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No. 66/2007
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 11.26pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment Bill 2007 [new Senate
bill]
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Bill 2007 [passed by
the House of Representatives on 17 September 2007]
- Quarantine Amendment (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2007 [passed
by the House of Representatives on 17 September 2007]
The following bill was exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment Bill 2007
The following bill was debated
- Quarantine Amendment (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2007 Second
reading agreed to and committee of the whole commenced
The following bills were passed
- Australian Crime Commission Amendment Bill 2007 [The House of
Representatives will now consider this bill]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007 and 2
related bills [These bills will be assented to]
- Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 [The
House of Representatives will now consider the
amendments made by the Senate]
The following bill was agreed to with requests
- Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 5) Bill 2007
1 Government amendment and 2 Government requests for amendments
agreed to [The House of Representatives will now consider whether
to make the amendments requested by the Senate]
Bills to be considered together
The Senate agreed that the following bills may be considered
together for their remaining stages:
- Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007
- Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007
Change to hours of meeting
The Senate agreed to vary the
hours of meeting for the remainder of this week to allow the
Government's legislative program to be considered.
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Notice of motion withdrawn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 Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances withdrew a
notice to disallow
principles that outline the process that the Secretary to the
Department of Health and Ageing will undertake in investigating
complaints regarding the responsibilities of a residential or
community aged care provider.
See Documents for details of instruments
[Clerk's documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Report tabled
-
Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 2) Bill 2007
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee
New inquiry
The Senate referred to the Committee of Privileges
matters concerning possible false or misleading evidence given
by officers at estimates hearings of the Legal and Constitutional
Legislation Committee in May 2004 and February 2005 relating to the
Government's knowledge that Mr Mamdouh Habib had been taken to
Egypt.
Public meetings
The Senate authorised the following public meetings to be held
while the Senate is sitting:
- Community Affairs Committee 20 September 2007 from 3.30pm Cost
of living pressures on older Australians
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee 19 September 2007
from 11.15 am to 1.15 pm Review of Auditor-General's reports
Notice of motion given
A notice of motion was given to refer matters relating to
climate change and Australian agricultural industries to the
Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee for report by 30
June 2008.
Documents
Documents tabled
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.
Former member
The President
informed the Senate of the death on 16 September 2007 of Peter
Robert Cleeland , a former member of the House of
Representatives.
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Related resources
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throughout the sitting day) are also available on the Internet at
www.aph.gov.au/senate
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