• Scrutiny digest 11 of 2021 Scrutiny of Bills Committee
• Delegated legislation monitor 11 of 2021 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
• Examination of the annual report of the Integrity Commissioner 2019-20 Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Joint Committee
• 4th report of 2021 Public Works Joint Committee
• Human Rights Joint Committee
• Human rights scrutiny report 9 of 2021
• ParentsNext: examination of Social Security (Parenting payment participation requirements – class of persons) Instrument 2021
• Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020 – Advisory report Intelligence and Security Joint Committee
• Operation of the Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigation) Act 2019 Law Enforcement Joint Committee

• Community Affairs Budget estimates 2021-22 extended to 13 August 2021
• Foreign investment proposals extended to 20 August 2021
• Media diversity extended to 15 November 2021
• Oil and gas exploration and production in the Beetaloo Basin Interim report extended to 24 August 2021
• Family and partner reunion visas extended to 25 November 2021
• Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Budget estimates 2021-22 extended to 10 August 2021
• Road transport industry extended to 25 August 2021

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Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the acquisition of the Leppington Triangle land agreed to on 12 November 2020
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Doherty Institute modelling of COVID-19 vaccination targets agreed to on 4 August 2021
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to COVID-19 vaccination certificates agreed to on 18 March 2021

Agreed to

• Government response to a report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee to be tabled by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, by no later than 2 pm on 11 August 2021
• Doherty Institute modelling used to inform the vaccination targets on COVID-19 to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Health and Aged Care by no later than 9.30 am on Thursday 5 August 2021
• Documents relating to the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Water by no later than 10.30 am on Monday 9 August 2021
• Documents relating to JobKeeper payments to be tabled by the Commissioner of Taxation by no later than 9.30 am on Thursday, 12 August 2021
• ACIL Allen report on Industry Growth Centres to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology by no later than 10 am on Monday, 9 August 2021

• Senators attended the Prime Minister's Closing the Gap statement in the House of Representatives, and the annual report on Closing the Gap and accompanying ministerial statement were tabled in the Senate later in the day. Debate on the documents will take place on Wednesday, 11 August 2021

Notices of motion to disallow

• Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Implementing the Technology Investment Roadmap) Regulations 2021 [F2021L01043] notices given by Senators Waters, McKim and Brown
• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00222] notice given by the Chair of the Scrutiny for Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator Fierravanti-Wells)
• Fuel Security (Fuel Security Services Payment) Rule 2021 [F2021L01011] notice given by Senator Rice

Negatived

• Industry Research and Development (Boosting Australia's Diesel Storage Program) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00610] and Industry Research and Development (Temporary Refinery Production Payment Program) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00202] moved by Senator Rice
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• Section 7 of Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Implementing the Technology Investment Roadmap) Regulations 2021 [F2021L01043] moved by Senator Waters
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Notice of intention to withdraw objected to

• The Joint Human Rights Committee gave notice of its intention to withdraw a notice proposing the disallowance of the Social Security (Parenting payment participation requirements – class of persons) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00064]. Senator Dodson objected to the withdrawal, and the notice now stands in his name

Notice of intention to amend

• Senator Dodson gave notice of his intention to amend the notice of motion to disallow the Social Security (Parenting payment participation requirements – class of persons) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00064] so that the notice relates only to sections 4 and 6 of the instrument

• The President made a statement regarding revised arrangements for the sitting of the Senate due to recent COVID-19 outbreaks
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• Statements were made relating to the anniversary of the Beirut port explosion
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• The Senate agreed to vary the commencement time for the meeting of the Senate on 5 August 2021