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No. 11/2007
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On the first day of each sitting week the Senate Daily Summary
(SDS) provides an overview of the business scheduled for
consideration in the Senate that week. 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 which is useful in tracking the business of the
Senate is the Dynamic Red, which
records proceedings in the Senate as they happen each day.
Legislation
For full text of bills and other associated documents
click here
Bills to be considered
The government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as
follows
26 February 2007
- Australian Citizenship Bill 2006 and a related bill
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving
Australia’s Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2006
- Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 2006
- Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment Bill 2006
27 February 2007
- Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment
(Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) Bill
2006
- Tax Laws Amendment (Simplified Superannuation) Bill 2006 and 10
related bills
28 February 2007
- Airspace Bill 2006 and a related bill
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (National Investigative Powers and
Witness Protection) Bill 2006 [2007]
- Native Title Amendment Bill 2006
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation
Amendment Bill 2006
- Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 7) Bill 2006
1 March 2007
- ACIS Administration Amendment (Unearned Credit Liability) Bill
2007
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment
Bill 2007
- Archives Amendment Bill 2006 [2007]
- Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment (Superannuation Contributions)
Bill 2006 [2007]
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2007
- Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games)
Amendment Bill 2006
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and
Other Measures) Bill 2006 [2007]
- Family Law (Divorce Fees Validation) Bill 2007
- Maritime Legislation Amendment (Prevention of Air Pollution
from Ships) Bill 2006
- Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007
- Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006 [2007]
- Non-Proliferation Legislation Amendment Bill 2006 [2007]
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Statements of
Principles and Other Measures) Bill 2006
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 26
February 2007
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving
Australia’s Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2)
2006–Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Committee
- Electoral and Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill
2006–Finance and Public Administration Committee
- Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment
(Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) Bill
2006–Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Committee
- Migration Amendment (Review Provisions) Bill 2006–Legal
and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Native Title Amendment Bill 2006–Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation
Amendment Bill 2006–Employment, Workplace Relations and
Education Committee
- Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Bill 2006 [Exposure
Draft]–Corporations and Financial Services Joint
Committee
Reports on legislation due to be tabled this
week
26 February 2007
- Airports Amendment Bill 2006–Rural and Regional Affairs
and Transport Committee
- Airspace Bill 2006 and a related bill–Rural and Regional
Affairs and Transport Committee
- Murray-Darling Basin Amendment Bill 2006–Rural and
Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
- Private Health Insurance Bill 2006 and 6 related
bills–Community Affairs Committee
27 February 2007
- Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 7) Bill
2006–Economics Committee
Other reports due this week
28 February 2007
- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts Committee–Australia’s national parks
1 March 2007
- Finance and Public Administration Committee–Transparency
and accountability of Commonwealth public funding and
expenditure
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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 3015
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au