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No. 76/2008
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 8.46pm
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Bills considered
The following private senators’ bills were introduced
- Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2008
- Renewable Energy Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff for Electricity)
Bill 2008
The following bills were debated
- National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008 and a
related bill–second reading debate commenced [
first speaker ]
The following private senator’s bill was discharged from
the Notice Paper
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill
2008
The following private senator’s bill was given
precedence
- Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2]
The following bills were passed
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008–committee of the whole continued–6 Government
and 2 Opposition amendments agreed to [The House of Representatives
will now consider the amendments made by the Senate–see
Journals entries nos
4 and
31 ]
- Trade Practices Amendment (Clarity in Pricing) Bill 2008 [This
bill will now be assented to]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates
A
notice of motion was given to schedule estimates hearings for
2009.
New inquiry
The Senate referred matters relating to the
impact of gene patentson the provision of healthcare in
Australia to the Community Affairs Committee to report by the last
sitting day of 2009.
Public meetings
The Senate authorised various committees to hold public meetings
during the sitting of the Senate [see Journals entries nos
14,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20 and
22].
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Matters relating to the gas explosion at Varanus Island,
Western Australia –Economics Committee–to report by 3
December 2008
- Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising ( Broadcasting
Amendment) Bill 2008–Community Affairs Committee–to
report by 2 December 2008
The Senate agreed to various changes to committee
membership.
Messages from the House of Representatives were reported
advising of various appointments to joint 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]
Notices of motion withdrawn
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances withdrew notices of motion to disallow
4 instruments.
Documents tabled
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first question
Adjournment debate–first speaker
Motions agreed to
Death of former member
The President informed the Senate of the death on 25 October
2008 of Cecil Allen Blanchard , a former member of the House of
Representatives for the division of Moore , Western Australia ,
from 1983 to 1990.
Days of meeting
A
notice of motion was given to establish the days of meeting for
2009.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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Senate, on the Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm
Related resources
The Order of Business (or ‘Senate
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Business throughout the sitting day) are also available on the
Internet at www.aph.gov.au/senate
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