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No. 13/2007
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 9.00pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment
(Welfare to Work and Vocational Rehabilitation Services) Bill 2006
[passed by the House of Representatives on 26 February
2007]
- Qantas Sale (Keep Jetstar Australian) Amendment Bill 2007
[private senator’s bill]
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- ACIS Administration Amendment (Unearned Credit Liability) Bill
2007
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment
Bill 2007
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2007
- Family Law (Divorce Fees Validation) Bill 2007
- Migration Amendment (Maritime Crew) Bill 2007
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Bill 2007
and 4 related bills
The following bill was debated
- Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving
Australia’s Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2)
2006–second reading debate continued [first
speaker]
The following bills were passed
- The Senate agreed to consider the Tax Laws Amendment
(Simplified Superannuation) Bill 2006 and 5 related bills and the
Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Bill 2007 and
4 related bills together. The Senate passed this package of 11
bills without amendments or requests [These bills will now be
assented to]
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)
Notices of motion withdrawn
The Chairman of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances withdrew
notices of motion to disallow 8 instruments.
See Documents for details of instruments
[Clerk’s documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
Other reports
- Finance and Public Administration Committee–Departmental
and agency contracts:
Second report on the operation of the Senate order for the
production of lists of departmental and agency contracts
(2003-2006). This report was debated [first
speaker]
Government response tabled
A
government response to the report of the Community Affairs
Committee –Breaking the silence: A national voice for
gynaecological cancers was tabled and debated. [first
speaker]
Proposed reference
The Senate did not agree to refer
matters relating to the decision to phase out non-forestry managed
investment schemes to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee. [first
speaker]
Meetings during Senate sittings
The Senate authorised various committees to meet while the
Senate is sitting [see Journals entries nos
13,
14,
15 and
16] .
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts Committee–Australia’s national parks–to
report by 29 March 2007
- Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts Committee–Australia’s Indigenous visual arts and
craft sector–to report by 12 June 2007
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Committee–Australia’s public diplomacy–to report
by 12 June 2007
Message from the House of Representatives
A message was reported agreeing to the resolution establishing
the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint
Committee.
Documents
Orders for the production of documents
Motion defeated
A
motion moved by Senator Siewert to require the Minister
representing the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources
to table any briefing packages produced by the Department of
Environment and Heritage relating to the Hope Downs Iron Ore
Project was defeated.
Documents tabled
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions agreed to
Motions negatived
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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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 the official record, the Journals of the
Senate, on the Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm
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