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I present report No. 83 of the Selection Committee, relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private members’ business on Monday, 17 June 2013. The report will be printed in the Hansard for today and the committee's determination will appear on tomorrow's Notice Paper. Copies of the report have been placed on the table.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and of private Members' business

1. The committee met in private session on Tuesday, 4 June 2013.

2. The committee determined the order of precedence and times to be allotted for consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members' business on Monday, 17 June 2013, as follows:

Items for House of Representatives Chamber (10.10 am to 12 noon)

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION BUSINESS

Presentation and statements

1 Parliamentary Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform:

Fifth report The advertising and promotion of gambling services in sport; Broadcasting Services Amendment (Advertising for Sports Betting) Bill 2013.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 10.20 am.

Speech time limits—

Mr Wilkie 5 minutes.

Next Member speaking—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

2 Standing Committee on Climate Change, Environment and the Arts:

Managing Australia ' s biodiversity in a changing climate: the way forward.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 10.30 am.

Speech time limits—

Mr Zappia 5 minutes.

Next Member speaking—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

3 Standing Committee on Health and Ageing:

Bridging the Dental Gap: Inquiry into Adult Dental Services.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 10.40 am.

Speech time limits—

Ms Hall 5 minutes.

Next Member speaking—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Notices

1 Mr Oakeshott: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010, and for related purposes. (Competition and Consumer Amendment (Strengthening Rules About Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2013) (Notice given 28May 2013; amended 29May 2013.)

Time allotted—10 minutes .

Speech time limits—

Mr Oakeshott 10 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 1 x 10 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

2 Mr Katter: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the Reserve Bank Act 1959, and for related purposes. (Reserve Bank Amendment (Australian Reconstruction and Development Board) Bill 2013) (Notice given 4 June 2013.)

Time allotted—10 minutes .

Speech time limits—

Mr Katter 10 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 1 x 10 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

3 Mr Katter: To present a Bill for an Act to provide for a Commissioner for Food Retailing and for various other matters in relation to market share of supermarkets, and for related purposes. (Reducing Supermarket Dominance Bill 2013) (Notice given 4June 2013.)

Time allotted—10 minutes .

Speech time limits—

Mr Katter 10 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 1 x 10 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

4 Mr L. D. T. Ferguson: To move:

That this House:

(1) recognises the accomplishments of 50 years of fruitful diplomatic relations between Peru and Australia, the continuing friendship between our nations and the contribution of Peruvian migrants in our nation building; and

(2) notes:

(a) the reopening of our Embassy in Lima in September 2010;

(b) our:

(i) shared democratic values in the context of a strong commitment to transparency, well-established policy credibility and good governance structure and quality of institutions; and

(ii) mutual emphasis on multilateral involvement exemplified by Peru's membership to the United Nations, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Organization of American States, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, Pacific Alliance and Forum for East Asia and Latin America Cooperation;

(c) the roles of Herbert Vere Evatt and former United Nations Secretary General Javier Perez de Cuellar point to our mutual activity;

(d) our similar activity on the free trade front and common membership of the Cairns Group, WTO and APEC; and

(e) the:

(i) visits to Peru by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in 1975 and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008, and the visit of former President Alan Garcia Perez to Australia in 2007;

(ii) November 2011 framework to promote Bilateral Consultations and Cooperation;

(iii) presence at the 2011 census of 8,441 Peruvian born citizens in Australia and attraction of Peru to Australian visitors totalling 30,000 in 2011; and

(iv) longstanding Australian mining endeavours in Peru, the growth of Peruvian student numbers in Australia and 56 Australian companies having an office in Peru or investment in a Peruvian project. (Notice given 13March 2013.)

Time allotted—30 minutes .

Speech time limits—

Mr L. D. T. Ferguson 10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Next 2 Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 + 2 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

5 Mr Christensen: To move:

That this House:

(1) recognises:

(a) dyslexia as a learning disability which, according to the World Federation of Neurology, is 'manifested by difficulty in learning to read despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence and socio-cultural opportunity';

(b) the Irlen Syndrome, also known as, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome as a specific type of visual perceptual dyslexia; and

(c) that school students with dyslexia learn differently to their fellow students;

(2) supports the concept of compulsory teacher training to ensure educators have:

(a) an awareness of dyslexia and the impact dyslexia has on students;

(b) the ability to recognise the symptoms of dyslexia; and

(c) the ability to utilise a range of multi-sensory learning methods to engage with students with dyslexia;

(3) supports the:

(a) concept of compulsory training of pre-service teachers in dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome as well as training in multi-sensory teaching methods for children who learn differently; and

(b) ability of teachers to be able to inform parents directly about concerns they have of their children exhibiting symptoms of dyslexia or Irlen Syndrome;

(4) requests the Government make changes to National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) to allow school students with dyslexia or Irlen Syndrome to have their NAPLAN test read to them;

(5) supports the concept of modified homework for school students with dyslexia to reflect their particular learning difficulties; and

(6) recognises that dyslexia would be a significant barrier to learning a second language and supports the ability of school students to opt out of Languages other than English classes. (Notice given 19March 2013.)

Time allotted—remaining private Members' business time prior to 12 noon.

Mr Christensen—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue at a later hour.

Items for House of Representatives Chamber (8 to 9.30 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Notices - continued

5 Mr Christensen: To move:

That this House:

(1) recognises:

(a) dyslexia as a learning disability which, according to the World Federation of Neurology, is 'manifested by difficulty in learning to read despite conventional instruction, adequate intelligence and socio-cultural opportunity';

(b) the Irlen Syndrome, also known as, Scotopic Sensitivity Syndrome as a specific type of visual perceptual dyslexia; and

(c) that school students with dyslexia learn differently to their fellow students;

(2) supports the concept of compulsory teacher training to ensure educators have:

(a) an awareness of dyslexia and the impact dyslexia has on students;

(b) the ability to recognise the symptoms of dyslexia; and

(c) the ability to utilise a range of multi-sensory learning methods to engage with students with dyslexia;

(3) supports the:

(a) concept of compulsory training of pre-service teachers in dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome as well as training in multi-sensory teaching methods for children who learn differently; and

(b) ability of teachers to be able to inform parents directly about concerns they have of their children exhibiting symptoms of dyslexia or Irlen Syndrome;

(4) requests the Government make changes to National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) to allow school students with dyslexia or Irlen Syndrome to have their NAPLAN test read to them;

(5) supports the concept of modified homework for school students with dyslexia to reflect their particular learning difficulties; and

(6) recognises that dyslexia would be a significant barrier to learning a second language and supports the ability of school students to opt out of Languages other than English classes. (Notice given 19March 2013.)

Time allotted—40 minutes .

Speech time limits—

All Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 8 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

6 Ms Smyth: To move:

That this House recognises that:

(1) wind energy is an important and safe source of renewable energy;

(2) wind energy generation will play a crucial role in enabling Australia to meet its existing renewable energy targets;

(3) bipartisan support for Australia's renewable energy targets is essential to reducing carbon emissions in Australia's electricity sector; and

(4) any move to diminish or abolish the current legislated renewable energy targets would have serious and detrimental impacts on investment in renewable energy, impede Australia's ability to reduce carbon emissions by at least 5 per cent below year 2000 levels by 2020, and undermine the move to a clean energy future. (Notice given 30May 2013.)

Time allotted—remaining private Members' business time prior to 9.30 pm.

Speech time limits—Ms Smyth—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 + 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

Items for Federation Chamber (approx 11 am to approx 1.30 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Notices

1 Dr Stone: To move:

That this House:

(1) acknowledges the economic contribution of fruit growers and workers in the local food processing industry;

(2) recognises the impact and toll that the increased cost of doing business has on local food processors;

(3) acknowledges the significance of iconic local food processors as key employers and contributors to regional communities;

(4) supports the 'Toss a Tin in Your Trolley' campaign to encourage Australians to throw a tin of local canned produce into their shopping trolley, and urges supermarkets to promote this initiative; and

(5) calls on the:

(a) Treasurer to investigate an emergency World Trade Organisation safeguard action in respect of imported canned fruit and tomato produce; and

(b) Government to undertake an immediate and comprehensive anti-dumping investigation in respect of the request from SPC Ardmona and the canned food industry. (Notice given 27May 2013.)

Time allotted—80 minutes .

Dr Stone 10 minutes.

Next 3 Members speaking—10 minutes each.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 10 mins + 8 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

2 Mr Hayes: To move:

That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) on 16 May 2013 two young activists, Nguyen Phuong Uyen, age 21, and Dinh Nguyen Kha, age 25, were sentenced to six and eight years, respectively, in jail by the People's Court of Long An province in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam;

(b) the two activists were arrested for distributing literature protesting against China's claims to the Paracel and Spratly Islands in the South China Sea; and

(c) there are credible reports from various international agencies of continuing human rights violations in Vietnam which is evidenced by the high number of house detentions and imprisonment for people engaged in activities as basic as expressing views contrary to the Vietnamese Government's position; and

(2) calls on the Australian Government to:

(a) refer the matters of Nguyen Phuong Uyen and Dinh Nguyen Kha, and other issues concerning human rights in Vietnam that have been raised in the Australian Parliament, to the next round of the Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue; and

(b) continue to take appropriate steps to convey to the Vietnamese Government that Australia expects Vietnam to honour its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (Notice given 3June 2013.)

Time allotted—remaining private Members' business time prior to approx 1.30 pm.

Mr Hayes—10 minutes.

Next 5 Members speaking—10 minutes. each.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 10 mins + 2 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

Items for Federation Chamber (approx 6.30 pm to 9 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Orders of the day

1 Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2012 ( Mr Bandt ): Second reading—Resumption of debate (from 3June 2013).

Time allotted—60 minutes .

All Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 12 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

Notices—continued

3 Mr Billson: To move:

That this House notes that:

(1) the National Business Names register has been in operation since 28 May 2012;

(2) the Government has failed to act to fix implementation problems with the National Business Names register, which has left the privacy of home based businesses exposed;

(3) businesses have been waiting on hold for up to 45 minutes to progress to an operator when contacting the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's hotline; and

(4) a large number of people have had problems registering, renewing, paying and transferring business names since the National Business Names register started operating. (Notice given 12March 2013.)

Time allotted—60 minutes .

Mr Billson 10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins + 8 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

4 Ms Hall: To move:

That this House:

(1) notes that:

(a) rare diseases are complex, often with inadequate or no treatment;

(b) approximately 10 per cent of the Australian population is directly affected by one or more of the 8000 rare diseases and 400,000 of these people are children; and

(c) collectively there are around 1.2 million Australians with a rare disease, the same number as Australians affected by diabetes;

(2) recognises that:

(a) Australians living with rare diseases need the opportunity to be involved in national and international clinical trials; and

(b) in order to progress medical research in the field of rare diseases, the benefits of a national rare disease registry should be investigated;

(3) acknowledges:

(a) Rare Voices Australia, the first national organisation devoted to rare diseases in Australia that focuses on improving quality of life for all families, friends and carers that are impacted by a rare disease in their everyday lives; and

(b) the participation of advocates from Rare Voices Australia in a world first international Rare Diseases Research Consortium this year; and

(4) investigates establishing a national patient registry for research purposes for people living with a rare disease, which is free of commercial interests.

Time allotted—remaining private Members' business time prior to 9 pm.

Ms Hall—5 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes. each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

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3. The committee recommends that the following items of private Members' business listed on the notice paper be voted on:

Orders of the Day—

Marine Engineers Qualifications Bill 2013 (Mr Wilkie);

Christian Assyrians (Mr Ruddock);

Cyber-safety (Ms Marino); and

Australian sugar industry (Mr Christensen).

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