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No. 83/2009
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The Senate met from 9.30 am until 7.31 pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills debated
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and 10
related bills second reading debate commenced [first
speaker] 1 Australian Greens second reading
amendment to be determined [expressing a view about the policy
of the bill]
Notices of motion
To introduce a private senators' bill
- Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling Palm Oil) Bill
2009 notice given by Senator Xenophon, the Leader of the Australian
Greens (Senator Bob Brown) and the Leader of The Nationals in the
Senate (Senator Joyce)
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Appropriation (Water Entitlements and Home Insulation) Bill
2009-2010
- Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Bill 2009-2010
notice given by the Special Minister of State (Senator
Ludwig)
To vary the hours of meeting
A
notice of motion was given by the Special Minister of State
(Senator Ludwig) to vary the hours of meeting for 19 November 2009
to enable the Government's legislative program to be
considered.
Message from the House of Representatives
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support
for Students) Bill 2009 agreeing to 2 amendments made by the Senate
and disagreeing to 7 amendments [The Senate will reconsider the
amendments disagreed to by the House on a future sitting
day]
Bills assented to
Assent to a number of laws was reported in the Senate.
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates Documents tabled
Particulars of proposed expenditure and portfolio supplementary
estimates statements relating to water entitlements and home
insulation were tabled.
Reports tabled
Documents tabled
- Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill
2009 Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation
Committee Hansard record of proceedings, documents presented to the
committee and submissions
Public meetings
The Senate authorised the following public meetings to be held
while the Senate is sitting:
- Agricultural and Related Industries Select Committee 18
November 2009 from 4.00 pm Food production in Australia
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
19 November 2009 from 12.45 pm to 2.00 pm Impact of mining
operations on the Murray-Darling Basin
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
- Impact of mining operations on the Murray-Darling Basin to
report by 26 November 2009
- Sustainable management by the Commonwealth of water resources
to report by 3 February 2010
Terms of reference varied
The Senate
varied the terms of reference of the inquiry of the
Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee into
Australia Post's treatment of injured and ill workers.
Notice of motion given to refer matters to a
committee
A
notice of motion was given to refer matters relating to the
Church of Scientology to the Community Affairs References Committee
for report by 18 March 2010.
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]
Orders for the production of documents
Motions agreed to
The Senate agreed to the following orders:
-
Map of Australian forest cover by no later than 4.00 pm on
19 November 2009
- Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace
Relations (Senator Arbib) to table
copies of agreements relating to the Fair Work Amendment (State
Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009 part (1) of the order to be
tabled by 3.00 pm on 19 November 2009, parts (2) and (3)
ongoing
Documents tabled
The following documents were tabled in response to orders of the
Senate:
- Documents relating to an appointment to NBN Co. [tabled in
response to the order of the Senate agreed to on
17 November 2009]
- Minister for Climate Change and Water (Senator Wong)
- documents relating to aged care providers [tabled in response
to the order of the Senate agreed to on
17 November 2009]
- documents relating to Geoscience Australia's assessment of
carbon dioxide storage sites [tabled in response to the order of
the Senate agreed to on
17 November 2009]
- documents relating to the Health Insurance Amendment (Revival
of Table Items) Bill 2009 [tabled in response to the order of the
Senate agreed to on
17 November 2009] [A motion to take note of the documents
was debated and agreed to
first speaker]
Notice of motion given
Senator Cormann gave a
notice of motion to require certain documents relating to
cataract surgery to be tabled by 12.00 pm on 20 November
2009.
Documents tabled
- Commonwealth Ombudsman Report for 2008-09 on the Ombudsman's
activities in monitoring controlled operations conducted by the
Australian Crime Commission, the Australian Federal Police and the
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity
-
Government documents [and
considered]
Ministerial statement tabled
The Minister for Climate Change and Water (Senator Wong) tabled
a ministerial statement about landmines.
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
-
Responses to the challenge of peak oil moved by Senator
Milne
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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Related resources
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