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No. 51/2011
Senate Daily Summary
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
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The Senate met from 12.30 pm until 8.50 pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents
Bills considered
The following bill was debated
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010–second reading agreed to [first speaker ] and committee of the whole commenced–1 Australian Greens amendment to be determined [further amendments remain to be considered]
Notices of motion
To introduce bills
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2011–notice given by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations (Senator Evans)
- Fisheries Management Amendment (North West Slope Fishery Partial Closure) Bill 2011–notice given by Senator Siewert
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Bill 2011–notice given by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations (Senator Evans)
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration this period of sittings – 16 August to 30 November 2011]
- Clean Energy Bill 2011 and related bills
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
- Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011
- National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment (Deer) Bill 2011
- Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oils in the Antarctic Area) Bill 2011
To vary the hours and days of meeting and consider bills under a limitation of time
A notice of motion was given by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig) to vary the days of meeting for 2011, and the hours of meeting for 1, 3, 8 and 10 November 2011, to enable the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills to be considered, and for the consideration of these bills under a limitation of time.
Message from the House of Representatives
Reported
- National Health Reform Amendment (National Health Performance Authority) Bill 2011–agreeing to the amendments made by the Senate [The bill will now be assented to]
Committees
Scheduled public committee hearings
Committee reports
Document tabled
- Standing order 37(3)–Access to committee documents–Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee (1975)–Report to the Senate
Meetings during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the following meetings to be held while the Senate is sitting:
- Australia’s Clean Energy Future Legislation Joint Select Committee–21 September 2011 from 9.30 am to noon–public meeting
- Environment and Communications References Committee–20 September 2011 from 5.30 pm–Status, health and sustainability of the koala population–private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee–22 September 2011 from 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm–International child abduction to and from Australia–public meeting
- National Broadband Network Joint Committee–20 September 2011 from 6.00 pm to 9.30 pm–public meeting
- National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee–21 September 2011 from 12.30 pm to 1.45 pm–public meeting
- Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee–20 September 2011 from 4.30 pm–Live export trade, together with the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] and the Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2]–public meeting
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following inquiries:
- Environment and Communications References Committee–Status, health and sustainability of the koala population–to report by 21 September 2011
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee–Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill 2011–to report by 3 November 2011
- Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee–Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011–to report by 21 November 2011
- Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee–Live export trade, and the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] and Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2]–to report by 12 October 2011
Notices of motion
To extend reporting deadlines
- Electoral Matters Joint Committee–Funding of political parties and election campaigns–to report by 1 December 2011
- Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee–Exposure drafts of Australian privacy amendment legislation–to report by 12 October 2011
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting
- Community Affairs References Committee–21 September 2011 from 4.30 pm–private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)
- Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee–21 September 2011 from 5.00 pm–private briefing
Membership
The Senate agreed to the following changes to committee membership:
- Economics References Committee–Senator Colbeck to replace Senator Williams for the committee’s inquiry into the impacts of supermarket price decisions on the dairy industry on 6 October 2011, and Senator Williams to be appointed as a participating member
- Public Works Joint Committee–Senator Boyce appointed
Documents
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and outcomes)
Orders for the production of documents
Motion agreed to
The Senate ordered the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig) to table information relating to New Zealand apple exports, no later than 5.00 pm on 6 October 2011.
Documents tabled
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time–first question
Adjournment debate–first speaker
Motions agreed to
Motions negatived
Matter of public importance discussed
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate Journals.
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