House debates
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
- National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Roxon. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010 is a historic bill that delivers one of the major components of the government’s health...
- Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Roxon. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2010 seeks to focus and revitalise Australia’s preventive health capacity. It was...
- National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Roxon. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2010 will amend the National Health Act 1953 to achieve a more efficient and...
- Territories Law Reform Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Crean. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Mr Speaker, this is the first opportunity I have had to congratulate you on your appointment. I look forward to working with you and I know that you will do a fantastic job in the chamber. I...
- Defence Legislation Amendment (Security of Defence Premises) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Stephen Smith. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Defence Legislation Amendment (Security of Defence Premises) Bill 2010 (the bill) will insert a new part (part VIA) into the Defence Act 1903...
- Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Burke. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 (the ozone act) gives effect to Australia’s international obligations...
- Tradex Scheme Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Garrett. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill will clarify the eligibility of partnerships for the Tradex Scheme and remove redundant provisions. The Tradex Scheme was introduced as...
- Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Garrett. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill delivers on the government’s commitment to rebuild essential university student services and to also ensure that students have...
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Martin Ferguson. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill amends the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (the act). This is a relatively small bill making a number of minor...
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Martin Ferguson. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill amends the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Act 2003 to provide transitional arrangements in relation to...
- Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget Measures) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Kate Ellis. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I am reintroducing a bill to the House that returns the child care rebate annual cap to $7,500 per child per year and pauses indexation of...
- Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill—by leave—and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Shorten. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill amends superannuation and taxation laws to implement a range of improvements to Australia’s superannuation and tax laws. Schedule...
- International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Shorten. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I introduce the bill to give the force of law to the second protocol to the tax treaty with Singapore which will upgrade the...
- Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Shorten. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill, the confidentiality of taxpayer information bill, was introduced to parliament on 19 November 2009, but lapsed due to...
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 4) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Shorten. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill amends various taxation laws to implement a range of improvements to Australia’s tax laws. Schedule 1 amends the...
- Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Dr Mike Kelly. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010 amends the Fisheries Management Act 1991, the Fisheries Administration Act 1991 and the...
- Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Dr Mike Kelly. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. The Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2010 amends the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Act 1999 to increase the maximum...
- Corporations Amendment (Sons of Gwalia) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Bradbury. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I reintroduce a bill which will amend the Corporations Act to reform the treatment of shareholder claims against companies that become...
- Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Mr Bradbury. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. Today I introduce a bill to amend the Corporations Act 2001, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 and the...
- Carer Recognition Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (0 speeches)
Bill and explanatory memorandum presented by Ms Collins, for Ms Macklin. Bill read a first time.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. This bill is the government’s commitment to enshrine in law the Australian government’s national recognition of the exceptional...
- Standing Orders (0 speeches)
- (9 speeches)
by leave—I move: That the House amend the notice relating to the amendment of standing orders 1, 2, 29, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 54, 55, 86, 100, 104, 108, 132, 133, 141, 143, 192,...
- Standing and Sessional Orders (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That sessional order 142A be adopted for the remainder of the session, as follows: 142a Questions during second reading debate(a)At the end of each Member’s speech during the second...
- Government Responses to Committee Reports (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move: That the House adopt the following resolution:That:(1)Within a period of six months from the presentation in the House of a report by a House or Joint Committee, the Government shall...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)That, in accordance with sections 213 and 214 of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee...
- Australian Crime Commission Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)That, in accordance with section 54 of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian...
- Corporations and Financial Services Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)That, in accordance with section 242 of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001, matters relating to the powers and proceedings of the Parliamentary Joint...
- Cyber Safety Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1) (a)That a Joint Select Committee on Cyber Safety be appointed to inquire into and report on: (2)That the committee consist of 12 members, 4 Members...
- Electoral Matters Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)That a Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to electoral laws and practices and their administration as may be...
- Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)(a)That a Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be appointed to inquire into and report on such matters relating to foreign affairs, defence and trade as may be...
- Gambling Reform Committee; Appointment (1 speech, 1 comment)
I move:(1)That a Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform be appointed to:(a)Inquire into and report on:(i)The Productivity Commission report on gambling, released in June 2010, including a...
- Migration Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)(a)That a Joint Standing Committee on Migration be appointed to inquire into and report on: 60; (i)regulations...
- National Capital and External Territories Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)That a Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories be appointed to inquire into and report on:(a)matters coming within the terms of section 5 of the...
- Parliamentary Library Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)That a Joint Standing Committee on the Parliamentary Library be appointed to:(a)consider and report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on any...
- Treaties Committee; Appointment (1 speech)
I move:(1)That a Joint Standing Committee on Treaties be appointed to inquire into and report on:(a)matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses and proposed treaty...
- Governor-General’S Speech (0 speeches)
- Address-in-Reply (7 speeches)
Ms O’Neill, for the committee elected to prepare an address-in-reply to the speech of Her Excellency the Governor-General, presented the proposed address, which was read by the Clerk. The...
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Before asking whether there are any statements by members, I want to indicate the underlying philosophy behind these statements since 1998. The calling of quorums, the raising of spurious points...
- 2010 Federal Election (1 speech)
At the last election, 166,000 Australians who applied for provisional votes were denied them by legislation passed at the end of 2006 by the previous conservative government. This is an absolute...
- Emergency Alert System (1 speech)
I rise to raise my concerns in relation to the details of an announcement made on 14 September this year that the Australian government will fund the upgrade of the emergency warning system...
- Condolence: Malcolm Douglas (1 speech)
Today, I wish to pay tribute to a man who lived life on the edge, and who gave his all to protect and nurture Australian wildlife. Last Thursday, 23 September, the man known as the Barefoot...
- Poker Machine Reform (1 speech)
I would like to bring to the attention of the House the proposed poker machine reform and the effect that that would have on the registered clubs and hotels within the electorate of Parkes. While...
- Speaker’s Panel of the House of Representatives (2 speeches)
I rise today to put on the record my congratulations and thanks to the new Speaker’s panel. I want to say thankyou for the kind words that you, Mr Deputy Speaker, spoke on my behalf...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Climate Change (11 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Prime Minister. Can the Prime Minister advise the House of the cost of living impact on Australian families of a $40 a tonne carbon price?
- Delhi Commonwealth Games (2 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister advise the House of the advice being provided by the government to Australians travelling to India?
- Emissions Trading Scheme (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer the Treasurer to his claim on Meet the Press, the week before the election, where he said that any carbon tax under a future Gillard government was just...
- Economy (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. Will the Prime Minister update the House on the state of the economy and what that says about the importance of responsible economic management?
- Asylum Seekers (9 speeches)
My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to her explicit denials just three days before the election of any plans to expand the Curtin detention centre, contrasted with...
- Economy (5 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Deputy Prime Minister, what do recent economic outcomes say about Australia’s economic outlook and the importance of responsible economic management?
- Immigration (2 speeches)
I refer to the government’s claim prior to and during the election that asylum seekers will not be housed at RAAF Base Scherger, nor would an immigration detention centre be built at RAAF...
- Climate Change (3 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. Why is it important to build consensus around the need to take action on climate change?
- Local Hospital Networks (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health and Ageing. I ask for an update on reforms in regard to the local health networks, particularly in New South Wales, and also for an update on the $1.8...
- Afghanistan (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Defence. Will the Minister update the House on Australia’s efforts in Afghanistan?
- Refugees (13 speeches)
Thank you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to ask the first question as the member for Durack. My question is addressed to the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship. I refer the minister to...
- Floods in Pakistan (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Will the minister outline to the House the current progress on the flood recovery in Pakistan and what Australia is doing to assist relief efforts?
- Asylum Seekers (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Prior to election, the Prime Minister promised there would be a regional processing centre in Timor-Leste. Will it be established within 12...
- Rural and Regional Services (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government and Minister for the Arts. How is the government delivering better outcomes for regional Australia?
- Economy (8 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Does the Treasurer agree with his own Treasury, in their incoming government analysis, that after all of the government’s election commitments it must now...
- Gambling (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. What is the government doing to deliver on its commitment to address problem gambling?
- Building the Education Revolution Program (7 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth. I refer to the promise made by the Prime Minister before the election that ‘the government accepts all of Mr...
- Australian Federal Police (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Justice and Minister for Privacy and Freedom of Information. Minister, how is the government supporting the Australian Federal Police...
- Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Prime Minister. I refer her to the case of my constituent Mr Rick Walker, whose house in Tiaro was burnt down just two hours after insulation was installed in...
- Cyber Storm III (5 speeches)
Mr Speaker, my question is to the Attorney-General. Will the Attorney-General outline what measures the government is taking to address cyber based threats to national security?
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
The list of ministerial arrangements was a matter of contention during question time. I indicate that the clerks rely on the underlying administrative arrangements that dictate which pieces of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Committees of the 42nd Parliament; Reports (1 speech)
I present the following reports from committees of the 42nd Parliament received after the last sitting of the House in June 2010 pursuant to standing order 247: Standing Committee on Family,...
- Birthday of the Prime Minister (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I wish to make a short speech on indulgence. In the spirit of goodwill of the new paradigm that we find ourselves in, I want to particularly welcome members of the Gillard family, including the...
- Australian National Audit Office (0 speeches)
- Annual Report (1 speech)
I present the annual report of the Australian National Audit Office for 2009-10. Ordered that the report be made a parliamentary paper.
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report Nos 1 to 9 of 2010-2011 (1 speech)
I present Auditor-General’s Audit reports Nos 1 to 8 of 2010-2011 entitled No. 1 Performance audit—Implementation of the Family Relationship Centres Initiative, No. 2 Performance...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Documents are presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings. Australian Federal...
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Government Election Commitments (19 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Warringah proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The failure of the...
- Governor-General’S Speech (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 7.30 pm, the debate is interrupted and I propose the question: That the House do now adjourn.
- Income Tax (1 speech)
Thank you for the call, Mr Speaker, and congratulations on continuing in the role. The coalition recognises that merit matters most. It took a little while for some of your own colleagues to get...
- National Police Remembrance Day (2 speeches)
I rise to speak on St Michael’s Day, St Michael being the patron saint of law enforcement. It is a day that all police recognise as Police Remembrance Day. It is a time for police across...
- Mitchell Electorate: Transport Infrastructure (1 speech, 1 comment)
I commend the member for Fowler on his very fine remarks and I associate myself with those remarks. He is a fine person. I turn tonight to what is still the most important issue in my electorate...
- Hindmarsh Electorate: Security (1 speech)
I rise tonight to talk about a commitment that was made in my electorate of Hindmarsh over the last 12 months, and I am very pleased that the Minister for Home Affairs is here in the chamber,...
- Murray-Darling Basin (1 speech)
It is appropriate that the first speech that I make in the new parliament concerns the issue that really defines the electorate of Farrer, and that is water. My electorate contains most of the...
- Parramasala (2 speeches)
This is my first opportunity to acknowledge the beginning of something great in Western Sydney. In November this year the best of India and its region will come to Parramatta through a new...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- (12 speeches)
The following notices were given:
