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Under standing orders 38 and 166, committees, ministers and the Auditor—General may present reports and documents to the President, the Deputy President or a temporary chair of committees when the Senate is not sitting. Reports and documents so presented are authorised for publication. Reports and documents listed here were presented since the Senate last met.

They will be tabled formally when the Senate next meets and recorded in the Journals of the Senate.

For further information, contact:

Angie Lilley
Programming Officer
Ph: (02) 6277 3012
Senate Table Office
Email: angie.lilley@aph.gov.au

Out of sitting tablings - from 30 November 2012

Committee reports

  1. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights––7th report of 2012––Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011: Bills introduced 29 October to 1 November 2012 and legislative instruments registered with the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments 17 October to 16 November 2012––Corrigendum (presented to the President on 5 December 2012).
  2. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee––Report––Migration Amendment (Health Care for Asylum Seekers) Bill 2012 (presented to temporary chair of committees (Senator Edwards) on 7 December 2012)
  3. Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government––Preliminary report––The majority finding of the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Local Government: the proposal, timing and likely success of a referendum to amend Section 96 of the Australian Constitution to effect financial recognition of local government (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Stephens, on 24 January 2013).
  4. Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples––Report, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and submissions received by the committee––Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Bill 2012 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 30 January 2013).
  5. Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills––Alert digest: National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Ludlam, on 1 February 2013).

Government response to parliamentary committee report

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade––Report––Australia’s trade and investment relations with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America (presented to the President on 20 December 2012).

Government documents

  1. Australian Skills Quality Authority––Report for 2011-12 (presented to the President on 30 November 2012).
  2. Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)––Report for 2011-12 (presented to the President on 30 November 2012).
  3. Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)––Communications Report for 2011-12 (presented to temporary chair of committees (Senator Stephens) on 6 December 2012).
  4. Australian Centre for Renewable Energy (ACRE) Board––Report for 2011-12 (presented to the President on 11 December 2012).
  5. Independent review of the National Health Performance Authority (NHPA) (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Edwards, on 12 December 2012).
  6. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)––Report for 2011-12 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Edwards, on 12 December 2012).
  7. Tiwi Land Council––Report for 2011-12 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Boyce, on 13 December 2012).
  8. Screen Australia––Report for 2011-12––Correction (presented to the President on 17 December 2012).
  9. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)––NHMRC Licensing Committee––Report on the operation of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 for the period 1 March to 31 August 2012 (presented to the President on 17 December 2012).
  10. Australian Crime Commission Board––Chair––Report for 2011-12 (presented to the President on 18 December 2012).
  11. CrimTrac Agency–Report for 2011-12––Corrigendum (presented to the President on 18 December 2012).
  12. Sydney Harbour Federation Trust––Report for 2011-12 (presented to the President on 14 January 2013).
  13. Criminal Code Act 1995––Control orders and preventative detention orders––Report for 2011-12 (presented to the President on 14 January 2013).
  14. National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004––Non-disclosure and witness exclusion certificates––Report for 2011-12 (presented to the President on 14 January 2013).
  15. Gene Technology Regulator––Quarterly report for the period 1 July to 30 September 2012 (presented to the President on 14 January 2013).
  16. National Health and Medical Research Council––Strategic plan 2013 to 2015 (presented to the Deputy President on 18 January 2013).
  17. Sugar Research and Development Corporation––Report for 2011-12 (presented to the Deputy President on 21 January 2013).
  18. Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984––Report on ministerial consultants engaged (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Ludlam, on 22 January 2013).
  19. Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority––Report for 2009-10 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Stephens, on 29 January 2013).
  20. Tax expenditures statement 2012 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bernardi, on 31 January 2013).

Reports of the Auditor-General

  1. Report no. 12 of 2012-13––Performance audit––Administration of Commonwealth responsibilities under the national Partnership Agreement on Preventative Health: Australian National Preventative Health Agency; Department of Health and Ageing (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fawcett, on 5 December 2012).
  2. Report no. 13 of 2012-13––Performance audit––Provision of policing services to the Australian Capital Territory: Australian Federal Police (presented to the President on 18 December 2012).
  3. Report no. 14 of 2012-13––Performance audit––Delivery of workplace relations services by the Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman: Office of the Fair Work Ombudsman (presented to the President on 18 December 2012).
  4. Report no. 15 of 2012-13––2011-12 major projects report: Defence Material Organisation (presented to the President on 19 December 2012).
  5. Report no. 16 of 2012-13––Financial statement audit––Audits of the financial statements of Australian Government entities for the period ended 30 June 2012 (presented to the President on 20 December 2012).
  6. Report no. 17 of 2012-13––Performance audit––Design and implementation of the Energy Efficiency Information Grants Program: Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Stephens, on 29 January 2013).
  7. Report no. 18 of 2012-13––Performance audit––Administration of Communities for Children under the Family Support Program: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bernardi, on 30 January 2013).
  8. Report no. 19 of 2012-13––Performance audit––Administration of new income management in the Northern Territory: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Department of Human Services (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bernardi, on 31 January 2013).

STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH SENATE ORDERS

Lists of departmental and agency appointments and vacancies (continuing order of the Senate of 24 June 2008, as amended):

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio [2] (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Edwards, on 1 February 2013).

Defence portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Edwards, on 1 February 2013).

Health and Ageing portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Edwards, on 1 February 2013).

Attorney-General’s portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Ludlam, on 1 February 2013).

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Ludlam, on 1 February 2013).

Lists of departmental and agency grants (continuing order of the Senate of 24 June 2008):

Australian National Preventive Health Agency (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bernardi, on 31 January 2013).

Defence portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Edwards, on 1 February 2013).

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio [2] (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Edwards, on 1 February 2013).

Cancer Australia (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Edwards, on 1 February 2013 ).

Attorney-General’s portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Ludlam, on 1 February 2013).

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Ludlam, on 1 February 2013).

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