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No. 28/2007
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.46pm
Budget 2007-08
Budget Papers, Portfolio Budget Statements and related sites
<www.budget.gov.au>
The Minister for Finance and Administration (Senator Minchin)
tabled the
Budget statement for the year 2007-08 and associated budget
papers and ministerial statements. The Opposition and minor parties
will make their responses to the Budget statement on Thursday,
10 May 2007.
The Senate
referred budget documents to committees to enable them to
consider estimates. Estimates hearings will take place from 21 May
to 31 May 2007.
Portfolio budget statements and portfolio supplementary
additional estimates statements for
parliamentary and
executive departments were also tabled.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007
and a related bill [passed by the House of Representatives on 9 May
2007]
- Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment
Bill 2007 [passed by the House of Representatives on 29 March
2007]
- Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation
Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures)
Bill 2007 [passed by the House of Representatives on 9 May
2007]
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1)
Bill 2007 [passed by the House of Representatives on 28 March
2007]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007 [passed by
the House of Representatives on 9 May 2007]
The following bills were debated
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007
and a related bill second reading debate commenced [first
speaker]
The following bills were passed
- Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2007 [The House of
Representatives will now consider this bill]
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1)
Bill 2007 [This bill will now be assented to]
- Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007 [This bill will
now be assented to]
Notices of motion
To introduce a bill
- Peace Commission and Non-Violence Bill 2007 notice given by the
Leader of the Australian Democrats (Senator Allison) [private
senator's bill]
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment
(One-off Payments and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007
- Superannuation Laws Amendment (2007 Budget Co-contribution
Measure) Bill 2007
Messages from the House of Representatives
Agreeing to the amendments made by the Senate to the following
bills:
- Airports Amendment Bill 2006
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation
Amendment Bill 2006
- Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 7) Bill 2006
[These bills will now be assented to]
Bills assented to
Assent to a number of laws was reported in the Senate
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
Notice of motion withdrawn
The Chairman of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances (Senator Watson) withdrew a
notice of motion to disallow an
instrument that nominates an agreement for the purposes of
Special Disability Trusts.
See Documents for details of instruments
[Clerk's documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007
and a related bill Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts Committee
Interim report and
report
-
Corporations (NZ Closer Economic Relations) and Other
Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 Economics Committee
-
Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation
Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures)
Bill 2007 Community Affairs Committee
-
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2007
Community Affairs Committee
-
Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2007 Community Affairs
Committee
-
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1)
Bill 2007 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Committee
-
Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment Bill 2007 Economics
Committee
-
Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007 Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee
-
Native Title Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2007 Legal
and Constitutional Affairs Committee
-
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007 Economics
Committee Interim report and report
Other reports
- Appropriations and Staffing Committee 44th report Estimates for
the Department of the Senate for 2007-08
- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts Committee
Conserving Australia: Australia's national parks, conservation
reserves and marine protected areas
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee Review
of the re-listing of Tanzim Qa'idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn
(the al-Zarqawi network) as a terrorist organisation
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee
Alert Digest No. 5 of 2007 and
5th report of 2007 [contain assessments of bills on civil
liberties and related grounds]
Government response tabled
A
government response to a report of the Public Accounts and
Audit Joint Committee on corporate governance and accountability
arrangements for Commonwealth government business enterprises was
tabled.
Public meetings
The Senate authorised the following public meetings to be held
while the Senate was sitting on 9 May 2007:
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee from 11.30 am to 1.30
pm Financial reporting and equipment acquisition at the Department
of Defence and the Defence Materiel Organisation
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee from 4.00pm
Administration of Biosecurity Australia
Notices of motion given
To extend a reporting deadline
- Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006 Foreign Affairs,
Defence and Trade Committee to report by 31 May 2007
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting:
- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts Committee—10 May 2007 from 1.00 pm private meeting
otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee 13 June 2007 from
11.30am to 1.00pm financial reporting and equipment acquisition at
the Department of Defence and the Defence Materiel
Organisation
Membership
The Senate agreed to
various changes to committee membership.
Message from the House of Representatives
A message from the House of Representatives was reported
advising that Mr Baird, Mrs May and Mrs Hull had been appointed to
the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint
Committee.
Documents
Orders for the production of documents Orders with
continuing effect
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on the
Internet
Statements of compliance for
various agencies were tabled [Letters of advice about certain
files created by departments and agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Departmental and agency contracts published on the Internet
Statements of compliance for
two agencies were tabled [Letters of advice about certain
contracts valued at $100 000 or more entered into by departments
and agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Documents tabled
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Matters of public interest debate
first speaker
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions agreed to
Motions negatived
Motion debated
The Senate discussed
issues relating to the 2007 Federal Budget, raised by Senator
Sherry as a matter of public importance. [first
speaker]
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
Former Clerk of the Senate
The President
informed the Senate of the death on 14 April 2007 of Alan
Ritchie Cumming Thom, former Clerk of the Senate.
Appointment of Whips
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Minchin)
informed the Senate of the appointment of Senator Parry as
Government Whip and Senator McGauran as Deputy Government Whip. The
Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) informed the
Senate that he had been appointed as Family First Party Whip.
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