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5. Tabling and consideration of committee reports – pursuant to standing order 62(4)
    
  • Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications (Senator Carol Brown) to present report
    
Commenced 10:42 AM
Report tabled Motion that the report be adopted agreed to
  • Acting Government Whip (Senator McEwen) to present additional information received by committees relating to estimates hearings:
    • Community Affairs Committee – 2008-09 supplementary budget estimates
    • Economics Committee – 2007-08 additional estimates, and 2008-09 budget estimates
    • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee – 2008-09 budget and supplementary budget estimates
    • Finance and Public Administration Committee – 2008-09 supplementary budget estimates
    • Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee – 2008-09 budget and supplementary budget estimates
    
Commenced 10:42 AM
Documents tabled 
  • Senator Feeney, on behalf of the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit to present report no. 413 – The efficiency dividend and small agencies: Size does matter
    
Commenced 10:43 AM
Report tabled Motion to take note of the report agreed to
  • Acting Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee (Senator McEwen), by leave, to present 17th report of 2008 and move for its adoption
    
No. 1–Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee – Final report – Climate change and the Australian agricultural sector
    
Commenced 10:50 AM
Report tabled Motion moved that the Senate take note of the report
No. 2–Community Affairs Committee – Report – Government expenditure on Indigenous affairs and social services in the Northern Territory
    
Commenced 10:51 AM
Report tabled Motion moved that the Senate take note of the report
No. 3–Economics Committee – Report – Disclosure regimes for charities and not-for-profit organisations
    
Commenced 10:52 AM
Report tabled Motion moved that the Senate take note of the report
No. 4–Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee – Report – Allegations of academic bias in universities and schools
 
    
Commenced 10:53 AM
Report tabled Motion to take note of the report in progress
11. Additional estimates 2008-09––Documents and reference to committees

(Subject to introduction of the additional appropriation bills in the House of Representatives)

    
  • Minister to table particulars of proposed additional expenditure; Advance to the Finance Minister as a final charge for the year ended 30 June 2008; and the final budget outcome 2007-08

Minister to move motion, by leave, to refer particulars of proposed additional expenditure to committees

    
  • Minister to table portfolio additional estimates statements for portfolio and executive departments
    
13. Government response to parliamentary committee report

Minister to present the government’s response to the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee on its inquiry into options for additional water supplies for South East Queensland

 

    
  • Report to the Senate on government responses outstanding to parliamentary committee reports
    
  • Auditor-General – Report no. 11 of 2008-09 – Performance audit – Disability employment services: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
    

Documents relating to travel:

    • Parliamentarians’ travel paid by the Department of Finance and Deregulation for the period January to June 2008
    • Former parliamentarians’ travel paid by the Department of Finance and Deregulation for the period January to June 2008
    • Parliamentarians’ overseas study travel reports for the period January to June 2008
    • Schedule of special purpose flights paid by the Department of Defence for the period 1 January to 30 June 2008
    

Deputy Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (Senator McGauran), to present report no. 97 – Treaties tabled on 16 September 2008

    

Senator Cash to present report of the Australian parliamentary delegation to Papua New Guinea and East Timor, 26 October to 5 November 2008

    
(e) By Clerk (delegated legislation including regulations, ordinances, determinations, rules, declarations and orders – a list will be circulated in the chamber)