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No. 46/2007
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 10.29pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills private senators' bills were introduced
- Peace and Non-Violence Commission Bill 2007 introduced by the
Leader of the Australian Democrats (Senator Allison)
- Trade Practices Amendment (Predatory Pricing) Bill 2007
introduced by the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator
Fielding)
The following bills were debated
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2007 second
reading agreed to [details of the bill will be considered on a
future sitting day]
- Workplace Relations Amendment (A Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007
second reading debate commenced
Notice of motion
To discharge a private senator's bill from the Notice Paper
- Public Interest Disclosure (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill
2002 [2004] notice given by Senator Murray
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 intention to withdraw notices
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances gave a notice of intention to withdraw notices to
disallow the following delegated legislation:
-
an instrument to set out the circumstances in which the
Repatriation Commission may accept financial liability for
pharmaceutical benefits provided to an entitled person for
treatment of malignant neoplasia
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an instrument to set out the circumstances in which the
Repatriation Commission may accept financial responsibility for
treatment provided to entitled persons for malignant neoplasia
See Documents for details of instruments
[Clerk's documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
-
Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 and a related bill
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
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Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2007 Environment,
Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee
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National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill
2007 Community Affairs Committee
Other reports
Notice of motion given
A notice of motion was given to extend the reporting deadline of
the Economics Committee for its inquiry into private equity markets
to 16 August 2007.
Documents
Orders for the production of documents Notice of motion
given
Senator Faulkner gave a
notice of motion to require the Minister representing the
Minister for Defence (Senator Ellison) to table documents relating
to complaints and allegations made in 1997 and 1998 about
substandard maintenance on navy ships.
Documents tabled
- Australian parliamentary observer delegation First round of
2007 presidential election in East Timor, 7 to 11 April 2007
Report
-
Clerk's documents [legislative instruments and other documents
required by statute to be tabled]
- Original certificate of the choice by the South Australian
Parliament of Senator Fisher
- Parliamentary zone proposal and documentation relating to the
construction of an extension to the National Gallery of Australia.
A
notice of motion was given to approve the proposal.
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A petition
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions negatived
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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Related resources
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