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No. 67/2009
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.17pm
Legislation
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
Bills considered
The following bills were introduced
- Asian Development Bank (Additional Subscription) Bill 2009
[passed by the House of Representatives on 16 September 2009]
- Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade
Agreement Implementation) Bill 2009 and a related bill [passed by
the House of Representatives on 16 September 2009]
- Geothermal and Other Renewable Energy (Emerging Technologies)
Amendment Bill 2009 (No. 2) [private senator’s
bill]
The following bill was debated
- Federal Court of Australia Amendment (Criminal Jurisdiction)
Bill 2008–second reading agreed to [first
speaker]–1 Opposition second reading amendment agreed to
[expressing a view about the policy of the bill] and
committee of the whole commenced–30 Government amendments
agreed to and 5 items negatived–1 Australian Greens amendment
to be determined
The following bills were passed
- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Test Review and
Other Measures) Bill 2009–3
Government amendments agreed to [see Journals
entry no. 5, 15 September 2009 for previous consideration
of the bill] [The House of Representatives will now consider the
bill]
- Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill
2009–1 Australian Greens and 2 Opposition amendments agreed
to [The House of Representatives will now consider the
amendments made by the Senate]
Notices of motion
To introduce private senators’ bills
- Britt Lapthorne Bill 2009–notice given by the Leader of
the Family First Party (Senator Fielding)
- Renewable Energy (Food Processing Activities) Amendment Bill
2009–notice given by Senator Boswell
- Safe Climate (Energy Efficient Non-Residential Buildings
Scheme) Bill 2009–notice given by Senator Milne
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration
this period of sittings]
- Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade
Agreement Implementation) Bill 2009 and a related bill
- Foreign States Immunities Amendment Bill 2009
–notice given by Special Minister of State (Senator
Ludwig)
Messages from the House of Representatives
Reported
- Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and
Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009] –agreeing to the bill
without amendment [The bill will now be assented to]
Considered
- Automotive Transformation Scheme Bill 2009–disagreeing to
the
amendment made by the Senate [The Senate did not insist on its
amendment –
first speaker. The bill will now be assented to.]
Committees
For scheduled public
committee hearings
For committee
reports
Reports tabled
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
Committee–Annual reports referred to
committees–Report
no. 2 of 2009
- Scrutiny of Bills Committee–Alert
Digest No. 12 of 2009 and
11th report of 2009 [contain assessments of bills on civil
liberties and related grounds] [a
motion to take note of the report was debated and agreed
to]
Document tabled
- Work of committees–Financial year statistics 2008-09; and
Half-year statistics: 1 January to 30 June 2009
Private meeting
The Senate authorised the Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Legislation Committee to hold a private meeting otherwise than in
accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the
Senate on 16 September 2009.
Reporting dates extended
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following
inquiries:
- Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References
Committee–Oversight of the child care industry–to
report by 29 October 2009
- Legal and Constitutional Affairs References
Committee–Australia’s judicial system and the role of
judges–to report by 18 November 2009
Notices of motion given
To extend reporting deadlines
- Agricultural and Related Industries Select
Committee–Incidence and severity of bushfires across
Australia–to report by 26 November 2009
To vary the appointment of a committee
- Fuel and Energy Select Committee–establishment of
committee to be extended to 30 March 2010–notice given
by the Chair of the Committee (Senator Cormann)
Membership
The Senate agreed that Senator McLucas replace Senator Crossin
on the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on 19
and 20 October 2009.
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]
Motion to disallow debated
The Senate debated 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 [first
speaker]. The debate was adjourned till the first day in the
next period of sittings (26 October 2009).
Order for the production of documents
The Senate
ordered that maps of Australian forest cover for each year
since 1990 be tabled, no later than 4.00pm on 26 October
2009.
Documents tabled
Ministerial statement tabled
The Minister for Defence (Senator Faulkner) tabled a ministerial
statement on fiscal policy [a
motion to take note of the statement was agreed to].
Other business
Questions without notice and issues arising during question
time–first
question
Matters of public interest debate–first
speaker
Adjournment debate–first
speaker
Motions agreed to
-
Draft report on the Traveston Crossing Dam by the Coordinator
General of Queensland–moved by the Leader of the Australian
Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
-
Replacement of the Magill Youth Training Centre, South
Australia–moved by Senator Hanson-Young
-
Response to the Appropriations and Staffing Committee on
matters relating to the ordinary annual services of the
Government–moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens
(Senator Bob Brown)
Motions negatived
-
Impact of logging at Brown Mountain, Victoria on threatened
wildlife–moved by the Leader of the Australian Greens
(Senator Bob Brown)
-
Regulation of banks and bank executive salaries–moved by
the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown)
-
Review of current protocols for the interception of suspected
illegal entry vessels in Australian waters–moved by Senator
Hanson-Young
Statement by President
The President made a
statement relating to an incident at question time on
15 September 2009 [statements by leave were made in relation
to the matter –
first speaker].
Notices of motion
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate
Journals.
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