Mal Brough (Longman, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Indigenous Affairs) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the law relating to social security and veterans’ affairs, and for other purposes. (Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007)

Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Revenue and Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the law relating to superannuation co-contributions. (Superannuation Laws Amendment (2007 Budget Co-contribution Measure) Bill 2007)

Bruce Billson (Dunkley, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990. (Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2007)

Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That standing order 31 (automatic adjournment of the House) be suspended for the sitting on Thursday, 10 May 2007 and at that sitting, after the Leader of the Opposition completes his reply to the Budget speech, the House automatically stand adjourned until 12.30pm on Monday 21 May 2007 unless the Speaker or, in the event of the Speaker being unavailable, the Deputy Speaker, fixes an alternative day or hour of meeting.

to move:

That, unless otherwise ordered, standing orders Nos. 190(e) and 192 be as follows:190 (e) The Committee shall stand adjourned at 6 pm on completion of all matters referred to it, or may be adjourned on motion moved without notice by any Member—That the Committee do now adjourn.192 Main Committee’s order of business

(a)

If the Committee meets on a Wednesday or Thursday the normal order of business is set out in figure 4.

(b)

The Committee shall meet, if required, on a sitting Monday from 4 pm to 6 pm to consider orders of the day relating to committee and delegation reports and these orders of the day shall have priority over other business, unless otherwise ordered.

Figure 4. Main Committee order of business

The sitting times of the Main Committee are fixed by the Deputy Speaker and are subject to change. Additional meetings may be scheduled if required. Adjournment debates can occur on days other than Thursdays by agreement between the Whips.

to move:

That the following order of the day, government business, be discharged: Child Support Legislation Amendment Bill 2004: Second reading—Resumption of debate.

to move:

That the House grants leave for the report by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Expenditure Northern Territory Forestry Program, 24 May 1978, to be produced in proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia in the case Collins v. Northern Territory of Australia, and in any subsequent proceedings.

Joanna Gash (Gilmore, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes the contribution of small business to regional economies;

(2)

acknowledges that small, micro businesses employ many people and are worthy of protection against predatory behaviour by conglomerates, including organised trade unions;

(3)

acknowledges the role small, family-owned businesses play in creating employment opportunities in smaller communities;

(4)

recognises the disadvantages faced by small business operators in competing against major chains in regional areas; and

(5)

calls on the Government to take all steps necessary to ensure that small business in Australia remains viable in the face of the many threats confronting small business operators.