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No. 40/2008
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 10.10pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Australian Energy Market Amendment (Minor Amendments) Bill 2008
[passed by the House of Representatives on 19 June 2008]
- Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2]
[private senators' bill]
The following bills were debated
- Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1)
2008-2009
Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009
Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2008-2009
second reading debate commenced [first
speaker]
The following bills were passed
- Commonwealth Securities and Investment Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008 [This bill will now be assented to]
- Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 [This bill
will now be assented to]
- Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008
1 Australian Democrat and 2 Opposition
amendments agreed to [The House of Representatives will now
consider the amendments made by the Senate]
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Employment
Entry Payment) Bill 2008 [This bill will now be assented to]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Report tabled
- Economics Committee Australia's space science and industry
sector
Interim report [A motion to take note of the report was debated
and agreed to
first speaker]
Government response tabled
A
government response to the report of the Employment, Workplace
Relations and Education References Committee on workplace
agreements was tabled.
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Mental health services in Australia Community Affairs Committee
to report by 25 September 2008
- Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee to report by 25 June
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 31 July 2008
To refer matters to committees:
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]
Notice of motion to disallow given
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances (Senator Wortley) gave a notice of motion to the Torres
Strait Regional Authority Section 142S
Declaration 2008.
Notices of intention to withdraw notices
Notices of intention to
withdraw notices to disallow 5 instruments were given.
Orders for the production of documents Document
tabled
The Special Minister of State (Senator Faulkner)
tabled a statement relating to sports and recreation facilities
[The document was tabled in response to the order of the Senate
agreed to on
17 June 2008 on the motion of Senator Bernardi]
Documents tabled
- Auditor-General
Audit report no. 42 of 2007-08
- Parliamentary Zone proposal and documentation relating to the
construction of a childcare centre within Parliament House. A
notice of motion was given to extend the approval. [A
motion to take note of the documents was agreed to]
-
A petition
Ministerial statements tabled
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital
Economy (Senator Conroy) tabled ministerial statements about:
- Australian participation in OECD Working Group on Bribery
- Commonwealth chief nursing and midwifery and other health
reforms
- East Timor
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions agreed to
Statement by President
The President made a
statement relating to the rules for questions and a
matter raised by the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator
Bob Brown) during question time on 19 June 2008.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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Related resources
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