Orders for the production of documents—2010

Number of orders for the production of documents agreed to:
42th Parliament 22
43st Parliament 16
Total for 2004 38

42nd Parliament

Administration—Advertising Campaign—Exemption from Guidelines

  • Draft documents relating to a request for an exemption from guidelines for the proposed advertising campaign for the Government's tax reforms.
  • Order made: 22 June 2010 (Senator Ronaldson)
  • For tabling: 23 June 2010
  • Related document tabled: 23 June 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Communications—National Broadband Network Implementation Study

  • Copy of the National Broadband Network Implementation Study and government response.
  • Order made: 11 March 2010 (Senator Ludlam)
  • For tabling: 17 March 2010
  • Statement by leave: 17 March 2010, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy)
  • Document tabled: Presented out of sitting 7 May 2010; tabled 11 May 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Communications—National Broadband Network Implementation Study

  • Interim report of the National Broadband Network Implementation Study.
  • Order made: 17 March 2010 (Senator Minchin)
  • For tabling: 18 March 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Economics—Home Insulation Program

  • Documents relating to the home insulation program.
  • Order made: 17 March 2010 (Senators Cormann and Birmingham)
  • For tabling: 18 March 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Education—Education Services for Overseas Students Assurance Fund

  • Documents relating to the Education Services for Overseas Students Assurance Fund.
  • Order made: 23 February 2010 (Senator Cormann)
  • For tabling: 24 February 2010
  • Documents tabled: 24 February and 11 May 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Education—Primary Schools

  • Documents relating to quarterly spending reports from the states and territories concerning primary schools.
  • Order made: 12 May 2010 (Senator Cash)
  • For tabling: 13 May 2010
  • Document tabled: 13 May 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Australian Forest Cover—Maps

  • A map of Australian forest cover using the Kyoto definition of 'forest' for each year since 1990.
  • Order made: 15 March 2010 (Senator Milne)
  • For tabling: 18 March 2010
  • Documents tabled: 18 March 2010

Environment—Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Dump—Proposed Sites

  • Documents relating to proposed sites for a Commonwealth radioactive waste dump in the Northern Territory.
  • Order made: 25 February 2010 (Senator Ludlam)
  • For tabling: 11 March 2010
  • Documents tabled: 11 and 15 March 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Energy Efficiency Task Force—Report

  • Copy of report prepared by the Energy Efficiency task force relating to the Energy Efficient Homes Package.
  • Order made: 22 June 2010 (Senator Birmingham)
  • For tabling: 23 June 2010
  • Document tabled: 23 June 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Green Loans Program

  • Reports relating to the Green Loans Program.
  • Order made: 12 May 2010 (Senator Birmingham)
  • For tabling: 13 May 2010
  • Document tabled: 13 May 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Home Insulation Program

  • Correspondence relating to the Home Insulation program—documents to be provided by the Minister representing the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts.
  • Order made: 12 May 2010 (Senator Birmingham)
  • For tabling: 13 May 2010
  • Documents tabled: Presented out of sitting 27 May 2010; tabled 15 June 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Home Insulation Program

  • Correspondence relating to the Home Insulation program—documents to be provided by the Minister representing the Prime Minister.
  • Order made: 12 May 2010 (Senator Birmingham)
  • For tabling: 13 May 2010
  • Documents tabled: Presented out of sitting 27 May 2010; tabled 15 June 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Mako Shark and Porbeagle Shark

  • Documents relating to the shortfin and longfin mako shark and the porbeagle shark when the species were listed on the United Nations Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
  • Order made: 12 May 2010 (Senator Siewert)
  • For tabling: 13 May 2010
  • Statement by leave: 12 May 2010, Special Minister of State (Senator Ludwig)
  • Document tabled: 13 May 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Packaging and Beverage Container Waste Management

  • Study by PricewaterhouseCoopers into estimating consumers' willingness to pay for improvements in packaging and beverage container waste management.
  • Order made: 22 June 2010 (Senator Ludlam)
  • For tabling: 24 June 2010
  • Document tabled: 24 June 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Finance—Fossil Fuel Subsidies

  • Documents provided to the meeting of the G20 relating to a commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies.
  • Order made: 16 June 2010 (Senator Milne)
  • For tabling: 17 June 2010
  • Response made: 17 June 2010, Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry)
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Foreign Affairs—Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Project

  • Documents relating to the Papua New Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Project.
  • Order made: 12 May 2010 (Senator Ludlam)
  • For tabling: 15 June 2010
  • Document tabled: 16 June 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Foreign Affairs—Solomon Islands—Landholder Agreements

  • Documents relating to landholder agreements with Australian Solomons Gold Limited for the Gold Ridge Mine project in the Solomon Islands.
  • Order made: 3 February 2010 (Senator Bob Brown)
  • For tabling: 22 February 2010
  • Documents tabled: 22 February 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Health—Therapeutic Groups

  • Documents relating to the determination and establishment of new therapeutic groups.
  • Order made: 11 May 2010 (Senator Fierravanti-Wells)
  • For tabling: 12 May 2010
  • Documents tabled: 12 May, 16 and 17 June 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Immigration—Asylum Seekers—Oceanic Viking

  • Documents relating to processing and resettlement of the asylum seekers from the Oceanic Viking.
  • Order made: 2 February 2010 (Senator Fierravanti-Wells)
  • For tabling: 3 February 2010
  • Documents tabled: 3 February 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Law and Justice—National Human Rights Consultation Report

  • Government's response to the National Human Rights consultation report.
  • Order made: 17 March 2010 (Senator Hanson-Young)
  • For tabling: 11 May 2010
  • Document tabled: 11 May 2010

Taxation—Australia's Future Tax System—Government's Response

  • Documents used by the Government to inform its response to the 'Henry Review' (Australia's Future Tax System report).
  • Order made: 13 May 2010 (Senator Abetz)
  • For tabling: 20 May 2010
  • Statement by leave: 13 May 2010, Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry)
  • Documents tabled: Presented out of sitting 26 May 2010; tabled 15 June 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Taxation—Australia's Future Tax System Review Panel—Report

  • Final report from Australia's Future Tax System Review Panel.
  • Order made: 3 February 2010 (Senator Joyce)
  • For tabling: 4 February 2010
  • Statement by leave: 4 February 2010, Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry)
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Documents tabled pursuant to existing orders:

Environment—Australian Forest Cover—Maps

  • A map of Australian forest cover using the Kyoto definition of 'forest' for each year since 1990.
  • Order made: 16 September 2009 (Senator Milne)
  • For tabling: 26 October 2009
  • Documents tabled: 26 October 2009 and 18 March 2010 (see also order of 15 March 2010)

Environment—Australian Forest Cover—Maps

  • A map of Australian forest cover using the Kyoto definition of 'forest' for each year since 1990.
  • Order made: 18 November 2009 (Senator Milne)
  • For tabling: 19 November 2009
  • Documents tabled: 19 November 2009 and 18 March 2010 (see also order of 15 March 2010)

Health—Cataract Surgery Times—Data

  • Documents relating to cataract surgery.
  • Order made: 19 November 2009 (Senator Cormann)
  • For tabling: 20 November 2009
  • Documents tabled: Presented out of sitting 20 November 2009; tabled 23 November 2009 and 2 February 2010

Health—National Preventative Health Taskforce Report

  • Copy of the Government's response to all of the recommendations set out in the National Preventative Health Taskforce report, National Preventative Health Strategy.
  • Order made: 26 November 2009 (Senators Cormann and Barnett)
  • For tabling: 4 December 2009
  • Document tabled: Presented out of sitting 7 December 2009; tabled 2 February 2010
  • 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)
  • Documents tabled:

    Response to part (2)—
    New South Wales—Presented out of sitting 7 May 2010; tabled 11 May 2010
    South Australia—2 February 2010
    Tasmania—Presented out of sitting 5 January 2010; tabled 2 February 2010

    Response to part (3)—
    New South Wales—Presented out of sitting 7 May 2010; tabled 11 May 2010
    South Australia—4 February 2010
    Tasmania—Presented out of sitting 7 January 2010; tabled 2 February 2010

Documents tabled pursuant to orders with 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 (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: 2, 3 and 22 February, 15 March, 11, 12 and 13 May and 15 June 2010
  • 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: 25 February and 9, 11 and 15 March 2010
  • 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 (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: 2, 3 and 22 February, 11, 12 and 13 May and 15 June 2010
  • 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: 25 February 2010
  • 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: 22 and 25 February, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16 and 17 March and 11 May 2010
  • Order remains current

43rd Parliament

Orders for the production of documents:

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 presented out of sitting: 13, 14 and 16 December 2010

Communications—National Broadband Network

  • Documents relating to the National Broadband Network.
  • Order made: 17 November 2010 (Senators Ludlam and Birmingham)
  • For tabling: 17 November 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Communications—National Broadband Network

  • Documents relating to the National Broadband Network.
  • Order made: 18 November 2010 (Senator Fisher)
  • For tabling: 22 November 2010
  • Document tabled: 23 November 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Education—Building the Education Revolution—Cost Data

  • School specific project cost data related to each Building the Education Revolution P21 school project.
  • Order made: 18 November 2010 (Senator Mason)
  • For tabling: 23 November 2010
  • Document tabled: 23 November 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Environment—Green Loans Program—Audit report

  • Audit report by PricewaterhouseCoopers into the Green Loans Program's assessor accreditation process and adherence to the Protocol for Assessor Accrediting Organisations.
  • Order made: 26 October 2010 (Senator Birmingham)
  • For tabling: 28 October 2010
  • Document tabled: 27 October 2010

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 presented out of sitting: 6 December 2010
  • 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
  • Document tabled: 18 November 2010
  • 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: 23 November 2010 (Senator Cormann)
  • For tabling: 25 November 2010
  • Document presented out of sitting: 6 December 2010
  • 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
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Taxation—Henry Tax Review—Superannuation

  • Documents generated on superannuation-related issues for the purposes of the Henry Tax Review.
  • Order made: 29 September 2010 (Senator Cormann)
  • For tabling: 30 September 2010
  • Document tabled: 30 September 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Taxation—Mining Tax

  • Documents relating to the new mining tax proposal.
  • Order made: 30 September 2010 (Senator Cormann)
  • For tabling: 30 September 2010
  • 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 — order includes provision for a report on the matter to be presented by the Australian Information Commissioner on 15 November 2010 if documents are not produced.
  • Documents tabled: 28 October and 15 November 2010
  • 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: 30 September 2010 (Senator Cormann)
  • For tabling: 30 September 2010
  • 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 — order includes provision for a report on the matter to be presented by the Australian Information Commissioner on 15 November 2010 if documents are not produced.
  • Documents tabled: 28 October and 15 November 2010
  • 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: 30 September 2010 (Senator Cormann)
  • For tabling: 30 September 2010
  • Document tabled: 30 September 2010
  • 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 — order includes provision for a report on the matter to be presented by the Australian Information Commissioner on 15 November 2010 if documents are not produced.
  • Documents tabled: 28 October and 15 November 2010
  • Order remains current and on the Notice Paper

Documents tabled pursuant to orders with 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 (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: 28 and 29 September, 25 October, 15 and 22 November 2010
  • 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 and 29 September and 25 October 2010
  • 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 (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: 28 and 30 September, 25 October, 15 and 22 November 2010
  • 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: 28 and 29 September, 25, 26 and 27 October, 15 and 17 November 2010
  • Order remains current

Unproclaimed legislation—Document—Standing Order 139(2)

  • Document providing details of all provisions of Acts which come into effect on proclamation and which have not been proclaimed, including statements of reasons for their non-proclamation and information relating to the timetable for their operation, as at 20 September 2010.
  • Document tabled: 30 September 2010