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No. 91/2006
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 11.10pm
Legislation
For full text of
bills and other associated documents
Bills considered
The following private senators’ bill was introduced
- Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006–introduced by
Senators Allison, Bob Brown, Bishop and Bartlett
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
- Royal Commissions Amendment (Records) Bill 2006
The following bill was debated
- Environment and Heritage Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1)
2006–consideration in committee of the whole
continued–2
Opposition amendments to be determined
The following bills were passed
- Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management Legislation Amendment
Bill 2006 [This bill will now be assented to]
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 [This bill will now be
assented to]
- Medibank Private Sale Bill 2006 [This bill will now be assented
to]
Notices of motion
To introduce bills
- Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions)
Bill 2006–notice given by the Minister for Justice and
Customs
- Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Bill 2006–notice
given by the Minister for Communications, Information Technology
and the Arts
- Statute Law Revision Bill (No. 2) 2006–notice given by
the Minister for Justice and Customs
- Wheat Marketing Legislation Amendment Bill 2006–notice
given by the Minister for Justice and Customs
To exempt a bill from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
in this period of sittings]
- Wheat Marketing Legislation Amendment Bill 2006–notice
given by the Minister for Justice and Customs
Message from the House of Representatives
- Independent Contractors Bill 2006 and a related
bill–agreeing to the amendments made by the Senate to the
bills [These bills will now be assented to]
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
See Documents for details of instruments
[Clerk’s documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Report tabled
The report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee into
water policy initiatives was tabled and debated. [first
speaker]
Government response tabled
A government response to the report of the Finance and Public
Administration References Committee into regional partnerships and
sustainable regions programs was tabled. This response was debated.
[first
speaker]
Proposed select committee
The Senate did not agree to a
motion moved by Senator Allison to establish a Select Committee
on Mental Health Services.
Reporting date extended
The Senate agreed to extend the reporting date for the inquiry
of the Finance and Public Administration Committee into
transparency and accountability of Commonwealth public funding and
expenditure to 8 February 2007.
Notice of motion given
A notice of motion was given to extend the reporting deadline of
the Community Affairs Committee for its inquiry into funding and
operation of the Commonwealth State/Territory Disability Agreement
to 8 February 2007.
Question on notice
Senator Allison asked the Minister representing the
Attorney-General why an answer had not yet been provided to
question on notice no. 2505 asked on 25 September 2006
relating to reduced-ignition propensity cigarettes.
The Minister provided an answer.
Other debates and motions
The Senate did not agree to motions
about:
Notices of motion
For other
notices of motion not mentioned elsewhere
Documents
The following documents were tabled:
Also in the Senate yesterday
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