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No. 64/2011
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On the first day of each sitting week the Senate Daily Summary outlines the business scheduled for consideration in the Senate. On subsequent days, it provides a convenient summary of the previous day’s proceedings in the Senate, with links to official Senate records.
Another document useful in tracking the business of the Senate is the Dynamic Red, which records proceedings in the Senate as they happen.
Legislation
Bills and related documents
Bills to be considered
The Government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as follows:
7 November 2011
- Clean Energy Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Income Tax Rates Amendments) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Household Assistance Amendments) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Tax Laws Amendments) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Fuel Tax Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Unit Shortfall Charge—General) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Fixed Charge) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (International Unit Surrender Charge) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Clean Energy Regulator Bill 2011 [homepage]
Climate Change Authority Bill 2011 [homepage]
8 November 2011
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011[homepage]
Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills
- Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011 [homepage]
9 November 2011
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011 and a related bill
- Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011
10 November 2011
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Excise Tariff Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Excise Legislation Amendment (Condensate) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Navigation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oils in the Antarctic Area) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 7) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011 [homepage]
Trade Marks Amendment (Tobacco Plain Packaging) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 [homepage]
Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Source: http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Private senator’s bill to be debated
On 22 November 2010 the Senate agreed to a temporary order allowing private senators’ bills to be considered on Thursdays. On 10 November 2011 the Quarantine Amendment (Disallowing Permits) Bill 2011 [homepage] is scheduled for debate.
Bills to be considered under a limitation of debate
On 3 November 2011 the Senate agreed to an order limiting debate on various bills. Votes will be held this week at the following times for the following bills:
8 November 2011
- At noon–all remaining stages of the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills
9 November 2011
- At 11.30 am–all remaining stages of the Steel Transformation Plan Bill 2011
- At 5.30 pm–all remaining stages of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011 and a related bill
10 November 2011
- At 7 pm–second reading of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011 and a related bill
- At 8 pm–questions arising from consideration of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011 and a related bill in committee of the whole
- At 8.30 pm–all remaining stages of the Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill 2011 and a related bill
Committees
Scheduled public committee hearings
Reports due to be tabled this week
Reports on legislation
7 November 2011
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011 and a related bill–Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
9 November 2011
- Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] and the Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2]–Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill 2011–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Other reports
8 November 2011
- Community Affairs References Committee–Regulatory standards for the approval of medical devices
9 November 2011
- Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee–Live export trade
Proposed reference
7 November 2011
- Infrastructure delivery and skills shortages–Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee–to report by 30 June 2012–notice given by the Chair of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee (Senator Back)
Other business
Government documents presented out of sitting to be tabled on 7 November 2011
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and outcomes)
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Online
The Senate Daily Summary is available on the Internet at www.aph.gov.au/senate
It is issued by the Senate Table Office as a convenient summary of each day’s proceedings in the Senate. For a complete account see the official record, the Journals of the Senate,on the Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm.
Related resources
The Order of Business (or ‘Senate Red’) and the Dynamic Red (which updates the Order of Business throughout the sitting day) are also available on the Internet at www.aph.gov.au/senate
Contact details
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au