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No. 37/2008
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.35pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Commonwealth Securities and Investment Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008 [passed by the House of Representatives on 18 June
2008]
- Dental Benefits Bill 2008 and a related bill [passed by the
House of Representatives on 17 June 2008]
- Tax Laws Amendment (Election Commitments No. 1) Bill 2008 and
2 related bills [passed by the House of Representatives on 18
June 2008]
The following bill was debated
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget and
Other Measures) Bill 2008–second reading debate commenced [
first speaker ]
The following bills were passed
- Dental Benefits Bill 2008 and a related bill–
1 Opposition amendment agreed to [The House of Representatives
will now consider the amendment made by the Senate]
- First Home Saver Accounts Bill 2008 and 2 related bills [These
bills will now be assented to]
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge)
Bill 2008 [This bill will now be assented to]
Notices of motion
To introduce private senators’ bills
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment
(Control of Power Station Emissions) Bill 2008–notice given
by the Leader of the Australian Democrats (Senator Allison)
- Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008–notice
given by Senators Troeth and Humphries
To restore a private senator’s bill to the Notice
Paper
- Pregnancy Counselling (Truth in Advertising) Bill
2006–notice given by Senators Stott Despoja and Nettle
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Report on legislation
-
Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007 [2008]–Community Affairs
Committee
Other reports
- Australian Crime Commission Joint Committee–Examination
of the Australian Crime Commission annual report 2006-07
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint
Committee–Examination
of the annual report of the Integrity Commissioner 2006-07
- Privileges Committee–134th
report–Effective Repetition [A
motion to endorse the principles outlined in paragraph 1.18 was
agreed to.]
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee–
-
Alert Digest No. 5 of 2008 and
5th report of 2008 [contain assessments of bills on civil
liberties and related grounds]
- Work of the committee during the 40th Parliament, February 2002
to August 2004
New inquiries
Selection of Bills Committee report
The Senate adopted
report no. 5 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and made the
following references:
- Evidence Amendment Bill 2008–Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee–to report not before 25 September 2008
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures)
Bill 2008–Finance and Public Administration
Committee–to report by 24 June 2008
- Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2008–Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee–to report by 24 June
2008
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill
2008–Environment, Communications and the Arts
Committee–to report by 14 October 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2008–Economics
Committee–to report by 24 June 2008
- Unit Pricing (Easy comparison of grocery prices) Bill
2008–Economics Committee–to report by 2 September
2008
Legislation references
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other
Measures) Bill 2008–Electoral Matters Joint
Committee–to report by 30 June 2009 in conjunction with the
committee’s inquiry into the 2007 Federal Election
- Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 and a
related bill–Economics Committee–to report not before
26 August 2008
- National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008 and a
related bill–Economics Committee–to report not before
29 September 2008
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other
Benefits—Cost Recovery) Bill 2008–Community Affairs
Committee–to report not before 18 August 2008
- Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth
Laws—Superannuation) Bill 2008–Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee–to report by 30 September 2008 or after the
consideration of any related bills
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 3) Bill
2008–Schedules 1 and 2–Economics Committee–to
report not before 18 August 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 and 3 related
bills–Economics Committee–to report not before 26
August 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill
2008–Economics Committee–to report not before 26 August
2008
Other references
Public meetings
The Senate authorised the following public meetings to be held
while the Senate is sitting:
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee–18
June 2008–continuing oversight of the operations of the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee–20 June 2008
from 9.15am– review of reforms to Australia ’s military
justice system by the Australian Defence Force
Notices of motion given
To extend a reporting deadline:
- Sexualisation of children in the media–Environment,
Communications and the Arts Committee– to report by 25 June
2008
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting:
- Economics Committee–20 June 2008–in camera
hearing
- Economics Committee–20 June 2008–Tax Laws Amendment
(Budget Measures) Bill 2008
- Finance and Public Administration Committee– 20 June 2008
from 10.00am to 12.30pm – Families, Housing, Community
Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment
(2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 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 to disallow given
-
Determination to amend and repeal the Health Insurance (Dental
Services) Determination 2007–notice given by Senator
Colbeck
-
Regulations repealing the Health Insurance (General Medical
Services Table) Regulations 2006 and making the Health Insurance
(General Medical Services Table) 2007–notice given by Senator
Barnett
-
Various legislative instruments –notice given by the
Chair of the Regulations and Ordinances Committee ( Senator Wortley
)
Documents tabled
Ministerial statements tabled
The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship ( Senator Evans )
tabled ministerial statements about:
- Indigenous legal funding
- National Product Safety Reform
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Matters of public interest debate–first
speaker
Motion agreed to
Valedictory speeches
A series of speeches were given recognising the contribution of
those senators whose terms expire on 30 June 2008. [
first speaker]
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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