Education and Employment Legislation Committee—14 November 2018

Education and Employment References Committee—14 November 2018

Select Committee on Electric Vehicles—14 November 2018

Senator Di Natale moved to suspend standing orders to bring on debate on the Discrimination Free Schools Bill 2018

1—Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Every State and Territory Gets Their Fair Share of GST) Bill 2018—second reading debate

Leave of absence granted to Senator Sinodinos for the remainder of 2018

Postponements to be authorised

Committees—extensions of time to be authorised

Business of the Senate

1—Senator McKim—Disallowance of the Migration (IMMI 18/019: Fast Track Applicant Class) Instrument 2018 (altered 23 August 2018 – SO 77)

Business of the Senate

2—Senator Whish-Wilson—Disallowance of the ASIC Corporations (Banking Code of Practice) Instrument 2018/700

Business of the Senate

3—Senator Patrick—Reference to Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee (Chinaʼs Belt and Road Initiative)

Business of the Senate

4—Senator Griff—Reference to Environment and Communications Legislation Committee (Provisions of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018)

Business of the Senate

5—Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (Senator Pratt)—Reference (Discrimination by faith based educational institutions)

amendment to motion agreed to (Senate divided: Ayes 40; Noes 23)

Government business

1—Minister for Communications and the Arts (Senator Fifield)—Presentation of the Address-in-reply

General business

1103—Senator Pratt—Response to Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee report—Allegations concerning inappropriate exercise of ministerial powers with respect to au pairs—Attendance of minister (altered 17 October 2018 – SO 77)

General business

1170—Senators Waters, Farrell, Hinch, Storer and Patrick—Establishment of a national anti-corruption commission

General business

1171—Senator Dean Smith—Centenary of the First World War Armistice

General business

1172—Senator Siewert—Community Development Program

General business

1173—Senator Carr—Grants recommended by the Australian Research Council

General business

1174—Senator Carr—Order for production of documents—Australian Research Council brief

General business

1175—Senator McCarthy—Order for production of documents—Grants from the Indigenous Advancement Strategy—Attendance of minister

General business

1176—Senator Hume—Perinatal Anxiety and Depression Awareness Week

General business

1177—Senator Whish-Wilson—Mr Ian Kiernan AO

General business

1178—Leader of Derryn Hinch’s Justice Party (Senator Hinch)—National Redress Scheme

amendment in respect of paragraph (b)(ii) omit 31 December 2018; add 28 February 2019

General business

1179—Chair of the Select Committee into the obesity epidemic in Australia (Senator Di Natale)—extension of time to report

General business

1180—Senator Hanson-Young—Funding the Australia Network

General business

1181—Senator Steele-John—NDIS funding

[amended motion]

General business

1182—Senator Urquhart—Order for production of documents—Australian and Childrenʼs Screen Content Review report

General business

1183—Senator Storer—Establishment of Australian commission for animal welfare

General business

1184—Senator Waters—Domestic violence against women

General business

1185—Senator Griff—Order for production of documents—Government response to recommendations of two committee reports

General business

1186—Senator McGrath—Outback Queensland Tourism

Parts (a) to (d) agreed to
Part (e) negatived (Senate divided: Ayes 30; Noes 30)

General business

1187—Senator Siewert—Funding of Foodbank

[amended motion]

General business

1188—Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Di Natale)—Future carbon risk

General business

1189—Senator McKim—Order for production of documents—Application for Nauru visa

President to announce receipt of letter from Senator Cameron proposing that the following matter be submitted to the Senate for discussion

Standing up for workers, including restoring penalty rates for 700,000 workers; giving workers a tax break of up to $1,063; and cracking down on dodgy labour hire 457 visas.

Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Additional information—Social Security Legislation Amendment (Community Development Program) Bill 2018 (Government Whip, Senator Bushby)

Education and Employment References Committee—Exploitation of cleaners working in retail chains (Chair, Senator Marshall)

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security—Advisory report—Office of National Intelligence Bill 2018 and related bill (Senator Bushby)

Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories— Commonwealth approvals for ACT light rail (Government Whip, Senator Bushby)

Government responses

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services—Report—2016-17 annual reports of bodies established under the ASIC Act

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Report—Impact of Defence training activities and facilities on rural and regional communities

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Modern Slavery Bill 2018

Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme—Report—Provision of hearing services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Joint Standing Committee on Publications—Report—Inquiry into the printing standards for documents presented to Parliament

Government response—presented out of sitting

Responses to questions taken on notice during question time on 12 November 2018 asked by Senators Carr and Wong relating to the eligibility of the Member for Dunkley and to Tourism Australia

Business of the Senate notices of motion

1—Senator McKim—Disallowance of the Migration (IMMI 18/019: Fast Track Applicant Class) Instrument 2018 (altered 23 August 2018 – SO 77)

Government business continued

2—Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018—second reading debate

3—Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016—second reading debate

Committee of the whole amendments

• Sheet MY124 - Government
• Sheet 8345 - Australian Conservatives
• Sheet 7940 revised 3 -  Centre Alliance
• Sheet 7942 - Pauline Hanson's One Nation

4—Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2017—second reading debate

Committee of the whole amendments

• Sheet EK113 - Government

5—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (Indigenous Land Corporation) Bill 2018—second reading debate

6—Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund Bill 2018

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land and Sea Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018—second reading debate

7—Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018—second reading debate

8—My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018—second reading debate

Committee of the whole amendments:

• Sheet 8541 - Australian Greens
• Sheet 8540 - Australian Greens
• Sheet 8539 revised - Centre Alliance

9—Modern Slavery Bill 2018—second reading debate

Committee of the whole amendments

• Sheet ET100 - Government
• Sheet 8548 - Senators Storer, Hinch and Patrick
• Sheet 8549 - Opposition
• Sheet 8519 - Senators McKim and Hinch