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No. 37/2012
14 to 16 August 2012
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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 15 August 2012, Senator Thorp will give her first speech.
Legislation
Bills and related documents
Bills to be considered
The Government has scheduled bills for debate this week, as follows:
14 August 2012
- Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Higher Education Support Amendment (Student Contribution Amounts and Other Measures) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012 [homepage]
15 August 2012
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements) Bill (No. 2) 2011 [homepage]
- Cybercrime Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill (No. 1) 2012 [homepage]
16 August 2012
- Access to Justice (Federal Jurisdiction) Amendment Bill 2011 [homepage]
- Customs Tariff Amendment (Schedule 4) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Judges and Governors-General Legislation Amendment (Family Law) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Legislative Instruments Amendment (Sunsetting Measures) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge Bill 2012 [homepage]
Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Navigation Bill 2012 [homepage]
Navigation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 [homepage]
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Bill 2012 [homepage]
Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 [homepage]
- Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill (No. 1) 2012 [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. On 16 August 2012 the following bills are scheduled for debate:
- Health Insurance (Dental Services) Bill 2012 [No. 2] [homepage]
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans) Bill 2011 [homepage]
Committees
Scheduled public committee hearings
Reports due to be tabled this week
Reports on legislation
14 August 2012
- Customs Amendment (Smuggled Tobacco) Bill 2012–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Military Court of Australia Bill 2012 and a related bill–Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee and Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
- Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill (No. 1) 2012–Economics Legislation Committee
15 August 2012
- Defence Trade Controls Bill 2011–Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
- Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012 and a related bill–Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
Other reports
15 August 2012
- Community Affairs References Committee–Health services and medical professionals in rural areas
16 August 2012
- Australia’s Food Processing Sector Select Committee–Report
Proposed reference
14 August 2012
Other business
Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled on 14 August 2012
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 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.
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
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Contact details
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au