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No. 68/2010
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The Senate met from 9.30 am until 10.00 pm
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After a series of procedural processes, the Senate agreed to a
motion varying the hours of meeting and routine of business for 25
November and establishing 26 November 2010 as a further sitting
day.
For further information relating to the procedural processes, see
the
Journals of the Senate.
For details of the debate, see Senate
Hansard.
The motion also ordered that the Telecommunications Legislation
Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2010 be
considered under a limitation of time, which resulted in the bill
being considered for the remainder of the day. 10 Australian Greens
and 8 Senator Xenophon amendments were agreed to. Further
amendments remain to be considered [see Journals of the Senate
entries nos
3,
5 and
7].
Question time was held at the usual time of 2.00 pm.
Notices of motion
Two
notices of motion were lodged:
- To introduce a private senator’s bill–Native Title
Amendment (Reform) Bill 2010–notice given by Senator
Siewert
- To refer matters relating to social economy organisations in
Australia to the Economics References Committee–notice given
by Senator Stephens
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