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No. 74/2008
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On the first day of each sitting week the Senate Daily Summary
outlines the business scheduled for consideration in the Senate. On
subsequent days, it provides a convenient summary of the previous
day’s proceedings in the Senate, with links to official
Senate records.
Another document useful in tracking the business of the Senate
is the Dynamic
Red, which records proceedings in the Senate as they
happen.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills to be considered
The government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as
follows:
10 November 2008
- Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other
Measures) Bill 2008
- National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008 and a
related bill
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008
and 3 related bills
- Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 and a related bill
- Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) Bill 2008
- Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
11 November 2008
- Evidence Amendment Bill 2008
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill
2008
12 November 2008
- Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth
Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008
- Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth
Laws—Superannuation) Bill 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill
2008
13 November 2008
- Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation
Authority Bill 2008
- Customs Amendment (Australia-Chile Free Trade Agreement
Implementation) Bill 2008 and a related bill
- Dairy Adjustment Levy Termination Bill 2008
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other
Measures) Bill 2008
- Financial Transaction Reports Amendment (Transitional
Arrangements) Bill 2008
- National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008 and a related
bill
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled on 10
November 2008
Reports on legislation
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill
2008–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee–Interim
report
- Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill
2008–Economics Committee
Other report
- Public Works Joint Committee–8th report–Australian
Super Hornet Facilities Project, RAAF Base Amberley
Government response
- Electoral Matters Joint Committee–Civics and electoral
education–Interim response
Reports on legislation due to be tabled this
week
10 November 2008
- A Bill for an Act about the Building Australia Fund, the
Education Investment Fund and the Health and Hospitals Fund, and
for other purposes and a related bill, together with a bill to
establish the COAG Reform Fund, and for other
purposes–Economics Committee
- ATMs and Cash Facilities in Licensed Venues Bill
2008–Community Affairs Committee
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other
Measures) Bill 2008–Community Affairs Committee
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill
2008–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
- Poker Machine Harm Minimisation Bill 2008–Community
Affairs Committee
- Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) Bill
2008–Community Affairs Committee
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill
2008–Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill
2008–Economics Committee
13 November 2008
- Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 and 2 related
bills–Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
- Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation
Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008–Community
Affairs Committee
Other reports due to be tabled this week
10 November 2008
- Economics Committee–Joint marketing arrangements on the
North West Shelf project
12 November 2008
- Economics Committee–Australia’s space science and
industry sector–Final report
13 November 2008
- Economics Committee–Australia’s mandatory Last
Resort Home Warranty Insurance scheme
- Economics Committee–Matters relating to the gas explosion
at Varanus Island, Western Australia
- Finance and Public Administration Committee–Item 16525 in
Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the Health Insurance (General Medical
Services Table) Regulations 2007
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee–Annual
reports tabled by 30 April 2008
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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
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