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No. 38/2008
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 9.18pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2007-2008
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2007-2008
[passed by the House of Representatives on 19 June 2008]
- Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1)
2008-2009
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009
[passed by the House of Representatives on 19 June 2008]
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment
(Control of Power Station Emissions) Bill 2008 [private senator's
bill]
- Evidence Amendment Bill 2008 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 18 June 2008]
- Poker Machine Harm Minimisation Bill 2008 [private senator's
bill]
The following bills were passed
- Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2007-2008
Appropriation Bill (No. 6) 2007-2008
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco Content) Bill 2008
- Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Bill 2008 and a
related bill
- Export Market Development Grants Amendment Bill 2008
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget and
Other Measures) Bill 2008
- Farm Household Support Amendment (Additional Drought Assistance
Measures) Bill 2008
- Fisheries Legislation Amendment (New Governance Arrangements
for the Australian Fisheries Management Authority and Other
Matters) Bill 2008
- Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2008
- Health Insurance Amendment (90 Day Pay Doctor Cheque Scheme)
Bill 2008
- Higher Education Support Amendment (2008 Budget Measures) Bill
2008
- Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment (2008
Budget Measures) Bill 2008
- Law Officers Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
- Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
- Quarantine Amendment (National Health Security) Bill 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Election Commitments No. 1) Bill 2008 and
2 related bills
- Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election
Commitments) Bill 2008
[These bills will now be assented to]
- Wheat Export Marketing Bill 2008 and a related bill
9 Liberal Party amendments agreed to [The House of
Representatives will now consider the amendments made by the
Senate]
The following private senators' bill was restored to the Notice
Paper
- Pregnancy Counselling (Truth in Advertising Bill) 2006
[2008]
Variation to days and hours of meeting
The Senate agreed to various changes to the days and hours of
meeting. [See Journals entries
4 and
53]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Reporting date extended
The Senate agreed to extend the reporting date for the inquiry
of the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee into the
sexualisation of children in the media to 25 June 2008.
Notices of motion given
To alter reporting deadlines:
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other
Measures) Bill 2008 Electoral Matters Joint Committee to report by
10 November 2008
- Mental health services in Australia Community Affairs Committee
to report by 25 September 2008
Membership
The Senate appointed Senator Stott Despoja as a member of the
Economics Committee to replace Senator Murray for the committee's
inquiry into Australia 's space science and industry sector.
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]
Regulations disallowed
The Senate agreed to a motion to disallow a
determination which amends and repeals the Health Insurance
(Dental Services) Determination 2007. [first
speaker]
Order for the production of documents
Statement by Minister
The Special Minister of State (Senator Faulkner) made
a statement relating to the order of the Senate [agreed to on
15 May 2008 ] requiring the tabling of documents concerning
defence procurement projects, and tabled a letter from the Minister
for Defence to the President of the Senate.
Documents tabled
Ministerial statement tabled
The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the
Voluntary Sector (Senator Stephens) tabled a ministerial statement:
The Northern Territory response: One Year on. The Senate debated a
motion (moved by Senator Bartlett) to take note of the
statement.
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions agreed to
Motion negatived
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
Statistics
Statistics on the work of the Senate this week will be available
in the Statistical
Summary, which forms part of StatsNet the
Department of the Senate's online statistical collection.
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Online
The Senate Daily Summary is available on the Internet
at www.aph.gov.au/senate
It is issued by the Senate Table Office as a convenient summary
of each day's proceedings in the Senate. For a complete account see
the official record, the Journals of the Senate , on the
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
Contact details
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phone 6277 3021
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