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No. 59/2007
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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.
New senator
David Christopher Bushby will be sworn in on 10 September as a
senator for Tasmania.
Resignation
On 10 September the President will inform the Senate of the
resignation of Senator Paul Calvert.
Prime Minister of Canada
Senators have been invited on Tuesday, 11 September 2007 to
attend the House of Representatives chamber to hear an address by
the Prime Minister of Canada, the Right Honourable Stephen
Harper.
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
10 September 2007
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill
2007
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 and 2
related bills
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services
for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Bill 2007
- Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007
11 September 2007
- Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games)
Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007
- Judges' Pensions Amendment Bill 2007
12 September 2007
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving
Australia's Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2007
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill
2007
- Higher Education Endowment Fund Bill 2007 and a related
bill
- Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (Cape York
Measures) Bill 2007
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Bill 2007
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 5) Bill 2007
13 September 2007
- Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (OHS)
Bill 2007
- Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing and
Datacasting) Bill 2007
- Corporations (National Guarantee Fund Levies) Amendment Bill
2007
- Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation
Amendment (Child Disability Assistance) Bill 2007
- Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation
Amendment (Further 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007
- Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1)
2007
- Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual
Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Bill 2007
- Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Simplifying Regulation
and Review) Bill 2007
- Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Dental Services) Bill
2007
- International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2007
- International Trade Integrity Bill 2007
- Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2007
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill
2007
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill
2007
- Product Stewardship (Oil) Amendment Bill 2007
- Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007
- Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures for
Students) Bill 2007
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other
Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2007
- Sydney Harbour Federation Trust Amendment Bill 2007
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill
2007
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Reports presented out of sitting to be tabled on 10
September 2007
Legislation
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Democratic Plebiscites) Bill
2007 Finance and Public Administration Committee Interim
report
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 Foreign Affairs,
Defence and Trade Committee Interim report
- Health Insurance Amendment (Medicare Dental Services) Bill 2007
Community Affairs Committee
- Higher Education Endowment Fund Bill 2007 and a related bill
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee Interim
report
- Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (Cape York
Measures) Bill 2007 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Committee Interim report
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Bill 2007 Environment,
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 5) Bill 2007 Economics
Committee Interim report and report
- Trade Practices Amendment (Small Business Protection) Bill 2007
Economics Committee
Other reports
- Economics Committee Private equity investment in Australia
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee Unauthorised
disclosure of committee proceedings
Reports on legislation due to be tabled this
week
11 September 2007
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2007
Economics Committee
Other reports due to be tabled this week
12 September 2007
- All standing committees Reports on annual reports tabled by 30
April 2007
13 September 2007
- Community Affairs Committee Cost of living pressures on older
Australians
- Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee Current
level of academic standards of school education
Government responses presented out of sitting to be
tabled on 10 September 2007
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint committee Timeshare:
The price of leisure
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee Review of
administration and expenditure: Australian intelligence
organisations Number 4: Recruitment and training
Proposed references
10 September 2007
-
Matters relating to the fire on HMAS Westralia in May
1998 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee
12 September 2007
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Matters relating to the risks associated with the rise in sea
levels in Australia Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts Committee
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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
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au