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No. 17/2008
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The Senate met from12.30pm until 10.34pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Infrastructure Australia Bill 2008 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 17 March 2008]
- National Commissioner for Children Bill 2008 [private senator's
bill]
The following private senator's bill was restored to the Notice
Paper
- Freedom of Information Amendment (Open Government) Bill
2003
The following bill was debated
- Infrastructure Australia Bill 2008 second reading agreed to
[first
speaker] [details of the bill will be considered on a future
sitting day]
The following bill was passed
- Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with
Fairness) Bill 2008 37 Government amendments agreed to [the House
of Representatives will now consider the amendments made by the
Senate see Journals entries nos
4 and
25]
Notices of motion
To introduce bills
- Statute Law Revision Bill 2008 notice given by the Minister for
Human Services (Senator Ludwig)
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband
Network) Bill 2008 notice given by the Minister for Broadband,
Communications and the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy)
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation)
Bill 2008
- Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2008 and a
related bill
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Communications Fund)
Bill 2008
- Tradex Scheme Amendment Bill 2008
notice given by the Minister for Human Services (Senator
Ludwig)
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates reports tabled
Eight committees tabled reports into the 2007-08 additional
estimates.
Private meetings
The Senate authorised the Migration Joint Committee to hold
private meetings otherwise than in accordance with standing order
33(1)
during the sittings of the Senate.
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) Bill 2008
Community Affairs Committee to report by 12 August 2008
- Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee to report by 23 June
2008
Notices of motion given
To refer matters to committees:
-
Australia's capabilities in space science, industry and
education Economics Committee to report by 23 June 2008
-
Australia's space science and industry sector Economics
Committee to report by October 2008
-
Meat marketing Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee to report by 4 September 2008
- Schedule 1 of the Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill
2008 Electoral Matters Joint Committee to report by June 2009
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]
Orders for the production of documents Orders with
continuing effect
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on the
Internet
A statement of compliance for the Finance and Deregulation
portfolio was tabled [Letters of advice about certain files created
by departments and agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Documents tabled
Ministerial statement tabled
The Minister for Human Services (Senator Ludwig) tabled a
ministerial statement about global market turbulence and the
Australian economy. 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
Motions agreed to
Motions negatived
Statement by President
The President made a
statement relating to unparliamentary language and a
matter raised by the Minister for Climate Change and Water
(Senator Wong) on 17 March 2008.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals [see Journals entries nos
7 and
26].
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Related resources
The Order of Business (or Senate Red') and the
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throughout the sitting day) are also available on the Internet at
www.aph.gov.au/senate
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