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No. 48/2008
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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.
Senators
Senators will give their first speeches on the following
dates:
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 September 2008
- Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and Other Legislation Amendment
Bill 2008
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill
2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 3) Bill 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Luxury Car Tax) Bill 2008 and 3 related
bills
2 September 2008
- Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other
Measures) Bill 2008
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Removal of the Higher
Education Workplace Relations Requirements and National Governance
Protocols Requirements and Other Matters) Bill 2008
3 September 2008
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation)
Bill 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 4) Bill 2008
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy Surcharge Thresholds) Bill
2008
4 September 2008
- AusLink (National Land Transport) Amendment Bill 2008
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill
2008
- Aviation Legislation Amendment (International Airline Licences
and Carriers’ Liability Insurance) Bill 2008
- Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
- Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008 and 2 related bills
- Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Datum) Bill 2008
- Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Reports due to be tabled this week
2 September 2008
- Unit Pricing (Easy comparison of grocery prices) Bill
2008–Economics Committee
3 September 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
4 September 2008
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee–Climate change and the Australian agricultural
sector
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee–Meat
marketing
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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