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No. 42/2008
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.53pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bill was introduced
- Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008 [new Senate
bill]
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Governance Review Implementation (AASB and AUASB) Bill
2008
- Governor-General Amendment (Salary and Superannuation) Bill
2008
The following bill was debated
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008 [further
amendments remain to be considered]
The following bills were passed
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures)
Bill 2008 [see Journals of
24 June 2008 for details of amendments made to the bill] [The
House of Representatives
agreed to make the amendment requested by the Senate and will
now consider the amendments made by the Senate]
- Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2008 [This bill will
now be assented to]
- Tax Laws Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2008 [This bill will
now be assented to]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee Review
of the Re-Listing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
- Public Works Joint Committee
5th report of 2008 Referrals tabled in March 2008
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee Budget
estimates 2008-09
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee
Alert Digest No. 6 of 2008 and
6th report of 2008 [contain assessments of bills on civil
liberties and related grounds]
Documents tabled
- Community Affairs Committee additional information in relation
to the following inquiries:
- A decent quality of life: Inquiry into cost of living pressures
on older Australians
- Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2007 [2008]
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation)
Bill 2008
- Senators' Interests Committee Register of senators' interests,
incorporating statements of registrable interests and notifications
of alterations of interests of senators lodged between 8 December
2007 and 23 June 2008
New inquiries
Selection of Bills Committee report
The Senate adopted
report no. 6 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and made the
following references:
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008
and 3 related bills Economics Committee to report by 16
October 2008
- Poker Machine Harm Minimisation Bill 2008 Community Affairs
Committee to report by 10 November 2008
Other references
-
Food production in Australia Agricultural and Related
Industries Select Committee to report by 27 November 2009
-
Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 Environment,
Communications and the Arts Committee to report by 15 August
2008
Establishment of select committees
The Senate established the following
select committees:
- Fuel and Energy
- National Broadband Network
Public meeting
The Senate authorised the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Committee to hold a public meeting while the Senate is sitting on
26 June 2008 from 4.00pm for the committee's inquiry into the
review of reforms to Australia 's military justice system by the
Australian Defence Force.
Reporting date extended
The Senate agreed to extend the reporting date for the inquiry
of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee into the Rights
of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008 to 26 June
2006.
Notices of motion given to refer matters to
committees
-
Developing Australia's capacity in the area of climate change
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee to report
by 20 March 2009
-
Effectiveness of the Commonwealth Sex Discrimination Act
1984 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
-
Resource management Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee to report by 27 November 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, including
Governor-General's Proclamations]
Orders for the production of documents
Motion agreed to
The Senate
ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Defence
(Senator Faulkner) to table a statement of the commercial harm that
will result from the disclosure of documents relating to defence
procurement projects. [See also Journals of
15 May 2008 and
19 June 2008]
Documents tabled
- Auditor-General
Audit report no. 44 of 2007-08
- Department of the Senate Register of Senate senior executive
officers' interests, incorporating notifications of alterations of
interests of Senate senior executive officers lodged between 8
December 2007 and 23 June 2008
-
Government documents
Ministerial statements tabled
The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the
Voluntary Sector (Senator Stephens) tabled ministerial statements
about:
- Aviation training package
- Helping older Australians enjoy the movies: Accessible
cinema
- 60th anniversary of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Motions agreed to
-
Commercial Ready program moved by Senator Abetz
-
Explanation of Government's opposition to a motion relating to
global warming moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens
(Senator Bob Brown)
Valedictory speeches
Senator Nettle and Australian Democrats senators [first
speaker] gave their valedictory speeches.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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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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