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No. 78/2006
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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
Bill to be considered
The Senate has determined that debate on the Prohibition of
Human Cloning for Reproduction and the Regulation of Human Embryo
Research Amendment Bill 2006 shall have priority this week. [See
Journal entry
no. 9, 19 October 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 proposed by the Chair of the Regulations and Ordinances
Committee to disallow delegated legislation relating to minimising
the impact of human interaction with whales and dolphins are due to
be considered on 9 November 2006:
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Motion to refer matters to a committee
A
motion proposed by Senators Siewert and Milne to refer matters
relating to the impact of climate change on Australian food
production and rural communities is due to be considered on 6
November 2006.
Reports due this week
The following reports were presented out of sitting and will be
formally tabled on 6 November 2006
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2006–Foreign Affairs,
Defence and Trade Committee
- Legislative responses to the Lockhart review–Community
Affairs Committee
Reports on legislation are due to be tabled this week as
follows
7 November 2006
- Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment)
Bill 2006 and a related bill–Foreign Affairs, Defence and
Trade Committee
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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
Inquiries, comments and suggestions: phone 6277 3015
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au