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No. 82/2009
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The Senate met from 12.30 pm until 9.04 pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill 2009 [No. 2] and 10
related bills [A motion for the bills to proceed without
formalities was debated and negatived
first speaker. As a result, subsequent stages of the passage of
the bills must now take place on different days. See standing
orders 112,
114,
120
and 122]
- Health Insurance Amendment (Compliance) Bill 2009
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009
Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Bill 2009
[These bills were passed by the House of Representatives on 16
November 2009]
The following bill was passed
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support
for Students) Bill 2009 7 Opposition and 2 Australian Greens
amendments agreed to [The House of Representatives will now
consider the amendments made by the Senate see Journals entries nos
24 and
40.]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
- Intelligence and Security Joint Committee
Review of the re-listing of Hamas' Brigades, PKK, LeT and PIJ
as terrorist organisations [a
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee
-
415th report Review of Auditor-General's reports tabled between
September 2008 and January 2009
-
416th report Review of the major projects report 2007-08
[a
motion to take note of the reports was agreed to]
- Treaties Joint Committee
107th report Treaties tabled on 20 August (2) and
15 September 2009 [a
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
Documents tabled
- Economics Legislation Committee Additional information
- Car Dealership Financing Guarantee Appropriation Bill 2009
- Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination
Payments) Bill 2009
- National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009 and related
bills
- Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill
2009
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Crimes
Legislation Amendment (Serious and Organised Crime) Bill (No. 2)
2009 Errata
Public meetings
The Senate authorised the following public meetings to be held
while the Senate is sitting:
- Electoral Matters Joint Committee 17 November 2009 2007 Federal
Election and matters related thereto
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee 17
November 2009 from 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm Australia's
judicial system and the role of judges
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill
2008 [No. 2] to report by 25 February 2010
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Crimes
Amendment (Working With Children Criminal History) Bill 2009 to
report by 19 November 2009
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee to report
by 26 November 2009
- Access to justice
- Australia's judicial system and the role of judges
Notices of motion given
To extend reporting deadlines
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
- Impact of mining operations on the Murray-Darling Basin to
report by 26 November 2009
- Sustainable management by the Commonwealth of water resources
to report by 3 February 2010
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting
- Agricultural and Related Industries Select Committee 18
November 2009 from 4.00 pm Food production in Australia
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
19 November 2009 from 12.45 pm to 2.00 pm Impact of mining
operations on the Murray-Darling Basin
- National Broadband Network Select Committee 19 November 2009
from 5.00 pm Private meeting otherwise than in accordance with
standing order 33(1)
To vary terms of reference
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
Australia Post's treatment of injured and ill workers
Membership
The Senate agreed that Senator Ludlam replace Senator Siewert on
the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for the
committee's inquiry into the process for determining public
interest immunity claims, and Senator Siewert be appointed as a
participating member of the committee.
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]
Regulation disallowed
The Senate agreed to a motion to disallow the Threat Abatement
Plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora
cinnamomi (2009), made under section 279 of the
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999 [homepage]
[first
speaker].
Motion to disallow defeated
The Senate did not agree to a motion which would have disallowed
the Proclamation made on 14 May 2009 [Coral Sea Conservation Zone]
under subsection 390D(1) of the Environment Protection and
Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 [homepage]
[first
speaker].
Notice of motion withdrawn
A notice of motion to disallow Schedule 2 of the Fair Work
Amendment Regulations 2009 (No. 1), as contained in Select
Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 164 and made under the
Fair Work Act 2009 [homepage]
was withdrawn.
Orders for the production of documents
Motions agreed to
The Senate agreed to the following orders:
-
Assessment by Geoscience Australia relating to underground
carbon dioxide storage sites no later than 4.00 pm on 18 November
2009
- Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
(Senator Conroy) to table a
document relating to an appointment to NBN Co no later than
10.00 am on 18 November 2009
- Minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing
(Senator Ludwig)
- to table
documents relating to aged care providers no later than 12.00
pm on 18 November 2009
- to table
legal advice relating to the Health Insurance Amendment
(Revival of Table Items) Bill 2009 no later than 5.00 pm on
17 November 2009
Notice of motion given
The following notices of motion were given requiring Ministers
to table documents:
- Map of Australian forest cover by no later than 4.00 pm on
19 November 2009 notice given by Senator Milne
- Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace
Relations (Senator Arbib) to table copies of agreements relating to
the Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill
2009 notice given by Senator Fisher
Documents tabled
Ministerial statement tabled
The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
(Senator Carr) tabled a ministerial statement on an update on the
Montara oil spill incident [a
motion to take note of the statement was agreed to].
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Motions agreed to
Motion negatived
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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Online
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It is issued by the Senate Table Office as a convenient summary
of each day's proceedings in the Senate. For a complete account see
the official record, the Journals of the Senate, on the
Internet at http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/pubs/index.htm
Related resources
The Order of Business (or Senate Red') and the
Dynamic Red (which updates the Order of Business
throughout the sitting day) are also available on the Internet at
www.aph.gov.au/senate
Contact details
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