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No. 56/2007
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 11.17pm
President of the Senate
A letter was tabled from Senator the Honourable Paul Calvert
resigning from the office of President of the Senate. Senators
Ferguson and
Nettle were proposed to the Senate for its President. A
ballot was held and Senator Ferguson was elected as
President.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Judges' Pensions Amendment Bill 2007 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 13 August 2007]
- National Market Driven Energy Efficiency Target Bill 2007
[private senator's bill]
- Same-Sex: Same Entitlements Bill 2007 [private senators'
bill]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 and 2
related bills [passed by the House of Representatives on
13 August 2007]
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Water Bill 2007 and a related bill
The following bills were debated
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 and 4
related bills Second reading agreed to and committee of the whole
commenced
1 Opposition amendment to be determined
Notices of motion
To introduce bills
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2007
notice given by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for
Health and Ageing (Senator Mason)
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2007
notice given by the Minister for Finance and Administration (
Senator Minchin )
- Privacy (Data Security Breach Notification) Amendment Bill 2007
notice given by Senator Stott Despoja [private senator's bill]
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Notice of motion withdrawn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 Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances ( Senator Watson ) withdrew a notice to disallow the
following delegated legislation made under the Australian
Communications and Media Authority Act 2005 :
See Documents for details of instruments
[Clerk's documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Report tabled
-
Water Bill 2007 and a related bill Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts Committee
Document tabled
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Bill 2007 and 4
related bills Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Corrigendum
Committee briefing
The Senate authorised the Rural and Regional Affairs and
Transport Committee to hold a meeting while the Senate is sitting
on 15 August 2007 from 3.30pm to allow officers of the Department
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Biosecurity Australia and
Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service to provide a briefing
to the committee.
Notice of motion given
A notice of motion was given to extend the reporting deadline of
the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee for its
inquiry into the current level of academic standards of school
education to 13 September 2007.
Documents
Documents tabled
-
Clerk's documents [legislative instruments and other documents
required by statute to be tabled]
- Department of the Senate Travel expenditure 1 July 2006 to June
2007
- Department of the Senate Travelling allowance payments made to
senators and members 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007
-
Government document
- Response from the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship ( Mr
Andrews ) to a Senate resolution about the
human rights of children [resolution agreed to on 19 June
2007]
-
A petition
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motion agreed to
Motions negatived
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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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
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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
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