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No. 21/2008
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 8.40pm
Senators
Casual vacancy
The President announced the resignation on 5 May 2008 of Senator
Robert Ray.
Senator Jacinta Collins was sworn in as a senator for Victoria
to fill the vacancy.
Valedictory speeches were made for Senator Ray.
Death of former senators
The President informed the Senate of the deaths of two former
senators:
- on 27 March 2008, Ruth Nancy Coleman, a senator for Western
Australia from 1974 to 1987
motion moved by the Leader of the Government in the Senate
(Senator Evans) and supported
- on 8 April 2008, John Norman Button, a senator for Victoria
from 1974 to 1993
motion moved by the Leader of the Government in the Senate
(Senator Evans) and supported
Budget 2008-09
Budget Papers, Portfolio Budget Statements and related sites
<www.budget.gov.au>
The Minister representing the Minister for Finance and
Deregulation (Senator Sherry) tabled the
Budget statement for the year 2008-09 and associated budget
papers and ministerial statements.
Portfolio budget statements and portfolio supplementary
additional estimates statements for
parliamentary and
executive departments were also tabled.
The Senate
referred budget documents to committees to enable them to
consider estimates. Estimates hearings will take place from 26 May
to 6 June 2008.
The Opposition and other parties will make their responses to
the Budget statement on Thursday, 15 May 2008.
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
- Exposure drafts of the Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 and the
Wheat Export Marketing (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Bill
2008 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee
Interim report and
final report
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation)
Bill 2008 Community Affairs Committee
Interim report [Reporting date for the final report extended to
15 May 2008]
-
Tax Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Reduction) Bill 2008
Economics Committee
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill
2008 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Interim report and
final report
-
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Communications Fund)
Bill 2008 Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband
Network) Bill 2008 Environment, Communications and the Arts
Committee
Interim report and
final report
Other reports
- Economics Committee Australia's mandatory last resort home
warranty insurance schemes
Interim report [Reporting date for the final report extended to
16 October 2008]
Notices of motion given
To extend a reporting deadline:
- Australia's involvement in peacekeeping operations Foreign
Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee to report by 26 June 2008
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting:
- Australian Crime Commission Joint Committee 17 June 2008 from
3.30pm to 7.00 pm Australian Crime Commission Amendment Act
2007
- Community Affairs Committee 15 May 2008 from 3.30pm to 7.15pm
Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007 [2008]
To refer matters to committees:
-
Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill
2008 Electoral Matters Joint Committee to be referred to the
Committee as part of its inquiry into all aspects of the 2007
Federal Election
-
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee to report by 27
November 2008
-
Lobbying Code of Conduct Finance and Public Administration
Committee to report by the first sitting Thursday of August
2008
-
Special Disability Trusts Community Affairs Committee to report
by 18 September 2008
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]
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 were tabled
[Letters of advice about certain files created by departments and
agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year] [see Journal entries nos
28 and
31]
Departmental and agency contracts published on the Internet
A statement of compliance for the Treasury 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
Ministerial statements tabled
Ministerial statements were tabled as follows:
-
Lobbying code of conduct and register of lobbyists tabled by
the Special Minister of State (Senator Faulkner) [The Senate
debated and agreed to a
motion to take note of the statement]
-
Regional development Australia tabled by the Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing (Senator McLucas)
[A
motion to take note of the statement was agreed to]
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Death of Lance Corporal
Jason Marks
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Evans)
moved that the Senate record its deep regret at the death of
Lance Corporal Jason Marks while on a combat operation in
Afghanistan. The motion was supported.
Statement by President
The President made a
statement relating to unparliamentary language and a
matter raised by Senator Abetz on 20 March 2008.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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of each day's proceedings in the Senate. For a complete account see
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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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