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No. 76/2009
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The Senate met from 12.30 pm until 10.13 pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Services
Modernisation) Bill 2009 [see also bills passed] [passed by the
House of Representatives on 15 September 2009]
- Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment
(Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009 [passed
by the House of Representatives on 19 October 2009]
- Keeping Jobs from Going Offshore (Protection of Personal
Information) Bill 2009 [private senator's bill]
- Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment (Telstra) Bill 2009
[passed by the House of Representatives on 21 October 2009]
- Statute Stocktake (Regulatory and Other Laws) Bill 2009 [passed
by the House of Representatives on 17 September 2009]
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and
Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 [passed by the House of
Representatives on 22 October 2009]
- Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill 2009
[passed by the House of Representatives on 20 October 2009]
The following bills were passed
- Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Termination
Payments) Bill 2009 1 Senator Xenophon amendment agreed to [The
House of Representatives will now consider the
amendment made by the Senate]
- Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Services
Modernisation) Bill 2009 [This bill will now be assented to]
- Federal Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Bill
(No. 1) 2008 18 Government amendments agreed to [The House of
Representatives will now consider the
amendments made by the Senate]
- National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009 56 Government
amendments agreed to [The House of Representatives will now
consider the
amendments made by the Senate]
National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Bill 2009 [This bill
will now be assented to]
National Consumer Credit Protection (Transitional and Consequential
Provisions) Bill 2009 43 Government amendments agreed to [The House
of Representatives will now consider the
amendments made by the Senate]
Notices of motion
To introduce private senators' bills
- Poker Machine (Reduced Losses) Bill 2009 notice given by
Senator Xenophon
- Protecting Problem Gamblers Bill 2009 notice given by the
Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding)
Relating to the consideration of bills
- Any bills relating to the Government's new national broadband
network'
notice given by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and
the Digital Economy (Senator Conroy)
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and
Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009
notice given by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
(Senator Minchin)
Messages from the House of Representatives
- Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction)
Bill 2008
- Fuel Quality Standards Amendment Bill 2009
agreeing to the amendments made by the Senate [These bills will
now be assented to]
Bills assented to
Assent to a number of laws was reported in the Senate
See Committees for details of reports
relating to legislation
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Estimates
A
notice of motion was given to schedule estimates hearings for
2010.
Reports tabled
Reports on legislation
-
Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment
(Re-registration of Providers and Other Measures) Bill 2009
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation
Committee
- Migration Amendment (Complementary Protection) Bill 2009 Legal
and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
Interim report,
Final report and correction
-
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and
Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 Environment, Communications and the
Arts Legislation Committee [a
statement was made in relation to the report]
Other reports
- Economics References Committee Government's economic stimulus
initiatives
Interim report [reporting date for the final report extended to
27 October 2009]
- Economics References Committee GROCERYchoice website
Interim report [reporting date for the final report extended to
16 November 2009]
- Privileges Committee
139th report Persons referred to in the Senate Mr Alan Cummine
[A
motion to adopt the report was agreed to]
Government responses
tabled
- Housing Affordability in Australia Select Committee A good
house is hard to find: Housing affordability in Australia
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Personal
Property Securities Bill 2009
Meetings during the sitting of the Senate
The Senate authorised the following meetings to be held while
the Senate is sitting:
- Finance and Public Administration References Committee 26
October 2009 from 1.50 pm to 2.00 pm Private meeting
otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee 27
October 2009 from 3.30 pm Access to justice
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
- Forestry and mining operations on the Tiwi Islands to report by
29 October 2009
- Impact of mining operations on the Murray-Darling Basin to
report by 19 November 2009
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
- Natural resource management and conservation challenges to
report by 18 December 2009
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support
for Students) Bill 2009 to report by 27 October 2009
Notices of motion given
To extend a reporting deadline
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Rural and regional access to secondary and tertiary education
opportunities to report by 11 December 2009
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting
- Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee 28 October
2009 from 5.00 pm Financial products and services in
Australia
- Economics References Committee 28 October 2009 from
5.00 pm GROCERYchoice website
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee 28 October
2009 from 11.00 am Australia's trade and investment relations
with Asia, the Pacific and Latin America
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee 29
October 2009 from 3.30 pm Crimes Legislation Amendment
(Serious and Organised Crime) Bill (No. 2) 2009
- National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee
- 28 October 2009 from 12.30 pm to 2.00 pm
- 29 October 2009 from 10.00 am to noon
- Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee 28 October, 18
November and 25 November 2009 from 11.45 am to
1.30 pm Review of Auditor-General's reports
To refer matters to committees
- Economics References Committee
Matters relating to certain subsidiaries of the Reserve Bank of
Australia to report by 4 February 2010 notice given by the Leader
of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
- Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee
Matters relating to the practices of Australia Post regarding
the treatment of injured and ill workers to report by 24 November
2009 notice given by the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator
Fielding)
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
Matters relating to import restrictions on beef to report by 30
November 2009 notice given by Senator Milne
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, including
Governor-General's Proclamations]
Notices of motion given
To disallow
- National Health Security (SSBA Standards) Amendment
Determination 2009 (No. 1), made under subsection 35(1) of the
National Health Security Act 2007 [homepage]
notice given by the Chair of the Standing Committee on
Regulations and Ordinances
- 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]
notice given by Senator Abetz
To approve a determination
- Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Determination
2009, made under section 10B(1) of the Health Insurance Act
1973 [homepage]
notice given by the Parliamentary Secretary for Social
Inclusion (Senator Stephens)
Orders for the production of documents
Motions agreed to
-
Answers to questions on notice nos 2043 and 2044 relating to
macular degeneration [see Notice Paper, 27 October
2009, pages 43 and 44] to be tabled by no later than
27 October 2009 moved by Senator Cormann
-
Documents relating to the disposal of Telstra shares by the
Future Fund to be tabled by no later than 16 November 2009 moved by
the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding)
Documents tabled
Documents were tabled in response to the following orders of the
Senate:
Notices of motion given
The following notices of motion were given requiring Ministers
to table documents:
- Minister for Climate Change and Water (Senator Wong) to table a
copy of a letter relating to funding approval for stage 2 of the
Northern Victorian Irrigation Renewal Project by no later than noon
on 29 October 2009
notice given by Senator Birmingham
- Minister representing the Treasurer (Senator Sherry) to table
documents relating to the Frontier Economics report on the carbon
pollution reduction scheme and any proposed modifications to the
scheme by no later than 4 November 2009
notice given by Senator Xenophon
Orders with continuing effect
Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies
Letters of advice for
various portfolios were tabled [Lists of appointments made and
existing vacancies are
required to be tabled 7 days before the commencement of budget,
supplementary budget and additional estimates hearings]
Departmental and agency grants
Letters of advice for
various portfolios were tabled [Lists of all grants approved
are
required to be tabled 7 days before the commencement of budget,
supplementary budget and additional estimates hearings]
Indexed lists of departmental and agency files published on
the Internet
Statements of compliance for the Broadband, Communications and
Digital Economy portfolio agencies and the Australian Agency for
International Development (AusAID) 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 reports nos 6 and 7 of 2009-10 [see
Journals entries nos
30 and
38]
- Australian National Audit Office Report for 2008-09
- Australian Parliamentary Delegation Report Vietnam and the Asia
Pacific Parliamentary Forum 17th annual meeting, Vientiane, Laos 5
to 15 January 2009 [a
motion to take note of the report was agreed to]
- Department of Parliamentary Services Report for 2008-09
- Department of the Senate Report for 2008-09
-
Government documents
-
2 petitions
Ministerial statement tabled
The Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion (Senator
Stephens) tabled a ministerial statement about the Commonwealth's
preparations for this bushfire season [a motion to take note of the
statement was debated
first speaker]
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time
first question
Adjournment debate
first speaker
Matter of public importance discussed
Questions on notice Failure to provide
answers
Senator Cormann asked the Minister representing the Minister for
Health and Ageing (Senator Ludwig) why answers had not been
provided to questions on notice nos 2043 and 2044 asked on 29 July
2009 relating to macular degeneration.
Senator Ludwig indicated that answers would be provided. A
motion to take note of the Minister's response was debated and
agreed to [first
speaker].
Death of former senator
The Deputy President informed the Senate of the death, on 2
October 2009, of John (Jack) Gordon Evans, a senator for the state
of Western Australia from 1983 to 1985. A
condolence motion moved by the Leader of the Government in the
Senate (Senator Evans) was passed.
Days of meeting
A
notice of motion was given to establish the days of meeting for
2010.
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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