The Senate met from 9.30 am until 3.34 pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge Bill 2012
Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
[passed by the House of Representatives on 21 June 2012]
The following bill was introduced, debated and passed
- Social Security Amendment (Supporting Australian Victims of Terrorism Overseas) Bill 2011 [first speaker] [The bill will now be assented to]
The following bills were passed
- Appropriation Bill (No. 5) 2011-2012 and a related bill [first speaker ] [The bills will now be assented to]
- Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2012 [first speaker ] [The bills will now be assented to]
- Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012 [first speaker ] [The bill will now be assented to]
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Bill 2012 [first speaker ] [The bill will now be assented to]
- Parliamentary Counsel and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 [first speaker ] [The bill will now be assented to]
Message from the House of Representatives reported
- National Water Commission Amendment Bill 2012–agreeing to the bill without amendment [The bill will now be assented to]
Documents
Delegated legislation
See Disallowance Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and outcomes)
Documents tabled
Other business
Adjournment debate–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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Online
The Senate Daily Summary is available at www.aph.gov.au/senate
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.
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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
Inquiries, comments and suggestions:
phone 6277 3021
e-mail: sds@aph.gov.au