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No. 61/2007
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The Senate met from 2.30pm until 11.16pm
Prime Minister of Canada
Senators attended the House of Representatives chamber to hear
an
address by the Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister
of Canada.
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Amendment
(Alcohol) Bill 2007 [new Senate bill]
- Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission
Bill 2007 [private senator's bill]
The following bill was exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Amendment
(Alcohol) Bill 2007
The following bill was debated
- Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 Second
reading debate commenced
The following bills were passed
- Northern Territory National Emergency Response Amendment
(Alcohol) Bill 2007 [The House of Representatives will now consider
this bill]
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting Services
for Rural and Regional Australia into the Future) Bill 2007 [This
bill will now be assented to]
Change to hours of meeting
The Senate agreed to vary the
hours of meeting for 11 September 2007 to allow the
Government's legislative program to be considered.
Notice of motion
To exempt a bill from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Quarantine Amendment (Commission of Inquiry) Bill 2007 notice
given by the Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation
(Senator Abetz)
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
Notice of motion to disallow given
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances gave a notice of motion to disallow
regulations correcting an anomaly in the operation of
exemptions in the Radiocommunications Taxes Collection
Regulations.
See Documents for details of instruments
[Clerk's documents] tabled
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates
The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee tabled additional
information arising from the budget and additional estimates
2004-05.
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
Other reports
- Privileges Committee
131st report Possible false or misleading evidence and improper
refusal to provide information to the Finance and Public
Administration Committee [A motion to agree to a recommendation and
to endorse a finding was moved. The debate will continue on a
future sitting day.]
Proposed reference
The Senate did not agree to refer matters relating to the
Australia-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement to the Treaties
Joint Committee.
Public meetings
The Senate authorised the following public meetings to be held
while the Senate is sitting:
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee 13 September 2007
from 4pm Australia's involvement in international peacekeeping
operations
- Public Works Joint Committee 13 September 2007 from 9.30 am to
11.45 am refurbishment of staff apartments at the Australian
embassy complex in Tokyo, Japan
Notice of motion given
A notice of motion was given to extend the reporting deadline of
the Community Affairs Committee for its inquiry into the cost of
living pressures on older Australians to the last sitting day in
March 2008.
Documents
Orders for the production of documents Orders with
continuing effect
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on the
Internet
Statements of compliance for
2 agencies were tabled [Letters of advice about certain files
created by departments and agencies are required
to be tabled twice a year]
Documents tabled
- Auditor-General
Audit report no. 6 of 2007-08
-
Clerk's documents [legislative instruments and other documents
required by statute to be tabled]
-
Government documents
- Parliamentary zone proposal and documentation to redevelop the
National Library of Australia forecourt to create the Humanities
and Science Campus Square. A
notice of motion was given to approve the proposal.
- Response to a Senate resolution about the
human rights of children from the Minister for Foreign Affairs
(Mr Downer) [resolution agreed to on 19 June 2007]
-
2 petitions
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions negatived
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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Related resources
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