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No. 85/2009
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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.
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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:
23 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]
- Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment
(Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support
for Students) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009
[homepage]
Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 5) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill
2009 [homepage]
24 November 2009
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and 10
related bills
- Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History)
Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill
2009 [homepage]
Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill
(No. 2) 2009 [homepage]
25 November 2009
- Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment
(Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill
2009 [homepage]
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Participation
Requirement) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and
Amenities) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Tertiary
Admission Centres) Bill 2009 [homepage]
26 November 2009
- ACIS Administration Amendment (Application) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Appropriation (Water Entitlements and Home Insulation) Bill
2009-2010 [homepage]
Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Bill 2009-2010 [homepage]
- Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment
Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other
Measures) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Migration Amendment (Immigration Detention Reform) Bill 2009
[homepage]
- National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Personal Property Securities Bill 2009 [homepage]
Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009 [homepage]
Tax Laws Amendment (Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists) Bill
2009 [homepage]
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and
Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 [homepage]
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Reports due to be tabled this week
Reports on legislation
23 November 2009
- Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Bill
2009–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee
24 November 2009
- Banking Amendment (Keeping Banks Accountable) Bill
2009–Economics Legislation Committee
- Trade Practices Amendment (Guaranteed Lowest
Prices—Blacktown Amendment) Bill 2009–Economics
Legislation Committee
26 November 2009
- Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling Laws) Bill
2009–Economics Legislation Committee
- Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009–Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Other reports
23 November 2009
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint
Committee–Financial products and services in Australia
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee–Oversight of the child care industry
- National Broadband Network Select Committee–Final
report
25 November 2009
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee–Welfare of international students
26 November 2009
- Agricultural and Related Industries Select
Committee–Incidence and severity of bushfires across
Australia
- Community Affairs References Committee–Impact of gene
patents on the provision of healthcare in Australia
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References
Committee–Impact of mining operations on the Murray-Darling
Basin
- Finance and Public Administration References
Committee–Relationship between the Central Land Council and
Centrecorp Aboriginal Investment Corporations Pty Ltd
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References
Committee–Access to justice
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References
Committee–Australia’s judicial system and the role of
judges
- Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities Select
Committee–Third report
Proposed references
23 November 2009
- Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners)
Bill 2009 and related bills and amendments–Community Affairs
Legislation Committee–to report by 1 February
2010–notice given by Senator Siewert
- Matters relating to the Church of Scientology–Community
Affairs References Committee–to report by 18 March
2010–notice given by Senator Xenophon
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
24 November 2009
- Definition of electioneering in
subregulation 3AA(11) in item [1] of Schedule 1 of the
Parliamentary Entitlements Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)
Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1), as contained in Select
Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 250 and made under the
Parliamentary Entitlements Act 1990 [homepage]–notice
given by Senator Ronaldson
25 November 2009
- Health Insurance (Cataract Surgery) Determination 2009, made
under section 3C(1) of the Health Insurance Act 1973
[homepage]–notice
given by Senator Cormann, the Leader of the Family First Party
(Senator Fielding) and Senator Xenophon
Order for the production of documents
An interim response to an order of the Senate [agreed to on
19 November 2009] relating to the production of documents
concerning cataract surgery times was presented out of sitting and
will be tabled on 23 November 2009.
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Related resources
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throughout the sitting day) are also available on the Internet at
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