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No. 65/2010
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The Senate met from 12.30 pm until 10.20 pm
Legislation
For bills and
related documents
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Criminal Code Amendment (Cluster Munitions Prohibition) Bill
2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 18 November
2010]
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill
2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on 18 November
2010]
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and
Amenities) Bill 2010 [passed by the House of Representatives on
18 November 2010]
- Plastic Bag Levy (Assessment and Collection) Bill 2010 [private
senator’s bill]
The following bills were debated
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and
Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010–second reading commenced
[first
speaker]
- Territories Law Reform Bill 2010–second reading debate
commenced [first
speaker]
The following bills were passed
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill
2010–2 second reading
amendments were agreed to [1 Australian Greens, 1 Senator
Xenophon/Family First] [The bill will now be assented to]
[For an explanation of second reading amendments,
click here]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 4) Bill 2010–1
amendment moved by Senator Xenophon to the
motion that the report from the committee be adopted was agreed
to [Opposition amendments to the bill that were moved and negatived
during the committee of the whole stage have been referred to the
Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 31 March
2011] [The bill will now be assented to]
[For an explanation of an amendment to the motion that the report
be adopted,
click here]
Notices of motion
To introduce private senators’ bills
- Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Anti-Siphoning) Bill
2010–notice given by the Leader of the Australian Greens
(Senator Bob Brown)
- National Broadband Network Financial Transparency Bill
2010–notice given by Senator Birmingham
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill
2010 [the notice also allows for the bill to be proceeded with
before the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
reports on Schedule 4]
- Family Law Amendment (Validation of Certain Parenting Orders
and Other Measures) Bill 2010
- Health Insurance Amendment (Pathology Requests) Bill 2010
- Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill
2010
- Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information)
Bill 2010
- Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010
–notices given by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries
and Forestry (Senator Ludwig)
Bills assented to
Assent to a number of laws was reported in the Senate
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
- Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment
Bill 2010–Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Legislation Committee [report]
- Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
and Other Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Bill
2010–Schedules 2 and 3–Community Affairs Legislation
Committee [report]
- National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010–Community
Affairs Legislation Committee [report]
Report considered
- Procedure Committee–Fourth
Report of 2010 [a motion that the proposed amendments to the
standing orders be adopted as a temporary order was debated and
agreed to –
first speaker]
New committee
A message from the House of Representatives was reported,
requesting that the Senate concur with a
resolution to establish a Joint Select Committee on the
Parliamentary Budget Office. The Senate concurred with the
resolution.
New inquiry
The Senate agreed to an
amendment moved by Senator Xenophon during consideration of the
Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 4) Bill 2010, referring
proposed Opposition amendments to the bill to the Economics
References Committee to report by 31 March 2011 [see also
Bills passed].
Private meeting
The Senate authorised the Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Legislation Committee to hold a private meeting otherwise than in
accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the
Senate on 23 November 2010 from 1.50 pm.
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee–Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010–to report
by 2 December 2010
- Rural Affairs and Transport References
Committee–Biosecurity and quarantine arrangements –to
report by 28 April 2011
Notices of motion given
To hold a meeting when the Senate is sitting
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee –
25 November 2010 from 4.00 pm – Human Rights
(Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 and a related bill
To refer matters to committees
- Australian Competition and Consumer Commission decision to
oppose the proposed acquisition of the Franklins Supermarket
business–Economics References Committee–to report by 17
December 2010–notice
given by Senator Boswell
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment
(Prohibition of Support for Whaling) Bill 2010–Environment
and Communications Legislation Committee–to report by the end
of the Autumn sittings, 2011–notice given by Senator
Siewert
- National Broadband Network–Environment and Communications
References Committee–notice given by Senators Fisher and
Ludlam
- Reserve Bank of Australia’s subsidiaries–Economics
References Committee–to report by the last sitting day in
March 2011–notice given by the Leader of the Australian
Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
- The Australian Law Reform Commission–Legal and
Constitutional Affairs References Committee–to report by 31
March 2011–notice given by Senator Barnett
Membership
The Senate appointed Senators Cameron and Faulkner as members of
the Parliamentary Budget Office Joint Select Committee.
A message from the House of Representatives was reported
advising of the appointment of Mr Byrne, Mr Melham, Mr Danby, Mr
Wilkie and Mr Ruddock to the Intelligence and Security Joint
Committee.
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
Related motion agreed to
The Senate agreed to a
motion moved by Senator Cormann which related to orders
previously agreed to on 26 October 2010 [see Journals of the
Senate, 26 October 2010 – entries nos
11,
12 and
13].
Notice of motion given
Senator Cormann gave a
notice of motion to require documents relating to a proposed
variation to the GST Agreement to be tabled by 5.00 pm on 25
November 2010.
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 grants
Letters of advice for the Foreign Affairs and Trade and the
Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
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
- Parliamentary zone–proposal and documentation relating to
an external expansion to the Abacus childcare centre at the
Treasury building. A
notice of motion was given to approve the proposal.
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions agreed to
Days of meeting
The Senate agreed to a
motion establishing the days of meeting for 2011.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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