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No. 08/2011
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
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The Senate met from 10.49 am until 5.00 pm
New Zealand Earthquake
At the request of an absolute majority of senators [see standing order 55(2) ] the President summoned the Senate to meet at 10.49 am to enable senators to observe 2 minutes’ silence as a mark of respect to the victims of the New Zealand earthquake.
Legislation
For bills and related documents
Bills considered
- Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 and a related bill–second reading debate continued [first speaker ]
Notices of motion
To introduce a private senator’s bill
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans) Bill 2011–notice given by Senator Colbeck
To discharge a bill from the Notice Paper
- Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health and Hospitals Network) Bill 2010–notice given by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig)
See Committees for details of reports relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public committee hearings
For committee reports
Reports tabled
Report on legislation
- Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee [report]
Other reports
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee–
- Report on the 2009-10 annual reports of bodies established under the ASIC Act [report]
- Statutory oversight of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission [report]
New inquiry
The Senate referred matters relating to superannuation claims of former and current Australian Public Service employees to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee to report by 30 June 2011.
Meetings during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the following meetings to be held while the Senate is sitting:
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee–
- 2 March 2011 from 5.00 pm–Public meeting
- 3 and 24 March 2011–Private meetings otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)
- Cyber Safety Joint Committee–3 March 2011 from 9.30 am–Public meeting
- Electoral Matters Joint Committee–2 March 2011 from 9.30 till 11.00 am–Conduct of the 2010 Federal Election and matters related thereto
- Gambling Reform Joint Committee–1 March 2011 from 4.00 pm–Private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee–3 March 2011 from 4.45 pm–Australian Law Reform Commission
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following inquiries:
- Community Affairs References Committee–Planning options and services for people ageing with a disability–to report by 18 April 2011
- Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee–Pilot safety, including consideration of the Transport Safety Investigation Amendment (Incident Reports) Bill 2010–to report by 4 May 2011
Notices of motion given
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting
- Cyber Safety Joint Select Committee–21 March 2011 from 10.15 am to 12.30 pm–Public meeting
- Treaties Joint Committee–21 March 2011 from 10.15 am to noon–Public meeting
To refer matters to committees
- Development of a draft code of conduct for Senators–Senators’ Interests Committee–to report by 12 May 2011–notice given by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig)
- Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 and a related bill and matters relating to insurance arrangements of the State of Queensland of its assets–Economics References Committee–to report by 18 March 2011–notice given by Senator Xenophon [motion to take effect from 2.00 pm on 3 March 2011]
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
Order with continuing effect
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on the Internet
Statements of compliance for various agencies were tabled [Letters of advice about certain files created by departments and agencies are required to be tabled twice a year]
Documents tabled
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time–first question
Matter of public importance discussed
Death of Sapper Jamie Ronald Larcombe
The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Evans) moved that the Senate records its deep sorrow at the death, on 19 February 2011, of Sapper Jamie Ronald Larcombe while on combat operations in Afghanistan. The motion was supported [first speaker].
Statement by President
The President made a statement relating to procedures during debate on a censure motion on 28 February 2011. A motion moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) to take note of the statement was debated and agreed to [first speaker].
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate Journals.
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Online
The Senate Daily Summary is available on the Internet at www.aph.gov.au/senate . On sitting days it provides a summary of each day’s proceedings in the Senate.
Estimates at a Glance is issued this week by the Senate Table Office as a convenient guide and index for information relating to the consideration of estimates by Senate committees.
Further information
Senate Briefs, prepared by the Senate Procedure Office, provide general information about the estimates process:
No. 4: Senate Committees
No. 5: Consideration of Estimates by the Senate Committees
No. 13: Rights and Responsibilities of Witnesses before Senate Committees
Contact details
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
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e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au