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No. 87/2009
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The Senate met from 12.30 pm until 8.24 pm
Legislation
For bills and
related documents
Bills considered
The following bill was introduced
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2009
[passed by the House of Representatives on 23 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]
Notice of motion 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 25 November 2009
to enable the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2]
and 10 related bills to be considered.
Messages from the House of Representatives
Agreeing to amendments made by the Senate
- AusCheck Amendment Bill 2009
- Federal Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Bill
(No. 1) 2008
- National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009
National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential
Provisions) Bill 2009
[the bills will now be assented to]
Considered
- 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 committee
resolved not to insist on its amendments. The Senate did not
agree to the motion to adopt the report of the committee –
first speaker . The House’s message may be further
considered on a future sitting day.]
Bills assented to
Assent to a law was reported in the Senate.
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
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint
Committee–Inquiry
into financial products and services in Australia [a motion to take
note of the report was debated –
first speaker]
- Procedure Committee–Fourth
Report of 2009–Rules for question time; Public interest
immunity claims: operation of the order of the Senate of 13 May
2009 [a notice
of motion to adopt the temporary order relating to question
time was given]
New inquiry
The Senate referred
matters relating to the role and practices of liquidators and
administratorsprior to and following the collapse of a business to
the Economics References Committee to report by 31 August
2010.
Meetings during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the following meetings to be held while
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
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee–25
November 2009–private meeting otherwise than in accordance
with standing order 33(1)
- 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
- National Broadband Network Select Committee–25 November
2009–private meeting otherwise than in accordance with
standing order 33(1)
Reporting date extended
The Senate agreed to extend the reporting date for the inquiry
of the Community Affairs References Committee into the impact of
gene patents on the provision of healthcare in Australia to 18
March 2010.
Notices of motion given to refer matters to committees
- Airservices Australia’s management of aircraft
noise–Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References
Committee–to report by 1 June 2010
- Consumer access to pharmaceutical benefits and the creation of
new therapeutic groups–Community Affairs References
Committee–to report by 30 June 2010
- Equity and diversity in the Royal Australian Navy–Foreign
Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee–to 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]
Notice of motion to rescind disallowances
Senator Colbeck gave a
notice of motion for the Senate to rescind its resolutions of
15 September 2009 disallowing the following instruments:
- Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry (Export Licensing)
Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)
- Export Control (Fees) Amendment Orders 2009 (No. 1)
- Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges)
Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1)
- Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Regulations 2009
(No. 1)
Notice of intention to withdraw a notice
Senator Ronaldson gave notice of his intention to withdraw a
notice of motion to disallow the 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].
Orders for the production of documents
Motion defeated
The Senate
did not agree to order 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.
Document tabled
The Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry) tabled a statement
relating to an order to produce legal advice about the Health
Insurance Amendment (Revival of Table Items) Bill 2009 [order of
the Senate agreed to on
23 November 2009].
Notices of motion given
The following notices of motion were given requiring Ministers
to table documents:
- Documents relating to an assessment by Geoscience Australia by
no later than 4.00 pm on 25 November 2009–notice given
by Senator Milne
- Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing
(Senator Ludwig) to table draft rules and regulations relating to
the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners)
Bill 2009 and related bills by no later than 12.00 pm on 26
November 2009–notice given by Senator Cormann
Documents tabled
Ministerial statement tabled
The Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry) tabled a ministerial
statement about freedom of information reform.
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions negatived
-
Nomination of Rwanda to join the Commonwealth–moved by
the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
-
Protection for journalists to cover deforestation
protests–moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens
(Senator Bob Brown)
Matter of public importance discussed
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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