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No. 60/2008
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 10.12pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 and a related bill [passed by the
House of Representatives on 22 September 2008]
The following bill was agreed to with requests
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008–1
Government, 1 Family First and 2 Senator Xenophon
requests for amendments agreed to [see Journals entries nos
4 and
27 ] [The House of Representatives will now consider whether to
make the amendments requested by the Senate]
The following bills were passed
- A New Tax System (Luxury Car Tax Imposition—Customs)
Amendment Bill 2008 and 2 related bills [These bills will now be
assented to]
Change to days and hours of meeting
The Senate agreed to vary the
hours of meeting for 23 September 2008 to allow the
Government’s legislative program to be considered.
Notices of motion
To introduce bills
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television
Switch-over) Bill 2008–notice given by the Minister for
Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy ( Senator Conroy
)
- Migration Legislation Amendment (Worker Protection) Bill
2008–notice given by the Minister for Immigration and
Citizenship ( Senator Evans )
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- AusLink ( National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2008
- Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2008
- Safe Work Australia Bill 2008 and a related bill
–notice given by the Minister for Human Services ( Senator
Ludwig )
Bills assented to
Assent to a number of laws was reported in the Senate
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Report on legislation
-
Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008
and 3 related bills–Economics Committee [a
motion to take note of the report was moved]
Other reports
- Public Works Joint Committee–Report
no. 7 of 2008–Update report: The Christmas Island
Immigration Detention Centre Project [a motion to take note of the
report was
debated and agreed to]
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–Implementation,
operation and administration of the legislation underpinning Carbon
Sink Forests [a motion to take note of the report was
debated]
Public meetings
The Senate authorised the following public meetings to be held
while the Senate is sitting:
- Economics Committee–23 September 2008 from
6.00pm–Australia’s space science and industry
sector
- Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee– 24
September 2008 from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm – Renewable Energy
(Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee–24
September 2006 from 3.30pm –Horse Disease Response Levy Bill
2008 and 2 related bills
Reporting date extended
The Senate agreed to extend the reporting date for the inquiry
of the Economics Committee into matters relating to the gas
explosion at Varanus Island , Western Australia to 13 November
2008.
Membership
The Senate agreed to the following changes and appointments to
committee membership:
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint
Committee–Senator Cormann discharged and Senator Johnston
appointed
- Selection of Bills Committee– Senator Ellison discharged
and Senator Coonan appointed
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 gave a notice of motion to disallow the
Social Security (Public Interest Certificate Guidelines)
(DEEWR) Amendment Determination 2008.
Notices of motion withdrawn
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances withdrew notices of motion to disallow
4 instruments.
Documents tabled
Ministerial statements tabled
The Minister for Human Services ( Senator Ludwig ) tabled
ministerial statements about :
- Googong Dam
- Mortimer review into defence procurement and sustainment,
together with the report entitled Going to the next
level
Other
business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions agreed to
-
Assessment of the proposed dam on the Mary River, Queensland
–moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens ( Senator Bob
Brown )
-
Management of the Murray-Darling river system –moved by
Senator Hanson-Young
Motion negatived
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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Senate, on the Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm
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