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No. 84/2009
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The Senate met from 9.30 am until 7.43 pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History)
Bill 2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on 18 November
2009]
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill
(No. 2) 2009 [passed by the House of Representatives on 18
November 2009]
The following bills were exempted from the cut-off order [to
enable consideration in this period of sittings]
- Appropriation (Water Entitlements and Home Insulation) Bill
2009-2010
- Appropriation (Water Entitlements) Bill 2009-2010
The following bills were debated
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and 10
related bills–second reading debate continued [first
speaker]
The following bill was introduced, debated and passed
- Social Security Amendment (National Green Jobs Corps
Supplement) Bill 2009 [The bill will now be assented to]
Message from the House of Representatives
- Access to Justice (Civil Litigation Reforms) Amendment Bill
2009–agreeing to 5 amendments made by the Senate, disagreeing
to 1 amendment and making an amendment in place of that
amendment [The Senate did not insist on its amendment and agreed to
the replacement amendment made by the House. The bill will now be
assented to.]
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
Report on legislation
-
Crimes Amendment (Working With Children—Criminal History)
Bill 2009–Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee
Other report
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References
Committee–Economic
challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the
southwest Pacific [a
motion was moved to take note of the report] [a
notice of motion was given to enable the Committee to report on
the security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island
states of the southwest Pacific by 24 December 2009]
- Economics Committee–
- Lost in space? Setting a new direction for Australia’s
space science and industry sector
- Matters relating to the gas explosion at Varanus Island,
Western Australia
- Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Committee–Workforce challenges in the transport industry
- Finance and Public Administration References
Committee–Matters relating to the Gallipoli Peninsula
New inquiries
Selection of Bills Committee report
The Senate adopted
report no. 17 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and made the
following references:
- Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) Bill
2009
Protecting Problem Gamblers Bill 2009
–Community Affairs Legislation Committee–to report by
18 March 2010
- Trade Practices Amendment (Infrastructure Access) Bill
2009–Economics Legislation Committee–to report by 9
March 2010
Notices of motion given
To extend reporting deadlines
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint
Committee–Financial products and services in
Australia–to report by 24 November 2009
- National Broadband Network Select Committee–to report by
25 November 2009
To hold a meeting when the Senate is sitting
- National Broadband Network Select Committee–23 November
2009 from 3.30 pm–private meeting otherwise than in
accordance with standing order 33(1)
Documents
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance
Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and
outcomes)
-
Clerk’s documents were tabled [legislative instruments
and other documents required by statute to be tabled]
Notice of intention to withdraw a notice
The Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and
Ordinances gave a notice of intention to withdraw a notice to
disallow the National Health Security (SSBA Standards) Amendment
Determination 2009 (No. 1), made under subsection 35(1) of the
National Health Security Act 2007 [homepage].
Orders for the production of documents
Motion agreed to
The Senate
ordered that certain documents relating to cataract surgery
times be tabled by 12.00 pm on 20 November 2009.
Documents tabled
The following documents were tabled in response to orders of the
Senate:
- Assistant Treasurer (Senator Sherry)–statement relating
to an order to produce a map of Australian forest cover [order of
the Senate agreed to on
18 November 2009]
- Statement relating to the Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals
and Other Measures) Bill 2009 [tabled in response to an order of
the Senate agreed to on
18 November 2009]
Notice of motion given
Senator Cormann gave a
notice of motion to require the Minister representing the
Minister for Health and Ageing (Senator Ludwig) to table legal
advice relating to the Health Insurance Amendment (Revival of Table
Items) Bill 2009 by no later than 12.00 pm on 24 November
2009.
Documents tabled
- Auditor-General–Audit
report no. 12 of 2009-10
- President of the Senate–Official visit to New Zealand, 28
June to 3 July 2009–Report
Documents discussed
Government documents, committee reports, government responses
and Auditor-General’s reports were discussed.
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions agreed to
-
20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights
of the Child–moved by Senators Birmingham and Barnett
-
Award of medals to Australian Kiaps in the Royal Papua and New
Guinea Constabulary–moved by Senator Humphries
Motion negatived
Motion debated
Mr Harry Evans—Clerk of the Senate
Valedictory statements were made relating to the retirement of
Mr Harry Evans, Clerk of the Senate [first
speaker].
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
Statistics
Statistics on the work of the Senate this week will be available
in the Statistical
Summary, which forms part of StatsNet–the
Department of the Senate’s online statistical collection.
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