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No. 03/2010
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The Senate met from 9.30 am until 7.30 pm
Legislation
For bills and
related documents
Bills considered
The following private senators' bill was introduced
- Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor)
Bill 2010
The following bill was debated
- Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment
(Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009
The following bill was passed
- Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Bill 2010
20 Government amendments and 5 Australian Greens amendments
agreed to [The House of Representatives will now consider this
bill]
Notice of motion to introduce a private senator's
bill
- Protection of Personal Information Bill 2010 notice given by
the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding)
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
- Economics Legislation Committee Annual reports referred to
committees
Report No. 1 of 2010
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee
Alert Digest No. 1 of 2010 and
1st report of 2010 [contain assessments of bills on civil
liberties and related grounds] [a
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
Documents tabled
- Work of
committees Yearly statistics: 1 January to 31 December 2009;
and half-year statistics: 1 July to 31 December 2009
New inquiry
The Senate referred
matters relating to the access of small business to finance to
the Economics References Committee to report by 30 June 2010.
Public meeting
The Senate authorised the Economics References Committee to hold
a public meeting while the Senate is sitting on 4 February
2010 from 5.00 pm for the committee's inquiry into the Australian
dairy industry.
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
Sustainable management by the Commonwealth of water resources to
report by 6 May 2010
- Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities Select Committee
Fourth report to report by 13 May 2010
Notice of motion given to hold meetings when the Senate
is sitting
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint
Committee
- 4 February 2010 from 12.30 pm Operation of the Law
Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
- 4 February 2010 Private meeting otherwise than in accordance
with standing order 33(1)
Membership
The Senate agreed to the following changes and appointments to
committee membership:
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
Senator Back to replace Senator Heffernan for the consideration of
the 2009-10 additional estimates on 8 February 2010
- Privileges Committee Senator Johnston discharged and Senator
McGauran appointed
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 Trade (Senator Carr) to
table information relating to certain landholder agreements no
later than 22 February 2010
- Minister representing the Treasurer (Senator Sherry) to
table the final report of the Australia's Future Tax System
Review Panel no later than 9.30 am on 4 February 2010
Documents tabled
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
(Senator Carr) tabled a statement and documents in relation to the
Oceanic Viking. [Tabled in response to the order of the
Senate agreed to on
2 February 2010 on the motion of Senator Fierravanti-Wells]
Orders with continuing effect
Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies
Letters of advice for the Defence and Education, Employment and
Workplace Relations portfolios were tabled [Lists of appointments
made and existing vacancies are
required to be tabled 7 days before the commencement of budget,
supplementary budget and additional estimates hearings]
Departmental and agency grants
A letter of advice for the Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations portfolio was tabled [Lists of all grants approved are
required to be tabled 7 days before the commencement of budget,
supplementary budget and additional estimates hearings]
Documents tabled
- Auditor-General
Audit report no. 20 of 2009-10 [a motion to take note of the
report was debated and agreed to
first speaker]
-
Government documents [and
considered]
- Responses to a Senate resolution about renal health services
from the Minister for Health and Ageing (Ms Roxon) and the South
Australian Minister for Health (Mr Hill) [resolution agreed to
17 November 2009] [a
motion to take note of the responses was agreed to]
Ministerial statement tabled
The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion (Senator
Stephens) tabled a ministerial statement on the one year
anniversary of the nation building plan [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
Matters of public interest debate
first speaker
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions agreed to
Motions negatived
-
Boobook Declaration for biodiversity protection moved by the
Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) and Senator
Siewert
-
Death penalty and death sentences in China moved by the Leader
of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
-
Ramsar convention and wetland management moved by Senators
Hanson-Young and Siewert
-
Tamil asylum seekers at Merak, Indonesia moved by Senator
Hanson-Young
Matter of public importance discussed
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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Online
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Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm
Related resources
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throughout the sitting day) are also available on the Internet at
www.aph.gov.au/senate
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