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No. 58/2006
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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
Bills to be considered
The government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as
follows:
11 September 2006
- Financial Transaction Reports Amendment Bill 2006
- Petroleum Retail Legislation Repeal Bill 2006
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Safety and
Other Measures) Bill 2005
12 September 2006
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Border Compliance and Other
Measures) Bill 2006
- Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment
(Security Plans and Other Measures) Bill 2006
13 September 2006
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and
Other Measures) Bill 2006
- Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2005
- Migration Amendment (Visa Integrity) Bill 2006
- Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment)
Amendment Bill 2005
14 September 2006
- Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Amendment Bill 2006
- Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill (No. 1)
2006
- Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill
2006
- Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill
2006
- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006
- National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Bill 2006
- Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment)
Amendment (Promoting Safer Workplaces) Bill 2005
- Protection of the Sea (Harmful Anti-fouling Systems) Bill
2006
- Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006
- Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment
(Miscellaneous Measures) 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)
Motion to be considered
A
motion to disallow the Broadcasting Services (Anti-Terrorism
Requirements for Subscription Television Narrowcasting Services)
Standard 2006, which prohibits the broadcasting of programs that
encourage people to join or finance terrorist organisations, is due
to be considered on 14 September 2006.
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
New committee system
Changes to the committee system agreed to on
14 August 2006 will take effect from 11 September 2006. The
membership of the new committees was agreed to on
7 September 2006.
Reports due this week
11 September 2006
- Migration Amendment (Visa Integrity) Bill 2006–Legal and
Constitutional Legislation Committee
14 September 2006
- Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Bill
2005–Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee
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