Kevin Andrews (Menzies, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That so much of the standing and sessional orders be suspended as would prevent the Member for Perth’s private Members’ business notice relating to the disallowance of Workplace Relations Regulations 2006, as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No 52 and made under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 and the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 ,being called on immediately.

Justine Elliot (Richmond, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that petrol prices have dramatically increased;

(2)

recognises that these prices are becoming prohibitive for families, pensioners, small businesses and com-munity groups, and are adversely impacting on the tourism industry; and

(3)

calls on the Government to direct the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to formally monitor prices under Part VIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974. (Notice given 23 May 2006.)

Chris Bowen (Prospect, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that the Commonwealth’s Procurement Guidelines include a 30 Day Payment Policy for small business;

(2)

notes that the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Department of Defence, and the Department of Finance and Administration all have financial systems that do not even collect data in relation to payments made to small business;

(3)

notes that for the 2004-2005 financial year the Federal Government has made over 100,000 payments outside the mandatory 30 Day Payment Policy; and

(4)

calls on the Prime Minister to bring all Commonwealth departments into line and enforce the mandatory payment policy and notes that, as a first step, departments should be keeping records of their payments to small businesses within the 30 day timeframe. (Notice given 23 May 2006.)