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No. 51/2008
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.50pm
Senators
Senators
Farrell and
Arbib gave their first speeches.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Flags (Protection of Australian Flags) Amendment Bill 2008
[private senator’s bill]
- Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 and 2 related bills
[passed by the House of Representatives on 3 September 2008]
The following bills were debated
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 and 3 related
bills–second reading agreed to [Statements were made relating
to the division held–first
speaker ]
The following bills were passed
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 4) Bill 2008–1
Opposition amendment agreed to and 1 Schedule negatived [The House
of Representatives will now consider the
amendments made by the Senate]
Notice of motion
To introduce a private senators’ bill
- Emergency Assistance Fund for the Lower Lakes and Coorong
Region of South Australia Bill 2008 [No. 2]–notice given by
Senator Minchin
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
- Environment, Communications and the Arts
Committee–Management of
Australia’s waste streams (including consideration of the
Drink Container Recycling Bill 2008) [A
motion to take note of the report was moved]
- Finance and Public Administration Committee–Knock,
knock … who’s there? The Lobbying Code of Conduct
[A
motion to take note of the report was debated and agreed
to]
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee–PDF
179KB of 2008 and
PDF 88KB of 2008 [contain assessments of bills on civil
liberties and related grounds]
Document tabled
- Work of Committees–Financial year statistics: 1 July 2007
to 30 June 2008; and half year statistics: 1 January to 30 June
2008
New inquiries
Selection of Bills Committee report
The Senate adopted
report no. 9 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and made the
following references:
- Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights)
Bill 2008–Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Committee–to report by 30 November 2008
- Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation
Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008–Community
Affairs Committee–to report by 13 November 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill
2008–Economics Committee–to report by 5 November
2008
Reporting date extended
The Senate agreed to extend the reporting date for the inquiry
of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee into the
implementation, operation and administration of the legislation
underpinning Carbon Sink Forests to 23 September 2008.
Notice of motion given
A notice of motion was given to refer the Horse Disease Response
Levy Bill 2008 and 2 related bills to the Rural and Regional
Affairs and Transport Committee for report by 3 October 2008.
Membership
The Senate agreed to
various changes to the membership of committees.
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
Motions agreed to
The Senate agreed to the following orders moved by Senator
Milne:
-
Documents relating to emissions-intensive companies–no
later than 4.00pm on 4 September 2008
-
Report of the Strategic Review of Climate Change
Policies–no later than 4.00pm on 4 September 2008
Documents tabled
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Matters of public interest debate–first
speaker
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions agreed to
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Contribution of Irish settlers to Australian
society–moved by Senators Hutchins and Joyce
-
Floods in India and Nepal–moved by the Leader of the
Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
-
Parliamentary zone–to approve a proposal for the
design of the Pavement Artwork at Reconciliation Place–moved
by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital
Economy (Senator Conroy)
Motions negatived
Motion debated
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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