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No. 54/2007
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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
13 August 2007
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill
2007
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill
2007
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 and 4
related bills
14 August 2007
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 and 4
related bills
15 August 2007
- APEC Public Holiday Bill 2007
- Water Bill 2007 and a related bill
16 August 2007
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Bill
2007
- Water Bill 2007 and a related bill
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)
Notice to be withdrawn
13 August 2007
The Chairman of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances is due to withdraw a notice to disallow
regulations to amend the Australian Federal Police Regulations
1979 to prescribe matters related to the suspension of AFP
appointees from their duties and matters related to drug
testing.
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Reports on legislation due to be tabled this
week
13 August 2007
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 and 4
related bills Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
14 August 2007
- Water Bill 2007 and a related bill Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts Committee
Other reports due to be tabled this week
15 August 2007
- Current level of academic standards of school education
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee
16 August 2007
- Australia's public diplomacy Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Committee
- Private equity markets Economics Committee
Proposed references
13 August 2007
-
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
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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