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No. 3/2008
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.52pm
National Apology to the Stolen Generations
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Evans) moved
a motion offering a
National Apology to the Stolen Generations. The motion was
debated and agreed to.
A subsequent
motion to take note of the apology was also debated. Debate
will continue on a later sitting day.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2008 [new Senate bill]
- Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service)
Bill 2008 [private senator's bill]
- Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential
Decisions) Bill 2008 [new Senate bill]
The following private senator's bills introduced by Senator
Fielding were restored to the Notice Paper
- Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007
- Qantas Sale (Keep Jetstar Australia) Amendment Bill 2007
- Trade Practices (Creeping Acquisitions) Amendment Bill
2007
Notices of motion
To introduce private senator's bills
- Marriage (Relationships Equality) Amendment Bill 2008 notice
given by Senator Nettle
- Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2008 notice given by
Senator Bartlett
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
Notice given by the Minister for Human Services (Senator
Ludwig)
- Aged Care Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008
- Appropriation (Drought and Equine Influenza Assistance) Bill
(No. 1) 2007-2008
- Appropriation (Drought and Equine Influenza Assistance) Bill
(No. 2) 2007-2008
- Cross-Border Insolvency Bill 2008
- Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential
Decisions) Bill 2008
To restore bills to the Notice Paper
- Notice given by Senator Bartlett to restore
25 private senators' bills to the Notice Paper at the stage
reached in the last Parliament
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates
- The Senate agreed to a
motion establishing committee groupings and dates for estimates
hearings for 2008.
- The Special Minister of State (Senator Faulkner) tabled
particulars of proposed additional expenditure. The Senate referred
the particulars to committees, for consideration at estimates
hearings next week.
Additional information
The Finance and Public Administration Committee tabled
additional information arising from additional estimates 2002-03
and 2006-07, and budget estimates 2007-08.
Allocation of departments and agencies
The Senate amended the names of two of its committees and
allocated
departments and agencies to standing committees.
Notices of motion given
To establish select committees:
To refer matters to a committee
Membership
- The Senate agreed to the
appointment of members to committees.
-
Messages from the House of Representatives were reported asking
the Senate to agree to resolutions re-establishing joint
committees. The Senate will consider the messages on a later
sitting day.
- The Senate also reinstated a
temporary order relating to substitute membership
arrangements.
Documents
Documents tabled
- Commonwealth Ombudsman Report for 2006-07 on the Ombudsman's
activities in monitoring controlled operations conducted by the
Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police and the
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
-
Government documents [and
considered]
-
4 petitions
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Days of meeting for 2008
The Senate agreed to a
motion establishing the days of meeting for 2008.
Motions agreed to
- Death of Australian Defence Force personnel moved by the Leader
of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Minchin) [see Journals
entries
18,
19 and
20]
Motion negatived
-
United Nations Mine Action Coordination Centre for Southern
Lebanon moved by the Leader of the Australian Democrats (Senator
Allison)
Address-in-reply
Debate commenced on the
Address-in-reply to the Governor-General's speech and will
resume on a later sitting day.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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