Details of Reports tabled in the Senate and other related matters
43
Individual/Packages of Bills referred through Selection of Bills Committee:
8 February 2007
AusCheck Bill 2006 [Provisions]
to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and
report by 14 March 2007
Human Services
(Enhanced Service Delivery) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Finance and Public
Administration Committee for inquiry and report by 15 March 2007
Aged Care
Amendment (Security and Protection) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Community
Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 14 March 2007
Tax Laws
Amendment (2006 Measures No. 7) Bill 2006 [Provisions] to the
Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 27 February 2007
1 March 2007
Migration Amendment (Maritime
Crew) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
for inquiry and report by 20 April 2007
Qantas Sale (Keep Jetstar
Australian) Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Economics Committee for
inquiry and report by 20 March 2007
21 March 2007
Higher Education Legislation
Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Employment,
Workplace Relations and Education Committee for inquiry and report by 1 May 2007
29 March 2007
Aged Care Amendment
(Residential Care) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Community Affairs Committee
for inquiry and report by 17 May 2007
Gene Technology Amendment Bill
2007 to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 1 May 2007
Food Standards Australia New
Zealand Amendment Bill 2007 to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and
report by 1 May 2007
Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment
Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 8 May 2007
Broadcasting Legislation
Amendment (Digitial Radio) Bill 2007 [Provisions] and the Radio Licence Fees
Amendment Bill 2007 to the Environment, Communications, Information Technology
and the Arts Committee for inquiry and report by 30 April 2007
Corporations (NZ Closer
Economic Relations) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] to
the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 4 May 2007
Families, Community Services
and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform
Consolidation and Other Measures) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Community
Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 8 May 2007
Native Title Amendment
(Technical Amendments) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 8 May 2007
Tax Laws Amendment (2007
Measures No. 2) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Economics Committee for inquiry
and report by 30 April 2007
10
May 2007
Communications Legislation
Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June 2007
Australian Centre for
International Agricultural Research Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June 2007
Tax Laws Amendment (2007
Measures No. 3) Bill 2007 and the Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business) Bill 2007
[Provisions] to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 6 June 2007
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Environment, Communications, Information
Technology and the Arts Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June 2007
Forestry Marketing and Research
and Development Services Bill 2007 [Provisions] and the Forestry Marketing and
Research and Development Services (Transitional and Consequential Provisions)
Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport
Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June 2007
Workplace Relations (Restoring
Family Work Balance) Amendment Bill 2007 to the Employment, Workplace Relations
and Education Committee for inquiry and report by 14 June 2007
Workplace Relations Amendment (A
Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 to the Employment, Workplace Relations and
Education Committee for inquiry and report by 14 June 2007
13 June 2007
National Health Amendment
(Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Community
Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 18 June 2007
Australian Citizenship Amendment
(Citizenship Testing) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Legal and Constitutional
Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 31 July 2007
Fisheries Legislation Amendment
Bill 2007 [Provisions] and the Fisheries Levy Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] to
the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee for inquiry and report
by 18 June 2007
21 June 2007
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill
2007 [Provisions] to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry
and report by 1 August 2007
International Trade Integrity Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2007
Trade Practices Amendment (Predatory Pricing) Bill 2007 to
the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2007
Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 [Provisions]
to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2007
Social Security Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 [Provisions]
to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee for inquiry and
report by 30 July 2007
Communications Legislation Amendment (Information Sharing
and Datacasting) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Environment, Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2007
Aviation Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1)
Bill 2007 to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee for inquiry
and report by 30 July 2007
Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games)
Amendment (Terrorist Material) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2007
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Discretionary Mutual
Funds and Direct Offshore Foreign Insurers) Bill 2007 and the Corporations
(National Guarantee Fund Levies) Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the
Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 31 July 2007
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Simplifying
Regulation and Review) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Economics Committee for
inquiry and report by 31 July 2007
Higher Education Support Amendment (Extending FEE-HELP for
VET Diploma and VET Advanced Diploma Courses) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee for inquiry and report
by 30 July 2007
Migration Amendment (Sponsorship Obligations) Bill 2007 [Provisions]
to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2007
Social Security Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures
for Students) Bill 2007 [Provisions] to the Employment, Workplace Relations and
Education Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2007
Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] to
the Finance and Public Administration Committee for inquiry and report by 27 July 2007
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 4) Bill 2007, Taxation
(Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) Bill (No. 1) 2007 and the Taxation
(Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) Bill (No. 2) 2007 [Provisions] to the
Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 31 July 2007
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Protecting
Services For Rural And Regional Australia Into The Future) Bill 2007 [Provisions]
to the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2007
Australian Technical Colleges (Flexibility in Achieving
Australia’s Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2007 [Provisions] to the
Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Committee for inquiry and report
by 7 August 2007
1 Package of Bills referred/adopted
9
May 2007
Corporations
Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Bill 2007; Corporations
(Fees) Amendment 2007 and Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment 2007 (adopted 9 May 2007; upon its introduction in the House of Representatives [24 May 2007]) to the Joint Statutory Committee on Corporations and Financial Services; report by 19 June 2007)
7 References referred/adopted
The current level of academic
standards of school education to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education
Committee (referred 8 February 2007; report by 15 August 2007)
Options for additional water supplies
for South East Queensland to the Rural & Regional Affairs & Transport
Committee (referred 26 February 2007; no reporting date)
Operation and
effectiveness of Patient Assisted Travel Schemes to the Community Affairs
Committee (referred 28 March 2007; reporting date 20 September 2007)
Mental Health Services
in Australia to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 28 March 2007; reporting date 30 June 2007)
Private equity
investment to Economics Committee (referred 29 March 2007; reporting date 20 June 2007)
Administration of the
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Biosecurity Australia and
the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service in relation to the final
import risk analysis report for apples from New Zealand to the Rural and
Regional Affairs and Transport Committee (adopted on 5 June 2007)
Cost of Living
Pressures on Older Australians (referred 14 June 2007; reporting date 13 September 2007)
Reports tabled
During the reporting period, Senate Standing Committees
tabled 42 Bills reports (plus 2 reports that did not discharge a reference) and
7 references reports ((plus 1 Second Report that did not discharge a reference).
The details are as follows:
Committee |
Report |
Tabled |
| ECO |
Tax Laws Amendment
(Simplified Superannuation) Bill 2006
[Provisions], Superannuation (Excess
Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Bill
2006 [Provisions], Superannuation (Excess
Concessional Contributions Tax) Bill 2006
[Provisions], Superannuation (Excess
Non-concessional Contributions Tax)
Bill 2006 [Provisions], Superannuation
(Departing Australia Superannuation
Payments Tax) Bill 2006 [Provisions]
and Superannuation (Self Managed
Superannuation Funds) Supervisory Levy
Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions] |
7.2.07 |
| LC |
Crimes Legislation
Amendment (National Investigative
Powers and Witness Protection) Bill 2006 |
7.2.07 |
| RRAT |
Final report – Australia's future oil
supply and alternative transport fuels |
7.2.07 |
| CA |
Funding and operation of the
Commonwealth State/Territory Disability
Agreement |
8.2.07 |
| FADT |
Non-Proliferation Legislation
Amendment Bill 2006 |
8.2.07 |
| LC |
Bankruptcy Legislation
Amendment (Superannuation
Contributions) Bill 2006 |
8.2.07 |
| LC |
Customs Legislation
Amendment (Augmenting Offshore
Powers and Other Measures)
Bill 2006 [Provisions] |
8.2.07 |
| EWRE |
Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation
and Other Legislation Amendment Bill
2006 [Provisions) (presented out of
session on 20.2.07) |
26.2.07 |
| EWRE |
Australian Technical Colleges
(Flexibility in Achieving Australia's
Skills Needs) Amendment Bill (No. 2)
2006 [Provisions] (presented out of
session on 20.2.07) |
26.2.07 |
| EWRE |
Employment and Workplace Relations
Legislation Amendment (Welfare to
Work and Vocational Rehabilitation
Services) Bill 2006 (presented out of
session on 20.2.07) |
26.2.07 |
| FPA |
Electoral and Referendum Legislation
Amendment Bill 2006 (presented out of
session on 20.2.07) |
26.2.07 |
| LC |
Migration Amendment (Review
Provisions) Bill 2006 (presented out of
session on 20.2.07) |
26.2.07 |
| LC |
Native Title Amendment Bill 2006
[Provisions] (presented out of
session on 23.2.07) |
26.2.07 |
| ECO |
Tax Laws Amendment (2006
Measures No. 7) Bill 2006 |
27.2.07 |
| FPA |
Departmental and agency contracts:
Second report on the operation of
the Senate order for the production
of lists of departmental and agency
contracts (2003-06) |
27.2.07 |
| CA |
Private Health Insurance Bill 2006
[Provisions], Private Health Insurance
(Transitional Provisions and Consequential
Amendments) Bill 2006 [Provisions],
Private Health Insurance (Prostheses
Application and Listing Fees) Bill 2006
[Provisions], Private Health Insurance
(Collapsed Organization Levy) Amendment
Bill 2006 [Provisions], Private Health
Insurance Complaints Levy Amendment
Bill 2006 [Provisions], Private Health
Insurance (Council Administration Levy)
Amendment Bill 2006 [Provisions] and
Private Health Insurance (Reinsurance
Trust Fund Levy) Amendment Bill 2006
[Provisions] |
28.2.07 |
| RRAT |
Murray-Darling Basin Amendment
Bill 2006 [Provisions] |
28.2.07 |
| RRAT |
Airspace Bill 2006; and Airspace
(Consequentials and Other
Measures) Bill 2006 [Provisions] |
28.2.07 |
| RRAT |
Airports Amendment Bill 2006
[Provisions] |
28.2.07 |
| FPA |
Transparency and accountability of
Commonwealth public funding and
expenditure |
1.3.07 |
| CA |
Aged Care Amendment (Security
and Protection) Bill 2007 [Provision]
(presented out of session on 9.3.07) |
20.3.07 |
| LC |
AusCheck Bill 2006 [Provision]
(presented out of session on 14.3.07) |
20.3.07 |
| FPA |
Human Services (Enhanced Service
Delivery) Bill 2007 [Provision]
(presented out of session on 15.3.07) |
20.3.07 |
| ECO |
Qantas Sale (Keep Jetsar Australian)
Amendment Bill 2007 |
20.3.07 |
| FADT |
^Reforms to Australia's military justice
system: Second progress report |
29.3.07 |
| ECITA |
Conserving Australia – Australia's
national parks, conservation reserves
and marine protected areas (presented
out of session on 12 April 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| LC |
Migration Amendment (Maritime
Crew) Bill 2007 [Provisions]
(presented out of session on 20 April 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| ECO |
*Interim Report – Tax Laws Amendment
(2007 Measures No.2) Bill 2007
[Provisions] (presented out of session
on 30 April 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| ECITA |
*Interim Report – Broadcasting Legislation
Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2007
And the Radio Licence Fees Amendment
Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of
session on 30 April 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| CA |
Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2007
(presented out of session on 1 May 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| CA |
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
Amendment Bill 2007 (presented out
of session on 1 May 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| EWRE |
Higher Education Legislation Amendment
(2007 Measures No.1) Bill 2007 [Provisions]
(presented out of session on 1 May 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| ECO |
Tax Laws Amendment
(2007 Measures No.2) Bill 2007
[Provisions] (presented out of session
on 3 May 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| ECO |
Corporations (NZ Closer Economic
Relations) and Other Legislation
Amendment Bill 2007
[Provisions] (presented out of session
on 3 May 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| ECITA |
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment
(Digital Radio) Bill 2007 and the
Radio Licence Fees Amendment
Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented out of
session on 7 May 2007) |
9.5.07 |
| ECO |
Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment
Bill 2007 [Provisions] |
9.5.07 |
| CA |
Families, Community Services and
Indigenous Affairs Legislation
Amendment (Child Support Reform
Consolidation and Other Measures)
Bill 2007 [Provisions] |
9.5.07 |
| LC |
Native Title Amendment (Technical
Amendments) Bill 2007 [Provisions] |
9.5.07 |
| CA |
Aged Care Amendment (Residential
Care) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented
out of session on 17 May 2007) |
12.6.07 |
| FADT |
Cluster Munitions (Prohibition)
Bill 2006 [Provisions] (presented
out of session on 31 May 2007) |
12.6.07 |
| ECO |
Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business)
Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented
out of session on 6 June 2007) |
12.6.07 |
| ECO |
Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures
No.3) Bill 2007 [Provisions] (presented
out of session on 6 June 2007) |
12.6.07 |
| ECITA |
Communications Legislation Amendment
(Content Services) Bill 2007 [Provisions] |
12.6.07 |
| FADT |
Australian Centre for International
Agricultural Research Amendment Bill
2007 [Provisions] |
12.6.07 |
| RRAT |
Forestry Marketing and Research and
Development Services Bill 2007
[Provisions] and Forestry Marketing and
Research and Development Services
(Transitional and Consequential
Provisions) Bill 2007 [Provisions] |
12.6.07 |
| EWRE |
Workplace Relations (Restoring Family
Work Balance) Amendment Bill 2007 |
14.6.07 |
| EWRE |
Workplace Relations Amendment (A
Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 [Provisions] |
14.6.07 |
| ECITA |
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions]
(presented out of session 15 June 2007) |
18.6.07 |
| RRAT |
Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill
2007 [Provisions] and Fisheries Levy
Amendment Bill 2007 [Provisions] |
18.6.07 |
| CA |
National Health Amendment
(Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme)
Bill 2007 [Provisions] |
18.6.07 |
| ECITA |
Indigenous Art – Securing the future:
Australia's Indigenous visual arts
and craft sector |
20.6.07 |
| RRAT |
Administration of the Department
of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,
Biosecurity Australia and AQIS in relation
to the final import risk analysis report
for apples from New Zealand |
20.6.07 |
*Interim Report that did not discharge a reference;
^Second report that did not discharge a reference
Estimates reports:
During the reporting period, Senate Standing Committees tabled
16 reports.
Annual Report reports:
During the reporting period, Senate Standing Committees tabled
8 reports.
Joint Statutory/Select Committees:
During the reporting period, 4 reports (plus 2 reports that
did not discharge a reference) was tabled by a Joint Statutory Committee.
| Committee |
Report |
Tabled |
| CFS |
Corporations Amendment (Takeovers)
Bill 2006 [Exposure Draft] (presented
out of session on 23 February 2007) |
26.2.07 |
| ACC |
Manufacture, importation and use of
amphetamines and other synthetic
drugs (AOSD) in Australia |
28.2.07 |
| CFS |
*Statutory oversight of the Australian
Securities and Investments Commission |
1.3.07 |
| CFS |
Corporations Amendment (Insolvency)
Bill 2007 [Exposure Draft] and
Corporations and Australian Securities
And Investments Commission Amendment
Regulations 2007 [Exposure Draft] |
29.3.07 |
| ACC |
*Examination of the Australian Crime
Commission Annual Report 2005-06 |
13.6.07 |
| CFS |
Corporations Legislation Amendment
(Simpler Regulatory System) Bill
2007; Corporations (Fees) Amendment
2007 and Corporations (Review Fees)
Amendment 2007 |
19.6.07 |
*Report that did not
discharge a reference
Government Responses to Committee Reports
The following table shows 9 Government responses to a Senate
Committee Report:
| Government response |
Date |
Committee |
| Rural water resource usage |
6.2.07 |
RRAT |
| Breaking the silence: A national voice for gynaecological cancers |
27.2.07 |
CA |
| Operation of Native Title Representative Bodies |
1.3.07 |
NT |
| Australia's Urban Water Management |
10.5.07 |
ECITA |
| Telecommunications (Interception) Amendment Bill 2006 |
10.5.07 |
LC |
| Mr Chen Yonglin's request for Political asylum |
14.6.07 |
FADT |
| Administration and Operation of the Migration Act 1958 |
14.6.07 |
LC |
| Petrol pricing in Australia |
21.6.07 |
ECO |
| Pacific Region Seasonal Contract Labour |
21.6.07 |
EWRE |
A complete list of Government
responses is produced in the Business of the Senate published half yearly by
the Senate Table Office.
Additional Comments; Dissenting Reports; Minority Reports; Report;
Additional Remarks; Comment; Additional Comments & Recommendations
(Note: These statistics
record the signatory to the reports)
Legislation: |
LP/NATS |
ALP |
AD |
AG |
FFP |
| Additional Comments |
1 |
22 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
| Dissenting Reports |
|
7 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
| Minority Reports |
|
26 |
1 |
4 |
|
| Report |
|
8 |
|
|
|
| Additional Remarks |
|
2 |
3 |
|
|
| Comment |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Additional Comments & Recommendations |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Extension of Time to present Reports
During the reporting period, 16 extensions of time – 6 under
a week; 2 over a week; and 8 over a month - were granted to Committees
administered by the Senate Committee Office to present reports.
Leave to Meet while the Senate is in session
During the reporting period, Senate Committees were granted leave
to meet while the Senate was in session on 12 occasions.
Membership of Committees
During the reporting period, there were 127 membership changes
of Committees.
Establishment of new committee
During the reporting period, there was a new Joint Statutory
Committee on Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity established on 26 February 2007
when the House of Representatives agreed to a resolution from the Senate,
passed on 8 February 2007.
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