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No. 54/2008
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 10.14pm
Senators
Senators
Williams and
Kroger gave their first speeches.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008
[passed by the House of Representatives on 15 September 2008]
- Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation
Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008 [passed by the House
of Representatives on 4 September 2008]
The following bills were debated
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill
2008–second reading debate continued [first
speaker]
- Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008–second
reading debate commenced [first
speaker]
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Report tabled
-
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008–Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee
[A motion to take note of the report was
debated]
- Community Affairs Committee–A decent quality of life:
Inquiry into the cost of living pressures on older Australians
New inquiry
-
Expenditure on Indigenous affairs and social services in the
Northern Territory–Community Affairs Committee–to
report by 4 December 2008
Notices of motion given
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting:
- Economics Committee–Australia’s mandatory Last
Resort Home Warranty Insurance scheme:
- Wednesday, 17 September 2008, from 4.00pm to 5.30pm
- Tuesday, 23 September 2008, from 5.00pm to 6.00pm
- Wednesday, 24 September 2008, from 5.00pm to 6.00pm
To refer matters to a committee:
The Manager of Opposition Business (Senator Ellison) and the
Manager of Government Business (Senator Ludwig) gave a
notice of motion to certain health
regulations, the subject of a disallowance motion by Senator
Barnett, to the Finance and Public Administration Committee to
report by 13 November 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]
Notices of motion given
To disallow
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances
gave notices to disallow the following delegated legislation:
- A
Determination specifying guidelines for the disclosure of
information relating to family assistance by the Secretary of the
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous
Affairs
- A
Determination specifying guidelines for the disclosure of
information relating to social security by the Secretary of the
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous
Affairs
To rescind a disallowance
The Minister for Human Services (Senator Ludwig) gave a notice of
motion to rescind the
resolution of the Senate of 19 June 2008 disallowing a
determination which amends and repeals the Health Insurance
(Dental Services) Determination 2007.
Orders for the production of documents
Statements by Ministers
- The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
(Senator Carr) made
a statement relating to the order of the Senate [agreed to on
3 September 2008] requiring the tabling of documents concerning
emissions-intensive companies by no later than 4.00pm on 4
September 2008 [A
motion to take note of the statement was debated and agreed
to]
- The Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator
Sherry) made
a statement relating to the order of the Senate [agreed to on
3 September 2008] requiring the tabling of the report of the
Strategic Review of Climate Change Policies by no later than 4.00pm
on 4 September 2008 [A
motion to take note of the statement was agreed to]
Orders with continuing effect
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on
the Internet
Statements of compliance for the various agencies were tabled [see
Journals entries
16 and
19] [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 Veterans’ Affairs 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
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Ministerial arrangements
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Evans)
informed the Senate of changes to the representational arrangements
of the
Rudd Ministry.
Address-in-reply
The Address-in-reply to the Governor-General’s speech was
agreed to.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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