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No. 80/2009
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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.
National Apology
On 16 November 2009 the Government proposes to introduce into
the Senate a motion acknowledging a national apology to the
Forgotten Australians and former child migrants.
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:
16 November 2009
- Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination
Payments) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment
(Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2)
2009 [homepage]
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support
for Students) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 5) Bill 2009 [homepage]
17 November 2009
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] [homepage]
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill
2009 [No. 2] [homepage]
Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009 [No. 2]
[homepage]
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Customs) Bill 2009
[No. 2] [homepage]
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Excise) Bill 2009
[No. 2] [homepage]
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—General) Bill 2009
[No. 2] [homepage]
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits) Bill 2009
[No. 2] [homepage]
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS Fuel Credits)
(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [No. 2] [homepage]
Excise Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill
2009 [No. 2] [homepage]
Customs Tariff Amendment (Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme) Bill
2009 [No. 2] [homepage]
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Amendment (Household Assistance)
Bill 2009 [No. 2] [homepage]
18 November 2009
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and 10
related bills
- Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill
2009 [homepage]
- Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Tertiary
Admission Centres) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009 [homepage]
19 November 2009
- Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment
Bill 2009
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other
Measures) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Participation
Requirement) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Migration Amendment (Immigration Detention Reform) Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Social Security Amendment (National Green Jobs Corps
Supplement) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill
2009 [homepage]
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Government responses presented out of sitting to be tabled on
16 November 2009
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint
Committee–Opportunity not opportunism: Improving conduct in
Australian franchising
- Economics Committee–The need, scope and content of a
definition of unconscionable conduct for the purposes of Part IVA
of the Trade Practices Act 1974
Reports due to be tabled this week
Reports on legislation
16 November 2009
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill
(No. 2) 2009–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee
- Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill
2009–Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Legislation Committee
- Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Bill
2009–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009 and a
related bill–Economics Legislation Committee
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill
2009–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee
17 November 2009
- Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History)
Bill 2009–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee
19 November 2009
- Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service)
Bill 2008 [No. 2]–Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Legislation Committee
Other reports
16 November 2009
- Economics References Committee–GROCERYchoice
website–Final report
18 November 2009
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References
Committee–Australia’s judicial system and the role of
judges
19 November 2009
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References
Committee–Impact of mining operations on the Murray-Darling
Basin
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References
Committee–Economic and security challenges facing Papua New
Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific–Final
report
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References
Committee–Access to justice
Proposed reference
16 November 2009
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
16 November 2009
- Proclamation made on 14 May 2009 [Coral Sea Conservation Zone]
under subsection 390D(1) of the Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 [homepage]–notice
given by Senators Boswell and Macdonald
- Schedule 2 of the Fair Work Amendment Regulations 2009
(No. 1), as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2009
No. 164 and made under the Fair Work Act 2009
[homepage]–notice
given by Senator Abetz
- Threat Abatement Plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused
by Phytophthora cinnamomi (2009), made under section 279
of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999 [homepage]–further
debate on the motion moved by Senator Siewert
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Related resources
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