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No. 42/2009
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The Senate met from 12.30pm until 10.27pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill
2009
- International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Financial
Assistance) Bill 2009
- Social Security Amendment (Training Incentives) Bill 2009
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for
Carers) (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2009
[passed by the House of Representatives on 15 June 2009]
The following bills were debated
- Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other
Amendments) Bill 2009
Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments)
Bill 2009 committee of the whole commenced 18 Government and
1 Xenophon
amendments agreed to and 2 items negatived. 1 Opposition
amendment to be determined [further amendments remain to be
considered]
The following bills were defeated by a majority vote
- Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009 [see
Journals entry no.
38 for details of amendments to the bill] and a related bill
defeated at third reading [first
speaker]
The following bills were passed
- Nation Building Program (National Land Transport) Amendment
Bill 2009 [an Opposition
second reading amendment (as amended by the Government) was
agreed to expressing a view about the policy of the bill] [This
bill will now be assented to]
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for
Carers) Bill 2009 and a related bill [These bills will now be
assented to]
Notices of motion
To discharge a bill from the Notice Paper
- Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Amendment
(Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2009 notice given by the
Special Minister of State (Senator Ludwig)
To vary the hours of meeting
A
notice was given by the Special Minister of State (Senator
Ludwig) to vary the hours of meeting for Monday, 22 June 2009 to
enable the Government's legislative program to be further
considered.
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
Other reports
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint
Committee
Examination of the annual report for 2007-08 of the Integrity
Commissioner [a motion to take note of the report was agreed
to]
- Treaties Joint Committee
101st report Treaties tabled on 3 February 2009 [a motion to
take note of the report was debated and agreed to
first speaker]
Document tabled
- Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2008 Finance and
Public Administration Legislation Committee Correction to
report
New inquiries
- Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009
Economics Legislation Committee to report by 23 June 2009
-
Rural and regional access to secondary and tertiary education
opportunities Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References
Committee to report by 30 August 2009
Variation of appointment
The Senate agreed to a
motion varying the appointment of the Fuel and Energy Select
Committee.
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
Forestry and mining operations on the Tiwi Islands to report by 17
September 2009
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee AusCheck
Amendment Bill 2009 to report by 18 June 2009
Notices of motion given
To extend reporting deadlines
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee Oversight of the child care industry to report by 17
September 2009
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Public passenger transport in Australia to report by 20 August
2009
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee
- 17 and 24 June 2009 from 5.30pm
- 18 June 2009 from 9.30am to 11.30am Private briefing by
officers of the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee 24 June 2009 from
11.30am to 1.30pm Review of Auditor-General's reports
To refer matters to a committee
-
Matters relating to support and advocacy for international
students Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee to report by 16 November 2009 notice given by
Senator Hanson-Young
Membership
Messages from the House of Representatives were reported
advising of
various appointments to joint committees.
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]
Notices of motion withdrawn
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances withdrew notices of motion to disallow
5 instruments.
Order for the production of documents
Motion defeated
A
motion moved by Senator Siewert requiring the Minister
representing the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the
Arts (Senator Wong) to table all documents used in the preparation
of the Australian Terrestrial Biodiversity Assessment 2008 was
defeated.
Documents tabled
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions agreed to
-
20th anniversary of free elections in Poland moved by Senators
Hutchins, Hurley, Furner, Polley, Farrell, Sterle, Feeney, Bilyk,
Collins and Bishop
-
20th anniversary of free elections in Poland moved by Senator
Humphries
-
Antarctica, World Cultural and Natural Heritage list moved by
the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
-
Rights of indigenous peoples living in the Peruvian Amazon
moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob
Brown)
Motions negatived
-
20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre moved by the
Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
-
Establishment of an independent parliamentary standards
commissioner moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator
Bob Brown)
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals [see entries nos
9 and
44].
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