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No. 44/2008
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On the first day of each sitting week the Senate Daily Summary
outlines the business scheduled for consideration in the Senate. On
subsequent days, it provides a convenient summary of the previous
day’s proceedings in the Senate, with links to official
Senate records.
Another document useful in tracking the business of the Senate
is the Dynamic
Red, which records proceedings in the Senate as they
happen.
Proceedings on 26 August
The Senate will meet on 26 August at 12.00pm. The
Governor-General will administer the oath or affirmation to
senators elected to serve from 1 July 2008. The Senate will then
elect the President of the Senate. The Senate will suspend,
resuming at 2.00pm to elect the Deputy President.
Senators
On 27 August Senators
Pratt,
Xenophon and
Bilyk will give their first speeches.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills to be considered
The government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as
follows
26 August 2008
- Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2008
27 August 2008
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher
Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance
Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Bill 2008
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other
Benefits—Cost Recovery) Bill 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 and 3 related
bills
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill
2008
28 August 2008
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008
- Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
- Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill
2008
- Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (Annual Charges) Bill
2008
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled on 26
August 2008
Reports on legislation
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other
Benefits—Cost Recovery) Bill 2008–Community Affairs
Committee
- Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 [No.
2]– Environment, Communications and the Arts
Committee–Interim report
Other reports
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Committee–Australia’s involvement in peacekeeping
operations–Interim report and final report
- National Capital and External Territories Joint
Committee–The way forward – Inquiry into the role of
the National Capital Authority
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–Administration of the Civil Aviation Safety
Authority (CASA) and related matters–Interim report
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–Implementation, operation and administration of the
legislation underpinning Carbon Sink Forests–Interim
report
Government responses
- Environment, Communications and the Arts
Committee–Indigenous art: Securing the
future–Australia’s Indigenous visual arts and craft
sector
- Finance and Public Administration Committee–Departmental
and agency contracts: Second report on the operation of the Senate
order for the production of lists of departmental and agency
contracts
Reports due to be tabled
- Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2008 and a
related bill–Economics Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 3) Bill
2008–Schedules 1 and 2–Economics Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 and 3 related
bills–Economics Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill
2008–Economics Committee
27 August 2008
Reports on legislation
- Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other
Measures) Bill 2008–Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 4) Bill
2008–Economics Committee
- Trade Practices (Creeping Acquisitions) Amendment Bill 2007
[2008]–Economics Committee
- Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008–Economics
Committee
Other report
- State Government Financial Management Select Committee
28 August 2008
- Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee–Waste
management in Australia and the Drink Container Recycling Bill
2008
- Finance and Public Administration Committee–Lobbying code
of conduct
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–Implementation, operation and administration of the
legislation underpinning Carbon Sink Forests–Final
report
Proposed references
26 August 2008
-
Exclusive Brethren–Community Affairs Committee–to
report by 26 November 2008
-
Matters relating to Australian Rules football in
Tasmania–Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–to report by 30 March 2009
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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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