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No. 2 – Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) – Reference to the Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee (Australia Post’s treatment of injured and ill workers)
Government amendment to the motion agreed to
    
Commenced 9:46 AM
Agreed to as amended
No. 3 – Senator Milne – Reference to the Economics References Committee (reconsideration of the committee’s findings on its inquiry into Australia’s mandatory last resort home warranty schemes)
    
To be debated at item 8
No. 4 – Senators Birmingham and Barnett – Reference to the Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee (Energy Efficient Homes Package)
AG amendment to the motion agreed to
    
Commenced 9:50 AM
Agreed to as amended
No. 600 – Chair of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee (Senator Humphries) – Extensions of time to report (oversight of the child care industry; welfare of international students)
    
Commenced 9:44 AM
Agreed to 
No. 601 – Deputy Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (Senator Crossin) – Extension of time to report (access to justice)
    
Commenced 9:43 AM
Agreed to 
No. 602 – Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee (Senator Crossin) – Extension of time to report (provisions of the Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History) Bill 2009)
    
Commenced 9:43 AM
Agreed to 
No. 603 – Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee (Senator Trood) – Extension of time to report (economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific)
    
Commenced 9:44 AM
Agreed to 
6. Tabling and consideration of committee reports – pursuant to standing order 62(4)
    
  • Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications (Senator Carol Brown) to present 14th report
    
Commenced 10:13 AM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
  • Government Whip (Senator O’Brien) to present additional information received by legislation committees relating to estimates hearings:
    • Community Affairs – 2009-10 budget estimates
    • Economics – 2008-09 supplementary budget estimates, and 2009-10 budget estimates
    • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations – 2009-10 budget and supplementary budget estimates
    • Environment, Communications and the Arts – 2009-10 budget and supplementary budget estimates
    • Legal and Constitutional Affairs – 2009-10 budget and supplementary budget estimates
    
Commenced 10:13 AM
Documents tabled 

No. 3 – Senator Milne – Reference to the Economics References Committee (reconsideration of the committee’s findings on its inquiry into Australia’s mandatory last resort home warranty schemes)

 

    
Commenced 10:15 AM
Negatived Senate divided: Ayes 6; Noes 32
Business of the Senate – order of the day –
    

No. 4–Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee – Report – Forestry and mining operations on the Tiwi Islands

 

    
Commenced 11:11 AM
Report tabled Motion moved to take note of the report
14. Tabling of documents
    
  • Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee (Senator O’Brien), by leave, to present report no. 16 of 2009 and move for its adoption
    
Commenced 3:28 PM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
  • Report No. 140 of the Privileges Committee
    
Commenced 3:28 PM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
  • Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Senator Forshaw) to present report – Review of the Defence annual report 2007-08
    
Commenced 3:30 PM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
15. Committee membership, by leave
 
    
Commenced 3:31 PM
Agreed to