Orders for the production of documents

Administration—Act of Grace Payments—Answer to Question on Notice

• All information about act of grace payments approved by the Minister since 24 November 1996.
• Order made: 22 August 2011 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 23 August 2011
• Document tabled: 23 August 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Administration—Future Fund—Correspondence

• All correspondence between the Minister for Health and Ageing (Ms Roxon) and the Future Fund.
• Order made: 1 November 2011 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 8 November 2011
• Document tabled: 8 November 2011

Communications—Australia Network—Tender process

• Recommendations provided by the Australia Network tender assessment panel and advice relating to the tender process–to be tabled by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy).
• Order made: 9 November 2011 (Senators Birmingham and Ludlam)
• For tabling: 10 November 2011
• Statement by leave: 10 November 2011, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy)
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Education—Building the Education Revolution—Bilateral Agreements

• Legal advice obtained by the Commonwealth relating to the Building the Education Revolution program–to be tabled by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations (Senator Evans).
• Order made: 9 February 2011 (Senator Back)
• For tabling: 10 February 2011
• Document tabled: 10 February 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee—2010-11 additional estimates

• Answers to 159 questions placed on notice during the committee's consideration of the 2010-11 additional estimates–to be tabled by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations and the Minister representing the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth (Senator Evans) and the Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development (Senator Arbib)
• Order made: 12 May 2011 (Senator Back)
• For tabling: 18 May 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement—Determination of boundaries

• Technical report and all related documents concerning the development of the boundaries of the 430,000 hectare claimed 'High Conservation Value Area'–to be tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig).
• Order made: 17 August 2011 (Senator Colbeck)
• For tabling: 18 August 2011
• Document tabled: 18 August 2011

Environment—Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement—Harvesting requirements

• All advice provided by the independent expert schedulers regarding the harvesting requirements within the 430 000 hectare area nominated for conservation under the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement–to be tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig).
• Order made: 3 November 2011 (Senator Colbeck)
• For tabling: 10 November 2011
• Document tabled: 10 November 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Tasmanian Forestry Negotiations—Interim report

• Interim report on the Tasmanian Forestry Negotiations prepared by Mr Bill Kelty–to ve tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Senator Conroy).
• Order made: 24 March 2011 (Senator Colbeck)
• For tabling: 24 March 2011 (or within 24 hours of receipt of the report from Mr Kelty)
• Document tabled: Presented out of sitting 5 April 2011, tabled 10 May 2011

Family and Community Services—International Day of People with Disability—Appointment of Ambassador

• Documents relating to the appointment of Ms Catherine Deveny as a disabilities ambassador for the International Day of People with Disability–to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Senator Arbib).
• Order made: 3 March 2011 (Senator Fifield)
• For tabling: 21 March 2011
• Documents tabled: 25 March 2011

Finance—Australian and New Zealand Government Sustainable Procurement Framework

• All documents relating to the implementation of the Australian and New Zealand Government Sustainable Procurement Framework from January 2007 until present–to be tabled by the Minister for Finance and Deregulation (Senator Wong).
• Order made: 2 November 2011 (Senator Rhiannon)
• For tabling: 21 November 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Health—Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme—Audits

• Documents relating to audits of dentists participating under the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme by a Medicare Australia taskforce–to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing (Senator Ludwig).
• Order made: 19 September 2011 (Senator Fierravanti-Wells)
• For tabling: 31 October 2011
• Documents tabled: Presented out of sitting 19 October 2011; tabled 31 October 2011

Health—Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme—Audits—Report

• Report from Medicare Australia relating to the audit of dentists participating under the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme–to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing and the Minister representing the Minister for Human Services.
• Order made: 24 November 2011 (Senators Fierravanti-Wells and Di Natale)
• For tabling: 7 February 2012
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Law and Justice—Water Act 2007—Legal Interpretation

• Legal interpretation of the Water Act 2007–to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Senator Conroy).
• Order made: 9 February 2011 (Senator Joyce)
• For tabling: 10 February 2011
• Document tabled: 10 February 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Superannuation—Productivity Commission Report

• Report by the Productivity Commission on the desng of a process for the selection and ongoing review of the superannuation funds to be included in modern awards or enterprise agreements as default funds–related order agreed to on 16 November 2010.
• Order made: 10 February 2011 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 31 May 2011
• Document tabled: 17 August 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Taxation—Mineral Resource Rent Tax

• Estimates of budget expenditure and/or foregone revenue, and the methodology for reaching these estimates, for measures linked to the Mineral Resource Rent Tax.
• Order made: 1 November 2011 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 8 November 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Taxation—Mining Tax—Fiscal Impact

• Documents relating to the Minerals Resource Rent Tax and the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
• Order made: 21 June 2011 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 22 June 2011
• Document tabled: 23 June 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Trade—Export of live cattle to Indonesia—Australian Government Solicitor

• All documents held by the Australian Government Solicitor relating to the imposition, and subsequent extension, of the ban on the export of live cattle to Indonesia–to be tabled by the Minister representing the Attorney-General (Senator Ludwig).
• Order made: 3 November 2011 (Senator Colbeck)
• For tabling: 10 November 2011
• Documents tabled: 10 November 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Trade—Export of live cattle to Indonesia—Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

• All documents held by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry relating to the imposition, and subsequent extension, of the ban on the export of live cattle to Indonesia–to be tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig).
• Order made: 3 November 2011 (Senator Colbeck)
• For tabling: 10 November 2011
• Documents tabled: 10 November 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Trade—Export of live cattle to Indonesia—Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

• All documents held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade relating to the imposition, and subsequent extension, of the ban on the export of live cattle to Indonesia–to be tabled by the Minister representing the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade (Senator Conroy).
• Order made: 3 November 2011 (Senator Colbeck)
• For tabling: 10 November 2011
• Documents tabled: 10 November 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Trade—New Zealand—Export of apples to Australia

• Documents containing information regarding the determination of eligibility of New Zealand pack houses and orchards to export apples to Australia–to be tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig).
• Order made: 20 September 2011 (Senator Colbeck)
• For tabling: 6 October 2011
• Documents tabled: Presented out of sitting 7 October 2011; tabled 11 October 2011, and presented out of sitting 17 October 2011; tabled 31 October 2011

Trade—New Zealand—Import Protocol for Apples

• Documents relating to the development of the import protocol for apples from New Zealand–to be tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig).
• Order made: 23 June 2011 (Senator Colbeck)
• For tabling: 30 June 2011
• Document tabled: Presented out of sitting 30 June 2011; tabled 4 July 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Documents tabled pursuant to existing orders:

Administration—Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations

• Copy of the post-election brief for a returned Labor Government for the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
• Order made: 24 November 2010 (Senator Mason)
• For tabling: 10 December 2010
• Documents tabled: 9 February 2011

Environment—Home Insulation Safety Program—Foil Insulation Safety Program

• Full rate of defects discovered under both programs, and information on the asbestos problem discovered under the Home Insulation Program.
• Order made: 24 November 2010 (Senator Birmingham)
• For tabling: 25 November 2010
• Document tabled: 9 February 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Health—GST Agreement—Proposed variation

• Advice concerning the need for unanimous agreement to vary the GST Agreement.
• Order made: 17 November 2010 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 18 November 2010
• Documents tabled: 18 November 2010 and 9 February 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Superannuation—Productivity Commission Report

• Report by the Productivity Commission on the design of a process for the selection and ongoing review of the superannuation funds to be included in modern awards or enterprise agreements as default funds.
• Order made: 16 November 2010 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 31 May 2011
• Documents tabled: 9 February and 17 August 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Taxation—Mining Tax

• Documents relating to the new mining tax proposal.
• Order made: 26 October 2010 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 28 October 2010
• Documents tabled: 28 October and 15 November 2010 and 9 February 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Taxation—Mining Tax—Government estimates

• Documents relating to estimates of revenue from the Resource Super Profits Tax and the Mineral Resource Rent Tax or Petroleum Resource Rent Tax broken down by commodity and by state and territory.
• Order made: 26 October 2010 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 28 October 2010
• Documents tabled: 28 October and 15 November 2010 and 9 February 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Taxation—Mining Tax—Revenue estimates

• Documents relating to estimates of revenue from the Resource Super Profits Tax and the Mineral Resource Rent Tax or Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.
• Order made: 26 October 2010 (Senator Cormann)
• For tabling: 28 October 2010
• Documents tabled: 28 October and 15 November 2010 and 9 February 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Workplace Relations—Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009—Bilateral Intergovernmental Agreements

• Copies of bilateral intergovernmental agreements relating to the Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009.
• Order made: 18 November 2009 (Senator Fisher)
• For tabling: 19 November 2009–part (1) (parts (2) and (3) ongoing)
• Document tabled: Response to part (3)–Queensland–Presented out of sitting 30 November 2011
• Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Documents tabled pursuant to orders of continuing effect:

Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies

• A list of all appointments made by the Government and existing vacancies to statutory authorities, executive agencies, advisory boards, government business enterprises and all other Commonwealth bodies
• Order made: 24 June 2008 (moved by Senator Minchin) (varied 12 May 2009)
• For tabling: By not later than 7 days before the commencement of the budget estimates, supplementary budget estimates and additional estimates hearings
• Documents tabled: 9, 10 and 28 February, 3 March, 10, 11 and 12 May, 14 June, 11, 13 and 31 October 2011
• Order remains current

Departmental and agency contracts

• List of departmental and agency contracts.
• Order made: 20 June 2001 (Varied 27 September 2001, 18 and 26 June and 4 December 2003)
• For tabling: not later than 30 September each year
• Documents tabled: 28 February, 2, 3 and 21 March, 10 May, 14 June, 23, 24 and 25 August, 12 and 15 September and 7 November 2011
• Order remains current

Departmental and agency grants

• A list of all grants approved in each portfolio or agency, including the value of the grant, recipient of the grant and the program from which the grant was made.
• Order made: 24 June 2008 (moved by Senator Minchin)
• For tabling: By not later than 7 days before the commencement of the budget estimates, supplementary budget estimates and additional estimates hearings
• Documents tabled: 9, 10 and 28 February, 3 and 21 March, 10, 11 and 12 May, 14 June, 4 July, 22 August and 11, 13 and 31 October 2011
• Order remains current

Health Insurance–Anti-competitive health cover practices

• Assessment reports by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on anti-competitive health cover practices.
• Order made: 25 March 1999 (Varied 18 September 2002)
• For tabling: at the end of each period of 12 months ending on or after June 2003
• Document tabled: 28 February 2011
• Order remains current

Indexed lists of departmental and agency files

• Indexed lists of files of government departments and agencies.
• Order made: 30 May 1996 (Varied 3 December 1998)
• For tabling: by the tenth day of the autumn and spring sittings each year or statements of compliance that such indexed lists of files have been placed on the Internet.
• Documents tabled: 9, 10 and 28 February, 1, 2, 3, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 March, 10 May, 14 June, 4 July, 23, 24 and 25 August, 12, 13, 14, 19 and 21 September and 21 November 2011
• Order remains current

Unproclaimed legislation–Document–Standing Order 139(2)

• Documents providing details of all provisions of Acts which come into effect on proclamation and which have not yet been proclaimed, including statements of reasons for their non-proclamation and information relating to the timetable for their operation, as at 5 August 2011.
• Document tabled: 24 August 2011
• Order remains current