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No. 69/2011
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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.
Senators
On 23 November 2011, Senator Sinodinos will give his first speech.
Legislation
Bills and related documents
Bills to be considered
The Government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as follows:
21 November 2011
- Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- National Health Reform Amendment (Independent Hospital Pricing Authority) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Navigation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 7) Bill 2011 [homepage]
22 November 2011
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011 [homepage]
- Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oils in the Antarctic Area) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Participants in British Nuclear Tests) Bill 2011 [homepage]
23 November 2011
- Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Higher Education Support Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011 [homepage]
- Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2011 [homepage]
- National Residue Survey (Excise) Levy Amendment (Deer) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 8) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax Bill 2011 [homepage]
24 November 2011
- Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Broadcasting Services Amendment (Review of Future Uses of Broadcasting Services Bands Spectrum) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011 [homepage]
- Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 [homepage]
Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010 [homepage]
- Personal Property Securities Amendment (Registration Commencement) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Social Security Amendment (Student Income Support Reforms) 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 senators’ bills to be debated
On 22 November 2010 the Senate agreed to a temporary order allowing private senators’ bills to be considered on Thursdays. The Senate will agree to a motion this week relating to the consideration of private senators’ bills on 24 November 2011.
Committees
Scheduled public committee hearings
Reports due to be tabled this week
Reports on legislation
21 November 2011
- Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011–Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
- Deterring People Smuggling Bill 2011–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Personal Property Securities Amendment (Registration Commencement) Bill 2011–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011–Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee
23 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
24 November 2011
- Constitutional Corporations (Farm Gate to Plate) Bill 2011–Economics Legislation Committee
Other reports
22 November 2011
- Community Affairs References Committee–Regulatory standards for the approval of medical devices
- Economics References Committee–Capital market for social economy organisations
23 November 2011
- Environment and Communications References Committee–Communication networks’ and emergency warning systems’ capacities in emergencies and natural disasters
- Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee–Live export trade
24 November 2011
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee–Government’s response to kidnappings of Australian citizens overseas
Proposed reference
22 November 2011
- Impact of fixed currencies on international trade–Economics References Committee–to report by 28 February 2012–notice given by Senator Xenophon
Other business
Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled on 21 November 2011
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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