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I present the report of the selection committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private members’ business on Monday, 22 May 2006. The report will be printed in today’s Hansard and the items accorded priority for debate will be published in the Notice Paper for the next sitting.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members’ business on Monday, 22 May 2006

Pursuant to standing order 222, the Selection Committee has determined the order of precedence and times to be allotted for consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members’ business on Monday, 22 May 2006. The order of precedence and the allotments of time determined by the Committee are as follows:

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION REPORTS

Presentation and statements

1             AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISIT TO THE 14TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASIA PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM, JAKARTA, AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Report of the Parliamentary Delegation to the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Jakarta and to Papua New Guinea, January 2006

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 12:40pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

2             AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISIT TO AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCES DEPLOYED TO SUPPORT THE REHABILITATION OF IRAQ

Visit to Australian Defence Forces Deployed to Support the Rehabilitation of Iraq

Report of the Delegation, 22 to 28 October 2005

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 12:50pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

3             JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE

Australia’s Defence Relations with the United States

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:00pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

4             JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE

Expanding Australia’s Trade and Investment Relations with North Africa

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:10pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

5             PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY

Review of the listing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:20pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

6             JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL MATTERS

Funding and Disclosure: Inquiry into disclosure of donations to political parties and candidates

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:30pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Order of precedence

Notices

1             Mr Albanese to present a Bill for an Act to ratify the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change (Kyoto Protocol Ratification) Bill 2006) (Notice given 27 February 2006)

Presenter may speak for a period not exceeding 5 minutes —pursuant to standing order 41.

2             Mr Baird to move:

That this House:

(1)

note with concern:

(a)

the increasing use of the death penalty as a criminal sanction in our region;

(b)

the execution of Mr Van Tuong Nguyen in the Republic of Singapore; and

(c)

the plight of all Australians who are currently on death row;

(2)

congratulate the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and the Australian Government and Opposition for their recent efforts on behalf of Australians on death row; and

(3)

call on the Australian Government to:

(a)

advocate with our regional neighbours the abolition of the death penalty or, as an interim measure, the establishment of a moratorium on executions; and

(b)

encourage our regional neighbours to ratify the United Nations International Convention on Civil and Political Rights and the Second Optional Protocol. (Notice given 27 February 2006.)

Time allotted —remaining private Members’ business time prior to 1.45 p.m.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion —5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking —5 minutes.

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

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

3             Mr Bartlett to move:

That this House:

(1)

recognises Taiwan’s:

(a)

world class health care system;

(b)

strong commitment to improved international health standards and international health security; and

(c)

proud record of medical assistance to developing countries;

(2)

notes that:

(a)

as emphasised by Dr Jong-wook Lee, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the experience of SARS in 2003, and the ongoing threat of Avian Influenza, show the imperative of an internationally coordinated approach to international health emergencies;

(b)

in the same way that Taiwan’s containment and management efforts during the SARS epidemic in 2003 were hampered by its inability to access the expertise of the WHO, its capacity to meet the challenges of a global Avian Influenza epidemic would be similarly constrained if it continues to be denied the right to participate in the operation of the WHO;

(c)

the World Health Assembly’s (WHA) Rules of Procedure formally allow for the participation of observers in the activities of the organisation, without reference to questions of sovereignty;

(d)

the participation of observers in WHO activities is consistent with the principle of ‘universal application’, given expression in the WHO’s constitutional mandate to “advance the health of all peoples”;

(e)

there are currently six semi-permanent WHA observers, including a sovereign state (the Holy See), a quasi-state (Palestine), a political entity (the Order of Malta), and three international organisations, and thus the granting to Taiwan of observer status should not be construed as a form of political recognition;

(f)

private Members’ bills in support of Taiwan’s bid for observer status with the WHO were tabled in this House in both 2003 and 2004;

(g)

support for Taiwan’s previous bids has also come from many other governments, including the US Government, the EU, Japan and Canada at the May 2003 and 2004 Summits of the World Health Assembly in Geneva; and

(h)

there is considerable public support for Taiwan’s participation in the WHO from professional medical organisations; and

(3)

supports the participation of Taiwan in the WHA as an observer, given that such participation would allow Taiwan to more effectively contribute to international health coordination, and to better protect its 23 million people from possible trans-national health emergencies, including Avian Influenza. (Notice given 9 May 2006.)

Time allotted —30 minutes.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion —5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking —5 minutes.

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

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

4             Mr Windsor to move:

That this House:

(1)

recognises the hardship faced by families who face significant losses with the withdrawal of water rights;

(2)

acknowledges that a similar problem confronts those whose livelihood is threatened by government imposed changes in the use of forest resources;

(3)

acknowledges that compensation is being made in recognition of the loss of property rights caused by such policies;

(4)

recognises that any benefit such compensation confers will be substantially negated unless the government changes its stated policy of treating such compensation as income and taxing it accordingly; and

(5)

calls for the introduction and passage without delay of amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act to correct this anomaly. (Notice given 28 March 2006.)

Time allotted —remaining private Members’ business time.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion —5 minutes.

First Government Member speaking —5 minutes.

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

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