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No. 86/2008
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 11.37pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were passed
- Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 [This bill will now
be assented to]
Schools Assistance Bill 2008–4 Government and 4
Opposition amendments agreed to and 1 clause negatived [The House
of Representatives will now consider the
amendments made by the Senate]
Notices of motion
To introduce bills
- Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2008–notice given by the
Special Minister of State (Senator Faulkner)
- Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008–notice given by
the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator
Sherry)
- Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008–notice
given by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Senator
Evans)
- Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices and Other
Measures) Bill 2008–notice given by the Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing (Senator
McLucas)
- Water Amendment (Saving the Goulburn and Murray Rivers) Bill
2008–notice given by Senator Birmingham [private
senator’s bill]
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Nation-building Funds Bill 2008 and 2 related
bills–notice given by the Minister for Human Services
(Senator Ludwig)
To vary the hours of meeting
A
notice was given by the Minister for Human Services (Senator
Ludwig) to vary the hours of meeting for 4 December 2008 to enable
the Government’s legislative program to be considered.
- Water Amendment Bill 2008–informing the Senate that the
House has agreed to 3 amendments made by the Senate, disagreed
to 12 amendments and made an amendment to 1 amendment–the
Senate did not insist on its amendments and agreed to the amendment
made by the House to its amendment. The motion that the report of
the committee be adopted was amended, and the debate was adjourned
until the next day of sitting.
Variation to hours of meeting
The Senate agreed to vary the
hours of meeting and routine of business for 2 and
3 December 2008 to enable the Government’s legislative
program to be considered.
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
Other reports
- Agricultural and Related Industries Select
Committee–Pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian
and global fertiliser market–Interim
report [reporting date for the final report extended to 30 June
2009] [A
motion to take note of the interim report was agreed to]
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint
Committee–Opportunity
not opportunism: Improving conduct in Australian franchising [a
motion to take note of the report was
debated]
- Economics Committee–Joint
marketing arrangements on the North West Shelf project [a
motion to take note of the report was
debated]
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint
Committee–Review
of the Defence annual report 2006-07 [A
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
- Migration Joint Committee–Immigration
detention in Australia: A new beginning [a motion to take note
of the report was
debated and agreed to]
- National Broadband Network Select Committee–Interim
report [a motion to take note of the report was
debated]
- Public Works Joint Committee–9th
report of 2008–Referrals tabled between June and
September 2008 [A
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
Documents tabled
- Community Affairs Committee–Forgotten Australians: A
report on Australians who experienced institutional or out-of-home
care as children–Additional information
Private meeting
The Senate authorised the Fuel and Energy Select Committee to
hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing
order 33(1) while the Senate is sitting on 2 December 2008 from
4.00pm.
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Repeal and
Consequential Amendment) Bill 2008–Environment,
Communications and the Arts Committee–to report by 18
December 2008
- Residential and community aged care in Australia–Finance
and Public Administration Committee–to report by 29 April
2009
Notice of motion given
Senator Siewert gave a notice of motion to refer
matters relating to forestry and mining operations on the Tiwi
Islands to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee
for report by 25 June 2009.
Documents
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
-
Clerk’s documents were tabled [legislative instruments
and other documents required by statute to be tabled]
Orders for the production of documents–Notice of
motion given
Senator Fisher gave a
notice of motion to require the Minister for Climate Change and
Water (Senator Wong) to table a document relating to section 86A of
the Water Act 2007 by 30 March 2009.
Documents tabled
Ministerial statement tabled
The Minister for Human Services (Senator Ludwig) tabled a
ministerial statement about draft building standards for people
with disabilities and
documents relating to the matter.
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions agreed to
Motions negatived
-
Gaza Strip–moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens
(Senator Bob Brown)
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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