Senate Committees

2012

First Report - Tabled June 2012

• Consideration of private senators' bills
• Routine of business
• Consideration of non-controversial legislation
• Raising matters of privilege
• Changes to the printed Notice Paper and related matters
  

2011

Second Report - Tabled June 2011

• Operation of standing order 55(2) to (5)
• Consideration of private senators' bills
• Procedures for dealing with formal motions
• Use of general business time on Thursdays
• Consideration of government documents
  
  

First Report - Tabled March 2011

• Question time - temporary orders
  
  

2010

Fourth Report - Tabled November 2010

• Consideration of private senators' bills
  
  

Third Report - Tabled October 2010

• Question time – temporary order
  
  
• Correction of divisions after misadventure
  
  
• Procedure for consideration of private senators' bills
  
  

Second Report - Tabled June 2010

• Arrangements for the opening of Parliament
  
  
• Rules for questions under standing order 73
  
  

First Report - Tabled April 2010

• Private senators' bills - consideration
  
  
• Bills relying on delegated legislation
  
  
• Arrangements for the opening of Parliament

2009

Fourth Report - Tabled November 2009

• Rules for question time
• Public interest immunity claims: operation of the order of the Senate of 13 May 2009

Third Report - Tabled August 2009

• Committee proceedings and public interest immunity claims: order of the Senate of 13 May 2009
• Senators caring for an infant: standing order 175

Second Report - Tabled April 2009

• The Senate committee system

First Report - Tabled February 2009

• Restructuring question time

• Legislative and general purpose standing committees

• Temporary orders

2008

Third Report - Tabled November 2008

• Restructuring question time

Second Report - Tabled October 2008

• Questions to chairs of committees and other senators

First Report - Tabled September 2008

• Restructuring question time

• Reference of bills to committees

• Questions to chairs of committees

• Deputy chairs of committees

• Leave to make statements

2006

First Report - Tabled August 2006

• Restructuring the committee system

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Additional information received by the committee

• Options for more flexible procedures relating to the membership of committees, Office of the Clerk of the Senate, August 2006

• Response by the Clerk Assistant (Committees), Department of the Senate (John Vander Wyk) on the proposal to alter Senate committee
  system, 26 July 2006

• Response by the Secretary, Department of Parliamentary Services (Hilary Penfold, QC) on proposed changes to the Senate committee system, 8 August 2006

2005

Second Report - Tabled 28 October 2005

• Declaration of interests: registration of Senators' share tradings

• Unanswered questions and orders for documents: proposed amendments of standing orders 74(5) and 164

• Repeated motions for suspension of standing orders: ruling of the President of 14 September 2005 Second report of 2005 October 2005

First Report - Tabled 20 September 2005

• Storage of Senate documents

• Unauthorised disclosure of committee proceedings

2004

First Report - Tabled 29 March 2004

• Divisions on Thursdays

• Consideration of government documents

• Formal motions

2003

Third Report - Tabled December 2003

• Joint meetings to receive addresses by foreign heads of state

• Reference of Tax Expenditures Statement to estimates hearings

Second Report - Tabled August 2003

• Publication of questions on notice and answers: protection by parliamentary privilege

First Report - Tabled April 2003

• Time of meeting on Tuesday

• Senators breastfeeding infants

• Deadline for receipt of bills

• Presentation of the budget

• Committee meetings during adjourned debate

• Formal Motions

2002

First Report - Tabled June 2002

• Adjournment Debate Unanswered Questions on Notice

Second Report - 2002

• Chairs and quorums in committees, Adjournment debate on Tuesdays