallow or disapprove regulations are listed for
consideration on the days indicated
4 September 2006
- Schedule 1 to the Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment
Regulations 2006 (No. 1), as contained in Select Legislative
Instrument 2006 No. 211 and made under the Parliamentary
Entitlements Act 1990–notice given by Senators Murray
and Evans
5 September 2006
- Clause 2.2 of Determination 2006/11: Remuneration and
Allowances for Holders of Public Office and Members of Parliament,
made pursuant to subsection 5(2A), 7(1), 7(3), 7(3D) and 7(4) of
the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973–notice given by
Senator Bob Brown
- Schedules 1 and 3 to the Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment
Regulations 2006 (No. 1), as contained in Select Legislative
Instrument 2006 No. 211 and made under the Parliamentary
Entitlements Act 1990–notice given by Senator Bob
Brown
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
New committee system
Changes to the committee system will take effect from 11
September 2006. The changes include:
- establishing eight standing committees (combining the functions
of the 16 legislation and references committees) with eight
members each instead of six;
- a government senator to chair each standing committee, with a
non-government senator as deputy chair;
- more flexible arrangements to appoint substitute members of
committees.
It is expected that members will be appointed to the new
committees this week.
Motions to refer matters to committees
Votes will be taken on the following motions to refer matters to
committees:
4 September 2006
[See Journals of the Senate, 17 August 2006, entries
nos
44 and
45]
Reports
The following reports were presented out of sitting and will be
formally tabled on 4 September 2006
- Provisions of the Independent Contractors Bill 2006 and the
Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors)
Bill 2006–Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Legislation Committee
- Provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 4) Bill
2006–Interim report–Economics Legislation
Committee
Other reports due to be tabled this week include:
- Provisions of the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation
Amendment Bill 2006–Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Legislation Committee
- Reports on annual reports tabled by 30 April
2006–Legislation Committees
- Women in sport and recreation in Australia–Environment,
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References
Committee
Government response
A government response to the report of the Joint Committee on
Electoral Matters on the conduct of the 2004 federal election was
presented out of sitting and will be formally tabled on 4 September
2006.
Online
The Senate Daily Summary is available on the Internet
at www.aph.gov.au/senate
It is issued by the Senate Table Office as a convenient summary
of each day’s proceedings in the Senate. For a complete
account see the official record, the Journals of the
Senate, on the Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm.
Related resources
The Order of Business (or ‘Senate Red’) and
the ‘Dynamic Red’ (which updates the Order of
Business throughout the sitting day) are also available on the
Internet at www.aph.gov.au/senate
Contact details
Enquiries, comments and suggestions: phone 02 6277 3015
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au