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No. 84/2008
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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.
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:
1 December 2008
2 December 2008
3 December 2008
4 December 2008
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Report presented out of sitting to be tabled on 1
December 2008
- Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights)
Bill 2008–Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Committee
Reports on legislation due to be tabled this
week
1 December 2008
- A Bill for an Act about the Building Australia Fund, the
Education Investment Fund and the Health and Hospitals Fund, and
for other purposes and a related bill, together with a bill to
establish the COAG Reform Fund, and for other
purposes–Economics Committee
2 December 2008
- Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting
Amendment) Bill 2008–Community Affairs Committee
4 December 2008
- Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Repeal and
Consequential Amendment) Bill 2008–Environment,
Communications and the Arts Committee
Other reports due to be tabled this week
1 December 2008
- Economics Committee–Joint marketing arrangements on the
North West Shelf project
2 December 2008
- Agricultural and Related Industries Select
Committee–Pricing and supply arrangements in the Australian
and global fertiliser market
3 December 2008
- Economics Committee–Definition of unconscionable conduct
for the purposes of Part IVA of the Trade Practices Act
1974
- Economics Committee–Matters relating to the gas explosion
at Varanus Island, Western Australia
4 December 2008
- Community Affairs Committee–Government expenditure on
Indigenous affairs and social services in the Northern
Territory
- Economics Committee–Disclosure regimes for charities and
not-for-profit organisations
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Committee–Academic freedom in school and higher
education
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–Climate change and the Australian agricultural
sector–Final report
Other business
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
Motions to disallow to be considered
1 December 2008
4 December 2008
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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
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au