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No. 41/2010
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The Senate met from 12.30 pm until 8.31 pm
For bills and
related documents
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Airports (On-Airport Activities Administration) Validation Bill
2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 2 June 2010]
- Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill 2009
[passed by the House of Representatives on 25 May 2010]
- Banking Amendment (Delivering Essential Financial Services for
the Community) Bill 2010 [private senator’s bill]
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television) Bill
2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 13 May 2010]
- Child Support and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment
(Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 3 June 2010]
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2010 [passed by the
House of Representatives on 26 May 2010]
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget
Measures) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 3
June 2010]
- Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill
2010
ComSuper Bill 2010
Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and
Transitional Provisions) Bill 2010
[passed by the House of Representatives on 2 June 2010]
- Health Legislation Amendment (Australian Community Pharmacy
Authority and Private Health Insurance) Bill 2010 [passed by the
House of Representatives on 1 June 2010]
- International Arbitration Amendment Bill 2010 [passed by the
House of Representatives on 13 May 2010]
- Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2010 [passed by
the House of Representatives on 26 May 2010]
- Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2010 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 25 May 2010]
- National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010
[passed by the House of Representatives on 26 May 2010]
- Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 and a related bill [passed by the
House of Representatives on 1 June 2010]
- Personal Property Securities (Corporations and Other
Amendments) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 13
May 2010]
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010 and 2
related bills [passed by the House of Representatives on 27 May
2010]
- Social Security Amendment (Flexible Participation Requirements
for Principal Carers) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 13 May 2010]
- Social Security and Indigenous Legislation Amendment (Budget
and Other Measures) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 13 May 2010]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No. 2)
Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 13 May
2010]
- Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge)
Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 1 June
2010]
- Tax Laws Amendment (Transfer of Provisions) Bill 2010 [passed
by the House of Representatives on 13 May 2010]
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2010 Budget
Measures) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 3
June 2010]
The following bills were debated
The following bills were introduced, debated and passed
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2010
Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2010
[These bills will now be assented to]
Notices of motion
To introduce a private senator’s bill
- Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising Bill
2010–notice given by the Leader of the Australian Greens
(Senator Bob Brown)
To vary the hours of meeting
A
notice was given by the Special Minister of State (Senator
Ludwig) to vary the hours of meeting for 17 June 2010 to enable the
Government’s legislative program to be considered.
Message from the House of Representatives
- Foreign Evidence Amendment Bill 2010–agreeing to the
amendments made by the Senate [The bill was assented to on 3 June
2010]
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
Reports on
consideration of time critical bills
[Motions to adopt the reports were agreed to]
Reports on legislation
-
Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill
2010–Economics Legislation Committee
-
Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget
Measures) Bill 2010–Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations Legislation Committee
-
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill
2010–Community Affairs Legislation Committee
-
Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010–Community Affairs
Legislation Committee
- Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010 and related
bills–Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation
Committee–Interim
report and
final report
- Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information)
Bill 2009–144th
report–Statutory secrecy provisions and parliamentary
privilege–Privileges Committee
-
Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010 and a
related bill–Economics Legislation Committee
-
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No.
2) 2010–Economics Legislation Committee
Other reports
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint
Committee–Examination
of the annual report for 2008-09 of the Integrity Commissioner
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee–Review
of administration and expenditure: No. 7–Australian
intelligence agencies
- National Broadband Network Select Committee–Fourth
interim report and correction [a
motion was moved to take note of the report]
- Public Works Joint Committee–1st
report of 2010–Proposed fit-out of new premises for the
Australian Taxation Office at 735 Collins St, Melbourne,
Victoria
Documents tabled
- National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010–Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee–Additional
information
- Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information)
Bill 2009–Privileges Committee–Hansard record of
proceedings and documents presented to the committee
- Trade Practices Amendment (Material Lessening of
Competition—Richmond Amendment) Bill 2009–Economics
Legislation Committee–Additional information [a
motion to take note of the documents was agreed to]
Government response
Meetings during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the following meetings to be held while the
Senate is sitting:
- Community Affairs References Committee–15 June 2010 from
3.15 pm to 5.00 pm–Impact of gene patents on the
provision of healthcare in Australia
- Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation
Committee–16 June 2010–In camera hearing
- Fuel and Energy Select Committee–15 June
2010–Private meeting otherwise than in accordance with
standing order 33(1) from 3.00 pm
- National Broadband Network Select Committee–15 June 2010
from 4.45 pm– Private meeting otherwise than in
accordance with standing order 33(1)
- National Capital and External Territories Joint
Committee–16 June 2010 from 12.30 pm to
2.00 pm–Biannual review of the National Capital
Authority
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee–16 June 2010
from 11.15 am to 1.30 pm–Review of
Auditor-General’s reports
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Autonomous Sanctions Bill 2010–Foreign Affairs, Defence
and Trade Legislation Committee–to report by 26 August
2010
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (How-to-Vote Cards and Other
Measures) Bill 2010–Finance and Public Administration
Legislation Committee–to report by 17 June 2010
- Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Modernisation and Other
Measures) Bill 2010–Finance and Public Administration
Legislation Committee–to report by 17 June 2010
- Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 and a related
bill–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee–to report by 17 August 2010
- Migration Amendment (Visa Capping) Bill 2010–Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee–to report by 11
August 2010
- National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010
–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee–to report by 17 June 2010
Notices of motion given
To determine or extend reporting deadlines
- Community Affairs References Committee–Impact of gene
patents on the provision of healthcare in Australia–to report
by 2 September 2010
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References
Committee–Sustainable management by the Commonwealth of water
resources–to report by 30 July 2010
- Finance and Public Administration References
Committee–COAG reforms relating to health and
hospitals–to report by 21 June 2010
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References
Committee–Import restrictions on beef–to report by 22
June 2010
To change a reporting deadline
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee–Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010
[No. 2]–to report by 17 June 2010
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation
Committee–17 June 2010 from 4.30 pm to
6.30 pm–Reconvene to resume consideration of the 2010-11
Budget estimates–notice
given by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator
Abetz)
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee–17 June 2010
from 10.00 am to 1.00 pm–Role of the Auditor-General in
monitoring compliance with the ‘Guidelines on Campaign
Advertising’
To refer matters to committees
- Funding arrangements for tax reform
advertisements–Finance and Public Administration References
Committee–to report by 30 June 2010–notice
given by the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator
Fielding)
- Past and present practices of donor conception in
Australia–Legal and Constitutional Affairs References
Committee–to report by 30 November 2010–notice
given by the Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs
References Committee (Senator Barnett)
- Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising Bill
2010–Finance and Public Administration Legislation
Committee–to report by 21 June 2010–notice
given by the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob
Brown)
Membership
The Senate agreed to
various changes to committee membership.
A message from the House of Representatives was reported advising
that Mr Keenan would replace Mr Johnson on the National
Capital and External Territories Joint Committee.
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]
Notice of motion to disallow given
Senator Xenophon gave a
notice of motion to disallow regulations 4.67C and 4.67E in
item [2] of Schedule 1 to the Aviation Transport Security Amendment
Regulations 2010 (No. 1). [homepage]
Orders for the production of documents
Documents tabled
The following documents were tabled in response to orders of the
Senate:
- Correspondence relating to the Home Insulation Program [orders
agreed to
12 May 2010]
- Government’s response to the Australia’s Future
Tax System report [order agreed to
13 May 2010]
Notice of motion given
Senator Milne gave a
notice of motion to require documents provided by the
Government to the meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central
Bank Governors at Busan, Korea relating to the phasing out of
fossil fuel subsidies to be tabled by 10.00 am on 17 June
2010.
Orders with continuing effect
Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies
Letters of advice for various portfolios [see Journals entries
47 and
60] 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
Letters of advice for
various portfolios were 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 reports nos 34 to 42 of 2009-10
[see Journals entries nos
43 and
53]
- Government documents [see Journals entries nos
2 and
42]
- National Schools Constitutional Convention 2010, Old Parliament
House, 23 to 25 March 2010–Communiqué
- Responses to Senate resolutions about:
- Australian Taxation Office change program–from the
Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry) [resolution agreed to
13 May 2010] [a
motion to take note of the response was agreed to]
- Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure
Program–from the Auditor-General (Mr McPhee) [resolution
agreed to
13 May 2010]
- Water management–from the Chair of the Murray-Darling
Basin Authority (Mr Taylor) [resolution agreed to
18 March 2010]
-
3 petitions
Ministerial statements tabled
The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion (Senator Stephens)
tabled ministerial statements about:
- A stronger and fairer superannuation system
- A stronger economy and a fairer share for all Australians
- Australia as a financial services centre
A statement and related correspondence about the exemption from
guidelines on information and campaign advertising by Australian
Government departments and agencies were tabled [a motion to take
note of the statement was debated –
first speaker].
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions negatived
Matter of public importance discussed
Death of Australian Defence Force
personnel
The Minister for Defence (Senator Faulkner)
moved that the Senate records its deep sorrow at the death, on
7 June 2010, of Sapper Jacob Moerland and Sapper Darren James Smith
while on combat operations in Afghanistan. The motion was
supported.
Death of former member
The Deputy President (Senator Ferguson) informed the Senate of the
death, on 28 May 2010, of Urquhart (Ted) Edward Innes, a
member of the House of Representatives for the division of
Melbourne from 1972 to 1983.
Personal explanation
The Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water
(Senator Wong) made a
personal explanation relating to evidence given to the
Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee on
27 May 2010 during its consideration of the 2010-11 Budget
estimates.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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