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- Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (Senator Barnett), by leave, to move a motion to postpone the presentation of reports to a later hour (access to justice; Australia’s judicial system and the role of judges)
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Commenced 9:50 AM
Agreed to
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No. 1 – Senator Xenophon – Reference to the Community Affairs References Committee (application of certain Commonwealth laws to the Church of Scientology) |
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Commenced 9:51 AM
Postponed to next day of sitting
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No. 2 – Senator Johnston – Reference to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee (equity and diversity health checks in the Royal Australian Navy)
New subparagraph inserted "that the committee not conduct any hearings until after 1 February 2010"
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Commenced 9:51 AM
Agreed to as amended
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No. 666 – Chair of the Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries (Senator Heffernan) – Extensions of time to report on references (food production in Australia; and incidence and severity of bushfires across Australia) |
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Commenced 10:09 AM
Agreed to Senate divided: Ayes 36; Noes 33
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No. 670 – Chair of the Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee (Senator Birmingham) – Extension of time to report (impact of mining operations on the Murray-Darling Basin) |
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Commenced 10:53 AM
Agreed to
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6. Tabling and consideration of committee reports – pursuant to standing order 62(4) |
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- Chair of the Standing Committee on Appropriations and Staffing (President) to present 48th report – Appointment of the Clerk of the Senate
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Commenced 10:56 AM
Report tabled
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- Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications (Senator Carol Brown) to present 15th report
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Commenced 10:56 AM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
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- Chair of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee (Senator Humphries) to present errata to the report of the committee on the provision of childcare
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Commenced 10:58 AM
Document tabled
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- Government Whip (Senator O’Brien) to present additional information received by legislation committees relating to estimates hearings:
- Community Affairs – 2009-10 budget estimates
- Economics – 2009-10 supplementary budget estimates
- Finance and Public Administration – 2009-10 budget and supplementary budget estimates
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs – 2009-10 supplementary budget estimates
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Commenced 10:59 AM
Documents tabled
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No. 1–Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee – Report – Welfare of international students |
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Commenced 11:41 AM
Report tabled. Motion moved to take note
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No. 2–Select Committee on the National Broadband Network – Third report
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Commenced 11:59 AM
Report tabled. Motion moved to take note Senate divided on the motion to adopt the recommendation contained in the report (Ayes 36; Noes 34)
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- Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee (Senator O’Brien), by leave, to present report no. 18 of 2009 and move for its adoption
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Commenced 3:59 PM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
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- Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (Senator Barnett) to present an interim report relating to the following inquiries:
- Access to justice
- Australia’s judicial system and the role of judges
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Commenced 3:59 PM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the recommendations extending the reporting dates agreed to
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- Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities – Third report
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Commenced 4:02 PM
Report tabled. Motion moved to take note
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- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee – Report – Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2009 (pursuant to Selection of Bills Committee report)
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Commenced 4:01 PM
Report tabled
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- Finance and Public Administration References Committee – Report – The relationship between the Central Land Council and Centrecorp Aboriginal Investment Corporation Pty Ltd
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Commenced 4:03 PM
Report tabled. Motion moved to take note
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Commenced 4:02 PM
Report tabled
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15. Committee membership, by leave
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Commenced 4:01 PM
Agreed to Senator Milne discharged from the Select Committee on Agricultural and Related Industries and appointed as a participating member
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