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No. 04/2010
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The Senate met from 9.30 am until 7.23 pm
The
Senate will meet again on 22 February 2010.
Senate committees will meet from 8 to 11 February 2010 to
consider 2009-10
additional estimates.
Legislation
For bills and
related documents
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment
(Prohibition of Support for Whaling) Bill 2010 [private senators'
bill]
- Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 [No. 2]
[passed by the House of Representatives on 3 February 2010]
- Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy
Surcharge) Bill 2009 [No. 2] [passed by the House of
Representatives on 3 February 2010]
- Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy
Surcharge Fringe Benefits) Bill 2009 [No. 2] [passed by the House
of Representatives on 3 February 2010]
- National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 [passed
by the House of Representatives on 4 February 2010]
The following bill was debated
- Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment
(Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2009 second reading debate commenced
[first
speaker]
The following bills were passed with amendments
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill
2009 6 Government and 10 Opposition
amendments agreed to
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill
(No. 2) 2009 10 Government
amendments agreed to
- Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment
(Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009 The
bill was initially agreed to without amendments, but a motion moved
by Senator Parry to recommit the bill was debated [first
speaker] and agreed to. The bill was subsequently agreed to
with 1 Opposition and 2 Senator Xenophon/Australian Greens
amendments
[The House of Representatives will now consider the amendments
made by the Senate to these bills]
The following bills were passed without amendments
- Health Insurance Amendment (New Zealand Overseas Trained
Doctors) Bill 2009
- Higher Education Support Amendment Bill 2009
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill
2009
- Statute Law Revision Bill 2009
[These bills will now be assented to]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates
Additional information arising from estimates hearings was
tabled.
Reports tabled
- Privileges Committee
143rd report Persons referred to in the Senate Vicki Dunstan on
behalf of the Church of Scientology [a
motion to adopt the report was agreed to]
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Natural resource management and conservation challenges [a
motion to take note of the report was debated
first speaker]
- Treaties Joint Committee
108th report Treaty tabled on 25 November 2009
Documents tabled
- Regulations and Ordinances Committee
- Delegated legislation monitor Disallowable legislative
instruments tabled in the Senate in 2009
- Ministerial correspondence relating to the scrutiny of
delegated legislation May 2008 to November 2009
Government responses
tabled
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Personal
Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009
- National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee
Inquiry into the Immigration Bridge proposal
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee 413th report The
efficiency dividend and small agencies: Size does matter
- Treaties Joint Committee 95th report Treaties tabled on 4 June,
17 June, 25 June and 26 August 2008 Further response
New inquiries
Selection of Bills Committee report
The Senate adopted
report no. 1 of 2010 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and
made the following references:
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children)
Bill 2010 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee to
report by 15 March 2010
- Criminal Code Amendment (Misrepresentation of Age to a Minor)
Bill 2010 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee to
report by 30 June 2010
Other references
-
Compensation payouts to those adversely affected by government
policies Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee to
report by 30 September 2010
- Impact of native vegetation laws, legislated greenhouse gas
abatement measures, and certain climate change proposals on
landholders Finance and Public Administration References Committee
to report by 30 April 2010 [see Journals entries nos
14 and
21]
Meetings during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the following meetings to be held while
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)
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee 4 February 2010 from
4.00 pm Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Welfare
Reform and Reinstatement of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2009
and related bills
- Community Affairs References Committee 4 February 2010
Private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order
33(1)
Notice of motion given
A
notice of motion was given by the Leader of the Australian
Greens (Senator Bob Brown) to refer matters relating to the
Government's response to Australian citizens who are kidnapped and
held for ransom overseas to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
References Committee for report by 13 May 2010.
Membership
The Senate agreed to
various changes to committee membership.
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 intention to withdraw a notice
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances gave notice of intention to withdraw a notice to
disallow Marine Order No. 4 of 2009 Part 28 Operations standards
and procedures Issue 3, made under subsection 425(1AA) of the
Navigation Act 1912 [homepage].
Orders for the production of documents
Document tabled
A document relating to bilateral intergovernmental agreements
was tabled in respect of paragraph (3) of the order of the Senate
agreed to on
18 November 2009.
Statement by Minister
The Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry) made
a statement relating to the order of the Senate [agreed to on
3 February 2010] requiring the tabling of the final report from
Australia's Future Tax System Review Panel no later than
9.30 am on 4 February 2010. The Minister indicated that
the Government would not release the report at this stage. A motion
moved by the Leader of The Nationals in the Senate (Senator Joyce)
to take note of the statement was agreed to [first
speaker].
Documents tabled
Documents discussed
Government documents, committee reports, government responses
and Auditor-General's reports were discussed
Ministerial statement tabled
The Minister for Climate Change and Water (Senator Wong) tabled
a ministerial statement about the National Road Safety Council.
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motion agreed to
Motions negatived
-
Death of West Papuan activist, Mr Viktor Kaisiepo moved by
Senator Hanson-Young
-
Meeting between the President of the United States of America
and the Dalai Lama moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens
(Senator Bob Brown)
-
Safety and welfare of international students moved by Senator
Hanson-Young
Motion debated
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
Statistics
Statistics on the work of the Senate this week will be available
in the Statistical
Summary, which forms part of StatsNet the
Department of the Senate's online statistical collection.
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