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No. 65/2011
Monday, 7 November 2011
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The Senate met from 10.00 am until 10.29 pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents
Bills considered
The following bills were debated
- Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills–committee of the whole continued–7 Senator Xenophon amendments to be determined [further amendments remain to be considered]
Bills assented to
Assent to a number of laws was reported in the Senate.
See Committees for details of reports relating to legislation
Committees
Scheduled public committee hearings
Committee reports
Reports tabled
Report on legislation
- Australian Renewable Energy Agency Bill 2011 and a related bill–Environment and Communications Legislation Committee [report]
Other report
- Privileges Committee–149th report–Person referred to in the Senate: Mr Henry Ergas [report] [a motion to adopt the report was agreed to]
Government responses tabled
- Community Affairs Legislation Committee–National registration and accreditation scheme for doctors and other health workers
- Law Enforcement Joint Committee–Inquiry into the adequacy of aviation and maritime safety measures to combat serious and organised crime
- National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee–Inquiry into the changing economic environment in the Indian Ocean Territories
New inquiry
The Senate referred matters relating to infrastructure delivery and engineering skills shortages to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee to report by 30 June 2012.
Meeting during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate on 8 November 2011 from 3.00 pm.
Notices of motion
To extend reporting deadlines
- Community Affairs References Committee–Regulatory standards for the approval of medical devices–to report by 22 November 2011
- Economics Legislation Committee–Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2011–to report by 30 November 2011
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee–Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection Service and Other Measures) Bill 2011 and 2 related bills–to report by 27 February 2012
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee–Performance of the Department of Parliamentary Services–to report by 28 June 2012
To hold a meeting when the Senate is sitting
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee–21 November 2011 from 10.00 am–private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)
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, including a Governor-General’s Proclamation]
Orders for the production of documents
Departmental and agency contracts published on the Internet
A letter of advice for the Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio was tabled [Letters of advice about certain contracts valued at $100 000 or more entered into by departments and agencies are required to be tabled twice a year]
Documents tabled
- 2 petitions
- Auditor-General–Audit reports nos 10 and 11 of 2011-12
- Government documents
- Report of the 57th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, London, 21 to 27 July 2011
- Responses to Senate resolutions about–
- Harkin-Engel Protocol–from the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice (Mr O’Connor) [resolution agreed to on 20 September 2011]
- Hearing health of Indigenous Australians–from the Premier of Queensland (Ms Bligh) [resolution agreed to on 22 September 2011] [a motion to take note of the response was agreed to]
- Surf Life Saving Australia–from the Minister for Sport (Senator Arbib) [resolution agreed to on 20 September 2011]
Ministerial statement tabled
The Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water (Senator Farrell) tabled a ministerial statement about the Commonwealth Ombudsman [a motion to take note of the statement was debated and agreed to – first speaker].
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time–first question
Adjournment debate–first speaker
Matter of public importance discussed
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate Journals.
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