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No. 27/2009
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.36pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Fair Work Amendment (Paid Parental Leave) Bill 2009 [private
senators' bill]
- Financial Assistance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 [passed by
the House of Representatives on 13 May 2009]
- Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment
(2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 13 May 2009]
The following bills were debated
- Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009 and a
related bill second reading agreed to [first
speaker] [details of the bills will be considered on a future
sitting day]
- Employment and Workplace Relations Amendment Bill 2008 second
reading debate commenced [first
speaker]
The following bills were passed
- Excise Tariff Validation Bill 2009
Customs Tariff Validation Bill 2009 [first
speaker]
[These bills will now be assented to]
Notices of motion
To introduce bills
- Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery
Scheme) Bill 2009 notice given by Senator Ludlam
- National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009 notice given by
the Special Minister of State (Senator Faulkner)
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Financial Assistance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009
- Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment
(2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009
- Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business and General Business Tax
Break) Bill 2009
notice given by the Minister for Human Services (Senator
Ludwig)
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Report on legislation
Other reports
- Community Affairs Committee
Matters not disposed of by the current committee that will
continue under the revised committee structure from 14 May 2009
[report adopted]
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee
Alert Digest No. 5 of 2009 and
4th report of 2009 [contain assessments of bills on civil
liberties and related grounds]
Report considered
- Procedure Committee
Second report of 2009 The Senate committee system [a motion to
amend standing order 25 was agreed to]
Document tabled
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee Draft estimates for
the Australian National Audit Office 2009-10
Statement
New inquiry
-
Tender process for employment services contracts Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations Committee to report by 25 June
2009
New order of continuing effect
The Senate debated and agreed to a
motion moved by Senator Cormann establishing an order of
continuing effect about requests for information and claims of
public interest immunity [first
speaker]. The motion also requires the Procedure Committee to
review the operation of the order and report to the Senate by 20
August 2009.
Meeting during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the Treaties Joint Committee to hold a
meeting while the Senate is sitting on 14 May 2009 from 9.30am.
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Climate Policy Select Committee to report by 15 June 2009
- Community Affairs Committee Compliance audits on Medicare
benefits to report by 10 June 2009
- Economics Committee Foreign investment in Australia to report
by 17 July 2009
Notices of motion given
To extend reporting deadlines
- Economics Committee 2009-10 Budget estimates to report by 25
June 2009
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee Import risk
analysis for the importation of Cavendish bananas from the
Philippines to report by 22 May 2009
To vary the appointment and reporting date of a committee
To hold a meeting when the Senate is sitting
- Economics Committee 22 June 2009 from 12.30 pm Matters arising
from consideration of the 2009-10 Budget estimates
To refer matters to committees
-
Accountability regime for the declaration of gifts by senators
Senators' Interests Committee notice given by Senator Xenophon
-
Any bills introduced into the House of Representatives that
form part of the Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Economics Committee to report by 15 June 2009 notice given by
the Minister for Climate Change and Water (Senator Wong)
-
Any budget-related bills introduced into the Parliament after
12 May 2009 and before 5 June 2009 that are proposed to commence
prior to 11 August 2009 Standing committees to report by 16 June
2009 notice given by Senator Parry
-
Relationship between the Central Land Council and Centrecorp
Aboriginal Investment Corporation Pty Ltd Finance and Public
Administration References Committee to report by 11 August 2009
notice given by Senator Scullion
Membership
The Senate discharged Senator Coonan from the Selection of Bills
Committee and appointed Senator Bushby.
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]
Notice of motion to disapprove given
The Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) gave a
notice of motion to disapprove Part 3 (clauses 3.1 to 3.3) of
Remuneration Tribunal Determination 2009/04.
Orders for the production of documents
Motion agreed to
The Senate
ordered the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the
Digital Economy (Senator Conroy) to table documents relating to the
National Broadband Network, no later than 6.50pm on 13 May 2009
moved by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator
Minchin).
Orders with continuing effect
Departmental and agency appointments
A statement of compliance for the Australian Institute of Family
Studies was tabled [Lists of appointments made and existing
vacancies are
required to be tabled 7 days before the commencement of budget,
supplementary budget and additional estimates hearings]
Departmental and agency grants
A statement of compliance for the Australian Institute of Family
Studies was tabled [Lists of all grants approved are
required to be tabled 7 days before the commencement of budget,
supplementary budget and additional estimates hearings]
Documents tabled
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Matters of public interest debate
first speaker
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions agreed to
Motion negatived
Motion debated
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals [see Journals entries nos
9 and
35].
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