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 1The House met, at 9 am, pursuant to adjournment. Madam Speaker (the Honourable Bronwyn Bishop) took the Chair, made an acknowledgement of country and read Prayers.

Mr Abbott (Prime Minister), Valedictories.

Mr Shorten, Valedictories.

Mrs B. K. Bishop (Speaker), Valedictories.

 2Private Health Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2014

Mr Dutton (Minister for Health), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Ombudsman Act 1976, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Dutton presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 3Australian Securities and Investments Commission Amendment (Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee Abolition) Bill 2014

Mr Ciobo (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to abolish the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Ciobo presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 4Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2014 Measures No. 7) Bill 2014

Mr Ciobo (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer) presented a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to taxation and superannuation, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Ciobo presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill  and the Excess Exploration Credit Tax Bill 2014.

Bill read a first time.

 5Excess Exploration Credit Tax Bill 2014

Mr Ciobo (Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer) presented a Bill for an Act to impose excess exploration credit tax, and for related purposes.

Bill read a first time.

 6Infrastructure and Communications—Standing Committee—REPORT—STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT—REFERENCE TO FEDERATION CHAMBER

Mrs Prentice (Chair) presented the following documents:

Infrastructure and Communications—Standing Committee—Planning, procurement and funding for Australia’s future infrastructure—Report on the inquiry into infrastructure planning and procurement—

Report, incorporating a dissenting report, December 2014.

Minutes of proceedings.

In accordance with standing order 39(e) the report was made a Parliamentary Paper.

 7PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE—REPORT

Mr Coulton (Chair) presented the following document:

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT

The Publications Committee reports that it has met in conference with the Publications Committee of the Senate.

The Committee, having considered documents presented to Parliament since 30 October 2014, recommends that the following be made Parliamentary Papers:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner—Social Justice and Native Title—Report for 2013-14.

Aboriginal Hostels Limited—Report for 2013-14.

Aboriginal Land Commissioner—Report for 2013-14.

Aged Care Act 1997—Report on the operation of the Act for 2013-14.

Anindilyakwa Land Council—Report for 2013-14.

Auditing and Assurance Standards Board—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Accounting Standards Board—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Fisheries Management Authority—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Government Solicitor—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Human Rights Commission—Reports—

No. 77—Basikbasik v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 78—Ismail Mirza Jan v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Protection).

No. 79—CB v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 80—KA, KB, KC and KD v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of Social Services, Attorney-General’s Department).

No. 81—TM v Linfox Australia Pty Ltd.

No. 82—Alwy Fadhel v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 83—FA, FB, FC and FD v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 84—AQ v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 85—Jafari v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 86—MG v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 87—HA, HB, HC, HD and HE v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 88—AH v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

No. 89—PJ v AMP Financial Planning Pty Limited.

No. 90—Charlie v Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Immigration and Border Protection).

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Institute of Family Studies—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Law Reform Commission—Report No. 124—Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws—

Final report, August 2014.

Summary report, August 2014.

Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA)—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Strategic Policy Institute—Report for 2013-14.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau—Report for 2013-14.

Cancer Australia—Report for 2013-14.

Central Land Council—Report for 2013-14.

Clean Energy Finance Corporation—Report for 2013-14.

Clean Energy Regulator—

Report for 2013-14.

Report for 2013-14—Correction.

Climate Change Authority—Report for 2013-14.

Commonwealth Grants Commission—Report for 2013-14.

Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation—Report for 2013-14.

Defence Housing Australia—Report for 2013-14.

Department of Defence—Report for 2013-14, incorporating the report of the Defence Materiel Organisation—

Volume 1—Performance, Governance and Accountability.

Volume 2—Financial Statements.

Department of Education—Report for 2013-14, incorporating the report of the Tuition Protection Service.

Department of Employment—Report for 2013-14.

Department of Industry—Australian vocational education and training system—Report for 2012.

Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development—Report for 2013-14.

Department of Parliamentary Services—Report for 2013-14.

Department of the Environment—Report for 2013-14, incorporating reports of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office and the National Heritage Trust of Australia.

Department of the Treasury—Report for 2013-14.

Director of National Parks—Report for 2013-14.

Environment Protection (Alligator Rivers Region) Act 1978—Supervising Scientist's report on the operation of the Act for 2013-14.

Fair Work Commission—

Report for 2013-14.

Report for 2013-14—Replacement page.

Family Law Council—Report for 2013-14.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand—Report for 2013-14.

Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2013-14 [Final report].

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—Report for 2013-14.

High Court of Australia—Report for 2013-14.

Indigenous Business Australia—Report for 2013-14.

Indigenous Land Corporation—Report for 2013-14.

Innovation Australia—Report for 2013-14.

Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse—Royal Commission—Report of Case Study No. 7—Child sexual abuse at the Parramatta Training School for Girls and the Institution for Girls in Hay—October 2014.

National Blood Authority—Report for 2013-14.

National Children's Commissioner—Children’s Rights—Report for 2013-14.

National Health and Medical Research Council—Report for 2013-14.

National Health Funding Body—Report for 2013-14.

National Health Funding Pool—Report for 2013-14.

National Mental Health Commission—Report for 2013-14.

Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General—Report for 2013-14.

Parliamentary Service Commissioner—Report for 2013-14.

Private Health Insurance Ombudsman—Report for 2013-14.

Productivity Commission—Report No. 72—Access to Justice Arrangements—Volumes 1 and 2, 5 September 2014.

Professional Services Review—Report for 2013-14.

Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority—Reports for 2006-07 to 2012-13.

Repatriation Commission, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission and the Department of Veterans' Affairs—Reports for 2013-14.

Royal Australian Mint—Report for 2013-14.

Safe Work Australia—Report for 2013-14.

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission and Comcare—Reports for 2013-14.

Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority—Report for 2013-14.

Services Trust Funds—Reports for 2013-14, incorporating an erratum.

Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS)—Report for 2013-14.

Torres Strait Regional Authority—Report for 2013-14.

Tourism Australia—Report for 2013-14.

War Crimes Act 1945—Report on the operation of the Act for 2013-14.

Wine Australia Corporation—Report for 2013-14 [Final report].

Mark Coulton

Chair

4 December 2014

 8Privileges and Members’ Interests Committee—DOCUMENT

Mr Broadbent (Chair) presented the following document:

Privileges and Members’ Interests Committee—Register of Members’ Interests for the 44th Parliament—Notifications of alterations of interests received during the period 16 July 2014 to 2 December 2014.

 9 Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) Bill 2014 

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

 10Our achievements in schools and cross-border education—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

Mr Pyne (Minister for Education), by leave, made a ministerial statement relating to the Government’s achievements in schools and cross-border education.

 11Leave of absence

Mr Pyne (Leader of the House), moved—That leave of absence be given to every Member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting.

 12Suspension of Standing Order 31 (Automatic adjournment of the House) and Standing Order 33 (Limit on Business)

Mr Pyne (Leader of the House), pursuant to notice, moved—That standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) and standing order 33 (limit on business) be suspended for this sitting.

 13 Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) Bill 2014 

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Mr Joyce (Minister for Agriculture), Valedictories.

Ms Plibersek (Deputy Leader of the Opposition), Valedictories.

Mr Pyne (Leader of the House), Valedictories.

Mr A. S. Burke (Manager of Opposition Business), Valedictories.

 14 Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) Bill 2014 

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Mr Randall addressing the House—

It being 1.30 pm, the debate was interrupted in accordance with standing order 43, Mr Randall was granted leave to continue his speech when the debate is resumed, and the resumption of the debate made an order of the day for a later hour this day.

 17MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS

Members’ statements were made.

 18QUESTIONS

 19DOCUMENTS 

The following documents were presented: 

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency—Report for 2013-14.

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2013-14.

Grains Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2013-14.

Northern Australia—Joint Select Committee—Pivot North: Inquiry into the development of Northern Australia, Final report—Interim government response.

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2013-14.

 20Document

The Speaker presented the following document:

Committee reports—Schedule of outstanding Government responses to reports of House of Representatives and Joint committees, incorporating reports tabled and details of Government responses made in the period between 17 July 2014, the date of the last schedule, and 3 December 2014.

Mr Pyne (Leader of the House), notified the House of business for the rest of the sitting.

 21DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—Prime Minister

The House was informed that Mr Shorten (Leader of the Opposition), had proposed that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely, “The Prime Minister’s year of underachievement”.

 22Delivering prosperity and growth for Australia—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT

Mr Hockey (Treasurer), by leave, made a ministerial statement relating to delivering prosperity and growth for Australia.

 23DOCUMENT

Mr E. T. Jones, by leave, presented the following document:

Education and Employment—Standing Committee—TAFE: an Australian asset—Report, October 2014—Corrigendum.

 24MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE—ACT Government Loan Bill 2014

Message No. 212, 4 December 2014, from the Senate was reported returning the ACT Government Loan Bill 2014 without amendment.

 25MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE—Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014

Message No. 213, 4 December 2014, from the Senate was reported returning the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2014 with amendments.

 26 Fair Work Amendment (Bargaining Processes) Bill 2014 

The order of the day having been read for the resumption of the debate on the question—That the bill be now read a second time—

Debate resumed.

Suspension of sitting

At 5.36 pm, the Speaker left the Chair.

Friday, 5 December 2014

Resumption of sitting

At 8 am, the Speaker resumed the Chair.

 30MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

Message No. 215, 5 December 2014, from the Senate was reported informing the House that Senator Wang had been appointed a participating member of the  Joint Select Committee on the Australia Fund Establishment.

 31MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE—Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014

Message No. 214, 5 December 2014, from the Senate was reported returning the Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 with amendments.

 32ADJOURNMENT

Mr Pyne (Leader of the House) moved—That the House do now adjourn.

Question—put and passed.

And then the House, at 8.12 am, adjourned until 10 am on Monday, 9 February 2015.

DOCUMENTS 

 The following documents were deemed to have been presented on 5 December 2014: 

 Civil Aviation Act 1988—Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998—

Australian Technical Standard Order C1007b Instrument 2014 [F2014L01625].

Exemption—power-assisted glider at the Australian International Air Show, Avalon—CASA EX156/14 [F2014L01630].

Exemption—turns after take-off at Australian International Air Show—CASA EX142/14 [F2014L01629].

Defence Act 1903—

Defence (Security Authorised Members—Identification and Search Wardens: Training and Qualification Requirements) Determination 2014 [F2014L01627].

Determinations under section 58B—

Higher duties allowance—amendment—2014/65.

Post indexes—price review—2014/67.

Travel costs and hardship allowance—amendment—2014/66.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991—

Food Standards (A1091—Enzyme Nomenclature Change—Carboxyl Proteinase to Aspergillopepsin I & II) Variation [F2014L01624].

Food Standards (Application A1088—Sodium Hydrosulphite as a Food Additive) Variation [F2014L01626].

Migration Act 1958—Regional Processing Arrangements under section 198AJ—Report for 2013-14.

ATTENDANCE

All Members attended (at some time during the sitting) except Mr Conroy, Mr Gray, *Mr Griffin, Mr Katter, Mr Robb and Mr Truss.

* On leave