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No. 48/2006
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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
The government has scheduled bills for debate this week,
as follows
14 and 15 August 2006
- Migration Amendment (Designated Unauthorised Arrivals) Bill
2006
16 August 2006
- Aboriginal Land Rights ( Northern Territory) Amendment Bill
2006
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2006
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2005
[2006]
- Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment)
Amendment (Promoting Safer Workplaces) Bill 2005
17 August 2006
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment
(Export Control and Quarantine) Bill 2006
- Australia-Japan Foundation (Repeal and Transitional Provisions)
Bill 2006
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and
Other Measures) Bill 2006
- Health Insurance Amendment (Medical Specialists) Bill 2005
- Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006
- Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Amendment
(Security Plans and Other Measures) Bill 2006
- Migration Amendment (Employer Sanctions) Bill 2006
- Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment)
Amendment (Promoting Safer Workplaces) Bill 2005
- Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill (No. 3) 2006
- Trade Marks Amendment Bill 2006
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Restructuring the committee system
On 10 August the Procedure Committee presented its first report
of 2006,
PDF 112KB. That report is set down for consideration on 14
August 2006.
The following reports are due to be tabled on the days
indicated
16 August 2006
Economics Legislation Committee–
Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006
17 August 2006
Community Affairs Legislation
Committee–
Transparent Advertising and Notification of Pregnancy
Counselling Services Bill 2005
Motions to refer matters to committees are set down for
the days indicated
15 August 2006
- Community Affairs References Committee–Exclusive
Brethren
- Legal and Constitutional References Committee–Temporary
business long stay visas
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
Motions to disallow or disapprove regulations are due to
be considered on the days indicated
15 August 2006
Clause 2.2 of Determination 2006/11: Remuneration and Allowances
for Holder of Public Office and Members of Parliament, made
pursuant to subsections 5(2A), 7(1), 7(3), 7(3D) and 7(4) of the
Remuneration Tribunal Act 1973–notice given by
Senator Bob Brown
16 August 2006
Criminal Code Amendment Regulations 2005 (No. 14), as contained
in Select Legislative Instrument 2005 No. 298, specifying the
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) as a terrorist organisation, and made
under the Criminal Code Act 1995–notice given by
Senator Bob Brown
17 August 2006
Telecommunications (Operational Separation – Designated
Services) Determination (No. 1) 2005, made under subclause 50A(1)
of Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act
1997–notice given by Senator Conroy
Telecommunications (Requirements for Operational Separation
Plan) Determination (No. 1) 2005, made under paragraph 51(1)(d) of
Schedule 1 to the Telecommunications Act 1997–notice
given by Senator Conroy
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