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No. 89/2009
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The Senate met from 9.30 am and suspended at 11.00 pm on
Thursday, 26 November 2009, and met from 9.30 am until
3.45 pm on Friday, 27 November 2009
Legislation
For bills and
related documents
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment
(Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2009
[private senator’s bill]
- Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Bill 2009 [passed by the
House of Representatives on 25 November 2009]
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2)
Bill 2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on 25 November
2009]
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Bill 2009 [passed
by the House of Representatives on 23 November 2009]
- Native Title Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 [passed by the House
of Representatives on 24 November 2009]
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 2009
[passed by the House of Representatives on 25 November 2009]
- Trade Practices Amendment (Material Lessening of
Competition—Richmond Amendment) Bill 2009 [private
senator’s bill]
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- ACIS Administration Amendment (Application) Bill 2009
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment
Bill 2009
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill
2009
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Bill 2009
The following bills were debated
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and 10
related bills–committee of the whole continued–23
Government amendments agreed to and 36 Government
amendments are before the committee [further amendments remain to
be considered]
[A motion moved by the Special Minister of State (Senator
Ludwig) was agreed to–standing orders 120(3)
and 122(1)
and (2) not apply to the bills]
The following bills were introduced, debated and passed
- ACIS Administration Amendment (Application) Bill 2009
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Amendment
Bill 2009
[These bills will now be assented to]
The following bills were passed
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill
2009
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Participation
Requirement) Bill 2009
- Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Tertiary
Admission Centres) Bill 2009
- Personal Property Securities Bill 2009 and a related bill
- Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Bill 2009 and a related
bill
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 5) Bill 2009
[These bills will now be assented to]
Message from the House of Representatives
- Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill
2009–agreeing to 8 amendments made by the Senate and
disagreeing to 2 amendments . The Senate insisted on its
amendments. [The House of Representatives will now further consider
the amendments made by the Senate]
Variation to days and hours of meeting
The Senate agreed to
vary the days and hours of meeting to enable the
Government’s legislative program to be considered.
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
-
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
- Appropriations and Staffing Committee–PDF
13KB–Appointment of the Clerk of the Senate
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee–Welfare
of international students [a motion to take note of the report
was debated –
first speaker]
- Finance and Public Administration References
Committee–The
relationship between the Central Land Council and Centrecorp
Aboriginal Investment Corporation Pty Ltd
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee–
- Access to justice
- Australia’s judicial system and the role of judges
–Interim
report [the reporting date for the final reports was extended
to 8 December 2009]
- National Broadband Network Select Committee–Third
report [a motion varying the appointment of the committee was
debated and agreed to –
first speaker] [a motion to take note of the report was debated
–
first speaker]
- Publications Committee–15th
Report [report adopted]
- Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities Select
Committee–Third
report
Documents tabled
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee–Provision of childcare–Errata
- Community Affairs References Committee–Lost innocents and
forgotten Australians revisited: Report on the progress with the
implementation of the recommendations of the lost innocents and
forgotten Australians reports
- Schedule of government responses outstanding to parliamentary
committee reports–tabled by the President of the Senate on 25
June 2009
New inquiries
Selection of Bills Committee report
The Senate adopted
report no. 18 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and made the
following references:
- Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil)
Bill 2009–Community Affairs Legislation Committee–to
report by 15 June 2010
- Plain Tobacco Packaging (Removing Branding from Cigarette
Packs) Bill 2009–Community Affairs Legislation
Committee–to report by 17 March 2010
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform
and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and
Other Legislation Amendment (2009 Measures) Bill 2009
Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and
Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Racial Discrimination
Act) Bill 2009
–Community Affairs Legislation Committee–to report by 9
March 2010
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 6) Bill
2009–Economics Legislation Committee–to report by 25
February 2010
- Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information)
Bill 2009–Economics Legislation Committee–to report by
25 February 2010
- Textile, Clothing and Footwear Strategic Investment Program
Amendment (Building Innovative Capability) Bill
2009–Economics Legislation Committee–to report by 25
February 2010
Other reference
-
Equity and diversity health checks in the Royal Australian
Navy–Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References
Committee–to report 18 March 2010
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Agricultural and Related Industries Select Committee–to
report by 30 June 2010
- Food production in Australia
- Incidence and severity of bushfires across Australia
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References
Committee–Impact of mining operations on the Murray-Darling
Basin–to report by 4 December 2009
Notices of motion given to refer matters to a committee
A
notice of motion was given by Senator Xenophon to refer matters
relating to interactive and online gambling to the Community
Affairs References Committee to report by 14 May 2010.
Membership
The Senate discharged Senator Milne from the Agricultural and
Related Industries Select Committee and appointed her as a
participating member.
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:
- Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing
(Senator Ludwig) to table a copy of the
Government’s response to recommendations set out in a
report by the National Preventative Health Taskforce by no later
than 4 December 2009
-
Research paper, The brave new world of carbon to be
tabled by 1.00 pm on 26 November 2009
Motion defeated
A
motion moved by Senator Siewert requiring the Minister
representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services
and Indigenous Affairs (Senator Evans) to table documents relating
to meetings held under the Northern Territory Emergency Response
Redesign Consultation process was defeated.
Documents tabled
The following documents were tabled in response to orders of the
Senate:
- Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry)–Statements relating
to–
- Carbon dioxide storage sites [in response to an order of the
Senate agreed to on
25 November 2009]
- Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners)
Bill 2009 and related bills [in response to an order of the Senate
agreed to on
25 November 2009]
- Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
(Senator Carr)–research paper by Dr Clive Spash and an
associated letter [tabled in response to an order of the Senate
agreed to on
26 November 2009]
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 the
resettlement of the asylum seekers from the Oceanic Viking
by no later than 2.00 pm on 3 February 2010.
Documents tabled
- Auditor-General–Audit
reports nos 14 and 15 of 2009-10
- Department of Defence–Special purpose flights–
- Schedule for the period 1 January to 30 June 2009
- Schedule for the period 1 January to 30 June
2008–Errata
- Department of Finance and Deregulation–Former
parliamentarians’ travel–1 January to 30 June
2009
- Department of Finance and
Deregulation–Parliamentarians’ travel–1 January
to 30 June 2009
- Department of the Senate–Register of Senate Senior
Executive Officers’ Interests incorporating statements of
registrable interests and notifications of alterations of interests
of Senate senior executive officers lodged between 23 June and
23 November 2009
- Parliamentarians’ overseas study travel reports–1
January to 30 June 2009
- President of the Senate–Report to the Senate on
government responses outstanding to parliamentary committee reports
as at 26 November 2009
-
2 petitions
Ministerial statements
The Minister for Defence (Senator Faulkner) tabled a ministerial
statement about White Ribbon Day and made statements about the
anniversary of the terrorist attacks in
Mumbai, India [statements were made in relation to the matter
–
first speaker], and
Afghanistan [a motion to take note of the statement was debated
and agreed to –
first speaker].
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Motions agreed to
Motions negatived
Question on notice–Explanation for failure to provide
answer
The Minister for Climate Change and Water (Senator Wong) gave an
explanation as to why answers had not been provided to
questions on notice nos 2038 and 2039 relating to climate change
programs [see Journals
entry no. 8, 25 November 2009].
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given are available in the Senate Journals
[see Journals entries nos
3,
39, and
51].
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Monday, 30 November 2009
The Senate will meet at 10.00 am on Monday, 30 November
2009 to further consider the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill
2009 [No. 2] and related bills.
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