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No. 2/2008
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The Senate met from 10.30am until 6.56pm
Opening of 42nd Parliament
The Deputy of the Governor-General opened the 42nd Parliament in
the Senate chamber. Following a suspension of sitting, the
Governor-General
addressed the members of both houses assembled in the Senate
chamber. The speech will be debated and an Address-in-reply agreed
to.
Senators
Humphries and
Lundy (representing the Australian Capital Territory) and
Crossin and
Scullion (representing the Northern Territory) were sworn
in.
The Leader of the Government in the Senate advised the Senate of
the First Rudd Ministry and
ministerial arrangements in the Senate.
The Leaders in the Senate of the
Liberal Party, the
Nationals, the
Australian Greens, the
Australian Democrats, and
Family First advised the Senate of various party
appointments.
A motion moved by Senator Ludwig to enable to Senate to meet at
9.30am on 13 February was agreed to and a notice of motion was
given to establish the
days of meeting of the Senate for 2008.
National Apology to the Stolen Generations
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Evans) gave
notice of a motion offering a
National Apology to the Stolen Generations. The Senate has
agreed that consideration of the motion will be the first item of
business after prayers on
13 February.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Notices of motion
To introduce bills
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Fair Bank and
Credit Card Fees) Amendment Bill 2008 notice given by the Leader of
the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) [private senator's
bill]
- Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2008 notice given by the Minister
for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator Sherry)
- Defence Amendment (Parliamentary approval of Overseas Services)
Bill 2008 notice given by Senator Bartlett [private senator's
bill]
- Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential
Decisions) Bill 2008 notice given by the Minister for
Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator Sherry)
- Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) Bill 2008
notice given by the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator
Fielding) [private senator's bill]
- Renewable Energy Legislation Amendment (Renewable Power
Percentage) Bill 2008 notice given by the Leader of the Australian
Democrats (Senator Allison) [private senator's bill]
- Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008
notice given by the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob
Brown) [private senator's bill]
To restore bills to the Notice Paper
Notice given by the Leader of the Family First Party ( Senator
Fielding)
- Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007
- Qantas Sale (Keep Jetstar Australia) Amendment Bill 2007
- Trade Practices (Creeping Acquisitions) Amendment Bill
2007
Bills assented to
Assent to a number of laws was reported in the Senate
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
See Documents for details of instruments
[Clerk's documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
- Committee reports and documents presented since the last
sitting of the Senate (see Journals entries nos
20 to 25)
Documents tabled
- Consolidated register of Senate committee reports Volume 2 2004
to 2007
- President's report to the Senate on government responses
outstanding to parliamentary committee reports as at 12 February
2008
- Work of Committees 1 January to 31 December 2007; and half-year
statistics: 1 July to 31 December 2007
Notices of motion given
To refer a matter to a committee
-
Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with
Fairness) Bill 2008 Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Committee to report by 28 April 2008
To establish a select committee
Membership
The Senate agreed to
various appointments to committees.
Documents
Orders for the production of documents Orders with
continuing effect
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on the
Internet
Statements of compliance for
various agencies that were presented out of sitting were tabled
[Letters of advice about certain files created by departments and
agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Departmental and agency contracts published on the Internet
A statement of compliance for the Health and Ageing portfolio
that was presented out of sitting 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
Presented since the last sitting of the Senate
- Auditor-General Audit reports nos
7 to 21 of 2007-08
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979
Guidelines under section 8A
- Commonwealth Ombudsman Report for the period 30 December 2006
to 30 June 2007 on the Ombudsman's activities under Part V of the
Australian Federal Police Act 1979
- Department of Parliamentary Services Report for 2006-07
- Department of the Senate Report for 2006-07
-
Government documents
- Parliamentary Service Commissioner Report for 2006-07
Other documents
-
Business of the Senate 1 January to 31 December 2007 [a digest
of all business considered by the Senate in 2007]
-
Clerk's documents [legislative instruments and other documents
required by statute to be tabled, including Governor-General's
Proclamations]
- Department of the Senate Register of Senate senior executive
officers' interests, incorporating notifications of alterations of
interests of Senate senior executive officers lodged between 19
June and 7 December 2007
- Odgers' Australian Senate Practice 11th edition
(Supplement) Updates
to 31 December 2007
- Questions on notice summary 16 November 2004 to 15 October
2007
-
4 petitions
Other business
Death of Australian Defence Force personnel
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Evans) moved
that the Senate record its deep regret at the deaths in late 2007
of Sergeant Matthew Locke, Trooper David Pearce and Private Luke
Worsley while on combat operations in Afghanistan.
Death of former senator and former members
The President informed the Senate of the deaths of a former
senator and former members:
- on 12 October 2007, the Honourable Kim Edward Beazley, AC, a
member of the House of Representatives for the division of
Fremantle, Western Australia, from 1945 to 1977
motion moved by the Leader of the Government in the Senate
(Senator Evans) and supported;
- on 21 September 2007, Senator the Honourable Robert Lindsay
Collins, AO, a senator for the Northern Territory from 1990 to
1998;
- on 10 October 2007, Leonard Joseph Keogh, a member for the
division of Bowman, Queensland, from 1969 to 1975, and from 1983 to
1987;
- on 10 October 2007, Kenneth Lionel Fry, a member for the
division of Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, from 1974 to
1984;
- on 3 November 2007, Peter James Andren, a member for the
division of Calare, New South Wales, from 1996 to 2007
motion moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator
Bob Brown) and supported; and
- on 7 February 2008, Helen Mayer, a member of the division of
Chisolm, Victoria, from 1983 to 1987
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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