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No. 50/2007
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On the first day of each sitting week the Senate Daily Summary
(SDS) outlines the business scheduled for consideration in the
Senate. 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 useful in tracking the business of the Senate
is the Dynamic
Red, which records proceedings in the Senate as they
happen.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills to be considered
The government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as
follows
7 August 2007
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill
2007
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (National Investigative Powers and
Witness Protection) Bill 2006 [2007]
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and
Other Measures) Bill 2006 [2007] and a related bill
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment Bill 2007
8 August 2007
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill
2007
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving
Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2007
- National Health Amendment (National HPV Vaccination Program
Register) Bill 2007
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services
for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Bill 2007
- Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007
9 August 2007
- Archives Amendment Bill 2006 [2007]
- Australian Postal Corporation Amendment (Quarantine Inspection
and Other Measures) Bill 2007
- Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (OHS)
Bill 2007
- Corporations Amendment (Insolvency) Bill 2007
- Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007
- Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1)
2007
- International Trade Integrity Bill 2007
- Judges' Pensions Amendment Bill 2007
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other
Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 and 2
related bills
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
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Reports presented out of sitting to be tabled on 7
August 2007
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill
2007 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
- Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games)
Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007 Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee
- Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and
Datacasting) Bill 2007 Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts Committee
- Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual
Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Bill 2007 and a related
bill
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Regulation and
Review) Bill 2007
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 and 2 related
bills
Economics Committee Interim reports
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Extending FEE-HELP for VET
Diploma and VET Advanced Diploma Courses) Bill 2007 Employment,
Workplace Relations and Education Committee
- International Trade Integrity Bill 2007 Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Migration Amendment (Sponsorship Obligations) Bill 2007 Legal
and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures for
Students) Bill 2007 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Committee
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 Finance and
Public Administration Committee
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill
2007 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services
for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Bill 2007
Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Committee
Reports on legislation due to be tabled this
week
7 August 2007
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving
Australia 's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2007 Employment,
Workplace Relations and Education Committee
- Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and
Datacasting) Bill 2007 Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts Committee
Other reports due to be tabled this week
9 August 2007
- Australia 's public diplomacy Foreign Affairs, Defence and
Trade Committee
- Workforce challenges in the Australian transport sector
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee
Proposed references
7 August 2007
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Matters relating to the fire on HMAS Westralia in May
1998 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
-
Matters relating to the risks associated with the rise in sea
levels in Australia Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts Committee
8 August 2007
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Impact of the Trade Practices (Horticulture Code of Conduct)
Regulations 2006 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee
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Online
The Senate Daily Summary is available on the Internet
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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 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au