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No. 66/2009
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 8.27pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation
Amendment Bill 2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on 9
September 2009]
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband
Network Measures Network Information) Bill 2009 [passed by the
House of Representatives on 14 September 2009 further consideration
of the bill is subject to an order agreed to by the Senate on
13 May 2009]
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Asian Development Bank (Additional Subscription) Bill 2009
- Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination
Payments) Bill 2009
- Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Services
Modernisation) Bill 2009
- International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2009
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation
Amendment Bill 2009
The following bill was debated
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and
Other Measures) Bill 2009 second reading agreed to [first
speaker] and committee of the whole commenced
4 AG amendments agreed to [further amendments remain to be
considered]
The following bill was discharged from the Notice
Paper
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband
Network Measures No. 1) Bill 2009
Bills to be considered together
The Senate agreed that the following bills may be considered
together for their remaining stages:
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies)
Amendment Bill 2009
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation
Amendment Bill 2009
Notices of motion to introduce private senator's
bills
- Geothermal and Other Renewable Energy (Emerging Technologies)
Amendment Bill 2009 notice given by Senator Minchin
- Renewable Energy (Certificates and Other Matters) Amendment
Bill 2009 notice given by Senator Cash
Messages from the House of Representatives
- Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2009 and a
related bill agreeing to the bills without amendments [The bills
will now be assented to]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee
Statutory oversight of the Australian Securities and
Investments Commission [a
motion to take note of the report was debated and agreed
to]
- Public Works Joint Committee 5th
report of 2009 Fit-out and external works, Anzac Park West,
Parkes, ACT; and fit-out of Tuggeranong Office Park, Greenway, ACT
[a
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
- Treaties Joint Committee 105th
report Treaties tabled on 13 May, 25 June and
20 August 2009 [a
motion to take note of the report was debated and agreed
to]
Meetings during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the following meetings to be held while
the Senate is sitting:
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee 16
September 2009 from 6.30 pm
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee 16
September 2009 from 1.50pm Private meeting otherwise than in
accordance with standing order 33(1)
- Fuel and Energy Select Committee 16 September 2009 Private
meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)
Notices of motion given to extend reporting
deadlines
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee Oversight of the child care industry to report by 29
October 2009
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
Australia's judicial system and the role of judges to report by 18
November 2009
Membership
The Senate agreed to the following changes and appointments to
committee membership:
- Economics References Committee Senator O'Brien to replace
Senator Pratt for the committee's inquiry into the Australian dairy
industry Senator Pratt appointed as a participating member
- Electoral Matters Joint Committee Senator Hutchins discharged
and Senator Feeney appointed
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]
Regulations disallowed
Senator Milne gave notice of her intention to withdraw a notice
to disallow 4 instruments. The Leader of the Family First
Party (Senator Fielding) indicated his objection and the notice was
transferred into his name. The Senate debated his motion together
with a motion moved by Senator Colbeck [first
speaker] and the following instruments were disallowed:
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Export Licensing)
Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)
- Export Control (Fees) Amendment Orders 2009 (No. 1)
- Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges)
Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)
- Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Regulations 2009
(No. 1)
Notice of motion to disallow given
Senator Colbeck gave a notice of motion to disallow the
Inclusion of ecological communities in the list of threatened
ecological communities [Lowland Native Grasslands of Tasmania],
made on 18 June 2009 under section 181 of the Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 [homepage].
Orders for the production of documents
Notice of motion given
Senator Milne gave a
notice of motion to require maps of Australian forest cover for
each year since 1990 to be tabled no later than 4.00pm on 26
October 2009.
Documents tabled
Ministerial statements tabled
The Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry) tabled ministerial
statements on:
- delivering pension reform [a
motion to take note of the statement was agreed to]
- future of ABC Learning
- Zimbabwe
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motion agreed to
-
Progress on the Millennium Development Goals moved by Senators
Barnett and Payne
Motion negatived
Matter of public importance discussed
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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