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No. 01/2010
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On the first day of each sitting week the Senate Daily Summary
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.
Another document useful in tracking the business of the Senate
is the Dynamic
Red, which records proceedings in the Senate as they
happen.
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:
2 February 2010
- Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment
(Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment Bill 2009
[homepage]
- National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill
2009 [homepage]
3 February 2010
- Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment
(Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- 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]
- Foreign Evidence Amendment Bill 2008 [homepage]
4 February 2010
- Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Health Insurance Amendment (New Zealand Overseas Trained
Doctors) Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Native Title Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 [homepage]
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 2009
[homepage]
- Statute Law Revision Bill 2009 [homepage]
- Trade Practices Amendment (Infrastructure Access) Bill 2009
[homepage]
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings click
here
Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled on 2
February 2010
Reports on legislation
- Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners)
Bill 2009 and 2 related bills Community Affairs Legislation
Committee
Other reports
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
Impact of mining operations on the Murray-Darling Basin
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
Security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states
of the southwest Pacific Interim report
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee Access to
justice
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
Australia's judicial system and the role of judges Report and
errata
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Natural resource management and conservation challenges Interim
reports
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Rural and regional access to secondary and tertiary education
opportunities Interim report and report
Documents
- National Broadband Network Select Committee Third report
Erratum
Government responses
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee DEEWR tender process to award employment services
contracts
- Treaties Joint Committee 91st report Treaties tabled on 12
March 2008
Reports due to be tabled this week
Reports on legislation
2 February 2010
- Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Native Title Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2009 Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Other reports
2 February 2010
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
Australia Post's treatment of injured and ill workers
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee Process
for determining public interest immunity claims
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
Security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states
of the southwest Pacific Final report
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Natural resource management and conservation challenges Final
report
3 February 2010
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
Sustainable management by the Commonwealth of water resources
Proposed references
2 February 2010
- Matters relating to the Church of Scientology Community Affairs
References Committee to report by 18 March 2010
- Matters relating to interactive and online gambling Community
Affairs References Committee to report by 14 May 2010
Other business
Orders for the production of documents
Documents relating to the following orders of the Senate were
presented out of sitting, and will be tabled on 2 February
2010:
- Bilateral Intergovernmental agreements relating to the Fair
Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009
[order agreed to
18 November 2009]
- Government response to the National Preventative Health
Taskforce Report Interim response [order agreed to
26 November 2009]
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Online
The Senate Daily Summary is available on the Internet
at www.aph.gov.au/senate
It is issued by the Senate Table Office as a convenient summary
of each day's proceedings in the Senate. For a complete account see
the official record, the Journals of the Senate , on the
Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm.
Related resources
The Order of Business (or Senate Red') and the
Dynamic Red (which updates the Order of Business
throughout the sitting day) are also available on the Internet at
www.aph.gov.au/senate
Contact details
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e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au