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No. 21/2010
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The Senate met from 12.30 pm until 10.28 pm
For bills and
related documents
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Close of Rolls and Other
Measures) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 10
March 2010]
- Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and a related bill [passed by
the House of Representatives on 11 March 2010]
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation
Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010 [passed by the House
of Representatives on 11 March 2010]
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies)
Amendment Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 11
March 2010]
- Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment
(Weekly Payments) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives
on 11 March 2010]
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Amendment Bill
2010
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children)
Bill 2010
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Close of Rolls and Other
Measures) Bill 2010
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care) Bill
2010
- Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment
(Weekly Payments) Bill 2010
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010
The following bills were debated
- Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners)
Bill 2009 and 2 related bills–second reading debate
commenced [first
speaker ]– 1 Australian Greens
second reading amendment to be determined [expressing a view
about the policy of the bill]
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and
Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009–second reading debate
continued [first
speaker ]
The following bills were passed
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (2009 Measures) Bill 2009 [The bill
will now be assented to]
- Food Importation (Bovine Meat Standards) Bill 2010 [private
senators’ bill] [The House of Representatives will now
consider this bill]
Bills assented to
Assent to a number of laws was reported in the Senate
See Committees for details of reports relating
to legislation
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
-
Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill
2010; ComSuper Bill 2010 and Superannuation Legislation
(Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill
2010–Finance and Public Administration Legislation
Committee
-
Healthcare Identifiers Bill 2010 and a related
bill–Community Affairs Legislation Committee
-
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill
2010–Economics Legislation Committee
Documents tabled
- Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service)
Bill 2008 [No. 2]–Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Legislation Committee–Additional information
Reporting date extended
The Senate extended the reporting date for the inquiry of the Legal
and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee into the Crimes
Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences Against Children) Bill 2010
to 18 March 2010.
Notices of motion given
To extend reporting deadlines
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee–
- Health Practitioner Regulation (Consequential Amendments) Bill
2010–to report by 11 May 2010
- Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) Bill 2009
and a related bill–to report by 30 June 2010
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References
Committee–
- Australia Post’s treatment of injured and ill
workers–to report by 12 May 2010
- Energy Efficient Homes Package–to report by 6 May
2010
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee–Anti-People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill
2010–to report by 15 June 2010
To hold a meeting when the Senate is sitting
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References
Committee–17 March 2010–in camera hearing
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, including
Governor-General’s Proclamations]
Orders for the production of documents
Motion agreed to
The Senate agreed to a motion moved by Senator Milne requiring the
documents referred to in resolutions of the Senate agreed to on
16 September 2009 and
18 November 2009 to be tabled by 10.00 am on 18 March
2010.
Documents tabled
A statement and documents were tabled in response to an order of
the Senate agreed to on
25 February 2010 relating to proposed sites for a
Commonwealth radioactive waste dump.
Orders with continuing effect
Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies
A letter of advice for the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio was
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 contracts published on the
Internet
A letter of advice for the Health and Ageing portfolio was tabled
[Letters of advice about certain contracts valued at $100 000 or
more entered into by departments and agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on the
Internet
A statement of compliance for the Defence portfolio was tabled
[Letters of advice about certain files created by departments and
agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Documents tabled
- Parliamentary zone–proposal and documentation relating to
the installation of improved pedestrian lighting within the
Parliament House precinct. A
notice of motion was given to approve the proposal.
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Matter of public importance discussed
The Senate discussed issues relating to border protection, raised
by Senator Parry as a matter of public importance. [first
speaker]
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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