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No. 86/2009
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The Senate met from 12.30 pm until 10.20 pm
Legislation
For bills and
related documents
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Appropriation (Water Entitlements and Home Insulation) Bill
2009-2010
Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Bill 2009-2010
[passed by the House of Representatives on 19 November 2009]
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill
2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on 19 November
2009]
- Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill
2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on 17 November
2009]
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Participation
Requirement) Bill 2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on
19 November 2009]
- Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling Palm Oil) Bill
2009 [private senators' bill]
- Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Tertiary
Admission Centres) Bill 2009 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 19 November 2009]
- Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Bill
2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on 19 November
2009]
- Tax Laws Amendment (Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists)
Bill 2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on 19 November
2009]
The following bills were debated
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and 10
related bills second reading debate continued [first
speaker]
Bill passed
Motions moved by Senator Cormann to suspend standing orders
[first
speaker] and to enable the Health Insurance Amendment
(Compliance) Bill 2009 to have precedence were agreed to.
The Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009 was then
debated [first
speaker] and passed 7 Opposition amendments and 2
Opposition/Family First/Senator Xenophon amendments were agreed to
and 1 subsection negatived [The House of Representatives will now
consider the
amendments made by the Senate]
Notices of motion
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Bill 2009
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and
Amenities) Bill 2009
notice given by the Special Minister of State (Senator
Ludwig)
Relating to the consideration of bills
A
notice of motion was given by the Leader of the Family First
Party (Senator Fielding) relating to the third reading of the
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and 10 related
bills.
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 24 November 2009
to enable the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]
and 10 related bills to be considered.
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
-
Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Bill
2009 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Other reports
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee
Provision of childcare [a motion to take note of the report was
debated
first speaker]
- Privileges Committee
141st Report Possible interference with, or imposition of a
penalty on, a witness before the Legal and Constitutional Affairs
References Committee [a
motion was moved in relation to the report]
- Public Works Joint Committee
[a
motion to take note of the reports was agreed to]
New inquiry
The Senate
referred the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse
Practitioners) Bill 2009 and related bills and Government
amendments to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee to report
by 1 February 2010.
Meetings during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the following private meetings to be held
while the Senate is sitting:
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee 23
November 2009 from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
- National Broadband Network Select Committee 23 November 2009
from 3.30 pm
- Privileges Committee 23 and 24 November 2009
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee Financial
products and services in Australia to report by 24 November
2009
- National Broadband Network Select Committee to report by 25
November 2009
Reporting date established
The Senate established a reporting date of 24 December 2009 for
the inquiry of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References
Committee into the security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and
the island states of the southwest Pacific.
Notices of motion given
To extend reporting deadlines
- Community Affairs References Committee Impact of gene patents
on the provision of healthcare in Australia to report by 18 March
2010
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting
- Agricultural and Related Industries Select Committee 24
November 2009 from 4.00 pm Food production in Australia
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee
25 November 2009 from 5.00 pm Continuing oversight of the
operations of the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee 25 November
2009 from 11.00 am Australia's trade and investment relations
with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America
To refer matters to committees
-
Access to planning options and services for people with a
disability and their carers Community Affairs References Committee
to report by 2 September 2010 notice given by Senator
Boyce
-
Role and practices of liquidators and administrators prior to
and following the collapse of a business Economics References
Committee to report by 31 August 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]
Notice of motion withdrawn
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances withdrew a notice of motion to disallow the National
Health Security (SSBA Standards) Amendment Determination 2009
(No. 1), made under subsection 35(1) of the National
Health Security Act 2007 [homepage].
Orders for the production of documents
Motion agreed to
The Senate
ordered the Minister representing the Minister for Health and
Ageing (Senator Ludwig) to table legal advice relating to the
Health Insurance Amendment (Revival of Table Items) Bill 2009 by no
later than 12.00 pm on 24 November 2009.
Document tabled
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 tabled.
Notice of motion given
Senator Fierravanti-Wells gave a
notice of motion to require the Minister representing the Prime
Minister (Senator Evans) to table documents relating to meetings of
the Border Protection Committee of Cabinet by 2.00 pm on
25 November 2009.
Documents tabled
- Australian Parliamentary Delegation Report Tonga and Vanuatu 22
July to 1 August 2009 [a
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Report for 2008-09
[a
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
-
2 petitions
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions agreed to
-
Development of an effective national threat abatement plan for
Phytophthora cinnamomi moved by Senators Siewert and
Macdonald
-
Foreign aid support for maternal health services moved by
Senator Moore
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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