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No. 47/2008
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.23pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008
[passed by the House of Representatives on 27 August 2008]
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences
and Carriers’ Liability Insurance) Bill 2008 [passed by the
House of Representatives on 27 August 2008]
- Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights)
Bill 2008 [private senator’s bill]
- Emergency Water (Murray-Darling Basin Rescue) Bill 2008
[private senator’s bill]
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2008
[passed by the House of Representatives on 27 August 2008]
- Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
[passed by the House of Representatives on 28 August 2008]
The following bill was debated
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008–second reading debate commenced [first
speaker ]
The following bill was defeated by a majority vote
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical and Other
Benefits—Cost Recovery) Bill 2008–defeated at the
second reading
The following bills were passed
- Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1)
2008–10
Government amendments agreed to and 8 items negatived [The
House of Representatives will now consider this bill]
- Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 [This
bill will now be assented to]
- Telecommunications Interception Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
[This bill will now be assented to]
- Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (Annual Charges) Bill
2008 [This bill will now be assented to]
Notices of motion
To introduce private senators’ bills
- ATMs and Cash Facilities in Licensed Venues Bill
2008–notice given by Senator Xenophon
- Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting
Amendment) Bill 2008–notice given by the Leader of the
Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
-
Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other
Measures) Bill 2008–Legal and Constitutional Affairs
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
New inquiries
-
Emergency Water (Murray-Darling Basin Rescue) Bill
2008–Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–to report by 30 September 2008 in conjunction with
part (1) of the committee’s inquiry into the provision of
water from and sustainable management of the Murray-Darling Basin
system
-
Matters relating to Australian Rules Football in
Tasmania–Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–to report by 30 June 2009
-
Western Australian gas crisis–Economics
Committee–to report by 14 October 2008
Proposed reference
The Senate did not agree to a motion moved by the Leader of the
Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) to refer matters relating to
the
Exclusive Brethren to the Community Affairs Committee.
[first
speaker]
Reporting date extended
The Senate agreed to extend the reporting date for the inquiry
of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee into the
implementation, operation and administration of the legislation
underpinning Carbon Sink Forests to 3 September 2008.
Notices of motion given
A notice of motion was given to authorise the Public Accounts
and Audit Joint Committee to hold
various meetings while the Senate is sitting.
Membership
Senator Lundy was discharged from and Senator Furner appointed
to the Community Affairs Committee.
A message from the House of Representatives was reported
advising that Mr Chester had been appointed to the Australian
Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint Committee.
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]
Orders for the production of documents—Order with
continuing effect
Departmental and agency contracts published on the
Internet
Statements of compliance for
various portfolios were tabled [Letters of advice about certain
contracts valued at $100 000 or more entered into by departments
and agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Documents tabled
- Department of the Senate–Travel expenditure–1 July
2007 to 30 June 2008
- Department of the Senate–Travelling allowance payments
made to senators and members–1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008
- Parliamentary zone–proposal and documentation relating to
the design of the Pavement Artwork at Reconciliation Place. A
notice of motion was given to approve the proposal.
Documents discussed
Committee reports, government responses and
Auditor-General’s reports were discussed.
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions agreed to
Motion debated
Statements by President
The President made statements relating to:
- a
matter raised during debate on 27 August 2008 about the
incorporation of documents in Hansard
- a
matter raised during question time on 28 August 2008 relating
to a question asked by Senator Abetz. [A
motion to take note of the statement was debated and agreed
to]
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
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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
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Business throughout the sitting day) are also available on the
Internet at www.aph.gov.au/senate
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