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No. 52/2008
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.06pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- ATMs and Cash Facilities in Licensed Venues Bill 2008 [private
senator’s bill]
- Emergency Assistance Fund for the Lower Lakes and Coorong
Region of South Australia Bill 2008 [No. 2] [private
senator’s bill]
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation)
Bill 2008 [passed by the House of Representatives on 2 September
2008]
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Datum) Bill 2008 [passed by the
House of Representatives on 3 September 2008]
- Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting
Amendment) Bill 2008 [private senator’s bill]
The following bill was exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Datum) Bill 2008
The following bill was debated
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill
2008–second reading debate commenced [first
speaker]
The following bills were defeated by a majority vote
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 and 3 related
bills–defeated at the second reading
The following bills were passed
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill
2008
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences
and Carriers’ Liability Insurance) Bill 2008
- Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher
Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance
Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Bill 2008
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Datum) Bill 2008
[These bills will now be assented to]
Notices of motion
To introduce a private senator’s bill
- Energy Efficiency Opportunities Amendment (Mandatory
Implementation) Bill 2008–notice given by Senator Milne
To read bills a second time
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 and 3 related
bills–notice given by the Parliamentary Secretary for Social
Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector (Senator Stephens)
Message from the House of Representatives
- Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1)
2008–agreeing to the bill without amendment [The bill will
now be assented to]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates
Additional information arising from estimates hearings was
tabled.
Reports tabled
- Appropriations and Staffing Committee–Report for
2007-08
- Australian Crime Commission Joint Committee–Inquiry
into the Australian Crime Commission Amendment Act 2007 [a
motion to take note of the report was debated]
- Publications Committee–4th
Report [report adopted]
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–Climate change and the Australian agricultural
sector–Interim
report [reporting date for the final report extended to 4
December 2008] [a
motion to take note of the report was debated]
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee–Meat
marketing–Interim
report [reporting date for the final report extended to 30 June
2009] [a
motion to take note of the report was debated]
- Treaties Joint Committee–93rd
Report–Treaties tabled on 12 March and 14 May
2008
New inquiries
Selection of Bills Committee report
The Senate adopted
report no. 10 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and made the
following references:
- ATMs and Cash Facilities in Licensed Venues Bill
2008–Community Affairs Committee–to report by 10
November 2008
- Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting
Amendment) Bill 2008–Community Affairs Committee–to
report by 25 November 2008
- Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth
Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008–Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee–to report by 30 September
2008
Other references
- Draft National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical—Charges)
Regulations 2008–Community Affairs Committee–to report
by 2 October 2008
- Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 and 2 related
bills–Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–to report by 3 October 2008
Notice of motion given
A notice of motion was given to refer matters relating to
expenditure on Indigenous affairs and social services in the
Northern Territory to the Community Affairs Committee for report by
4 December 2008.
Membership
The Senate agreed to
various changes to committee membership.
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, including
Governor-General’s Proclamations]
Documents tabled
- National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits—Charges)
Regulations 2008–Draft regulations
Orders for the production of documents
Statement by Minister
The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator
Sherry) made
a statement relating to orders of the Senate [agreed to on 3
September 2008] requiring the tabling of:
-
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
Senator Milne made
a statement in response.
Order with continuing effect
Departmental and agency contracts published on the
Internet
A statement of compliance for the Families, Housing, Community
Services and Indigenous Affairs portfolio was tabled [Letters of
advice about certain contracts valued at $100 000 or more entered
into by departments and agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Documents tabled
Documents discussed
Government documents and committee reports were discussed.
Ministerial statements tabled
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
(Senator Carr) tabled ministerial statements about:
- the Australian economy and global conditions
- the Australian Laureate Fellowships Scheme and New Chief
Executive of the CSIRO [A
motion to take note of the statement was debated and agreed
to]
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motion agreed to
Motion debated
Temporary chairs of committees
A
warrant was tabled revoking and nominating senators to act as
temporary chairs of committees.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate Journals.
[see Journals entries nos
4,
23 and
43]
Statistics
Statistics on the work of the Senate this week will be available
in the Statistical
Summary, which forms part of StatsNet–the
Department of the Senate’s online statistical
collection.
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Online
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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
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
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