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I present the amended report of the Selection Committee relating to the program of private members’ business on Monday, 17 September 2007. Copies of the report have been circulated to honourable members in the chamber.

Report—by leave—adopted.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members’ business on Monday, 17 September 2007

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, 17 September 2007.  The order of precedence and the allotments of time determined by the Committee are as follows:

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION REPORTS

Presentation and statements

1 DELEGATION TO CANADA AND GERMANY

Canada and Germany, Report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation (14 to 28 April 2007)

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

Speech time limits

Each Member 5 minutes.

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

2 STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

Sustainability for survival: creating a climate for change: Inquiry into a sustainability charter

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

Speech time limits

Each Member 5 minutes.

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

3 PROCEDURE COMMITTEE

Making a difference: Petitioning the House of Representatives

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

Speech time limits

Each Member 5 minutes.

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

4 STANDING COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2006 (Second Report)

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

Speech time limits

Each Member 5 minutes.

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

5 STANDING COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Home Loan Lending – Inquiry into home loan lending practices and the processes used to deal with people in financial difficulty

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

Speech time limits

Each Member 5 minutes.

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

6 JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON ELECTORAL MATTERS

Review of certain aspects of the administration of the Australian Electoral Commission

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

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 Ms K. M. Ellis: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the definition of a low-impact facility under the Telecommunications Act 1997, and for related purposes. (Telecommunications (Amendment) Bill 2007) (Notice given 16 August 2007)

2 Mrs May: To move—That the House:

(1)   recognises that:

(a)

high blood pressure is a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, stroke, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease and renal failure;

(b)

cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in Australia, claiming the lives of 50,294 people in 2002, or 38 per cent of all deaths;

(c)

around 3.67 million Australians are affected by heart, stroke and vascular diseases;

(d)

1.10 million Australians are disabled long-term by heart, stroke and vascular diseases;

(e)

the prevalence of heart, stroke and vascular conditions increased by 18.2 per cent over the last decade; and

(f)

the total burden of heart, stroke and vascular diseases is expected to increase over the coming decades;

(2)   also recognises that:

(a)

salt appears to be the necessary cause of high blood pressure; and

(b)

controlling one’s salt intake plays a big role in controlling one’s blood pressure, which in turn reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease;

(3)   calls on the Australian Government to:

(a)

educate the Australian people on the dangers of a high salt diet; and

(b)

follow the United Kingdom’s example and label food with green lights, which identify at a glance the best foods on the market for salt content; and

(4)   on a bipartisan level, encourage Australians to reduce their salt intake and maintain a healthy lifestyle. (Notice given 26 February 2007)

Time allotted remaining private Members’ business time prior to 1.45 pm

Speech time limits

Mover of motion remaining private Members’ business time prior to 1.45 pm

The Committee determined that consideration

of this matter should continue on a future day.

3 Ms Owens: To move—That the House:

(1)

notes:

(a)

that Australia has the reported highest rate of mesothelioma in the world;

(b)

that there has been a four to five-fold increase in the rate of mesothelioma since the early 1980s and that it is estimated that this rate will continue to increase for the next five to ten years;

(c)

the chemotherapy agent Alimta is the only treatment registered for use in mesothelioma, and in combination with Cisplatin, represents the ‘gold standard’ for mesothelioma treatment in Australia;

(d)

treatment by Alimta can significantly increase a patient’s survival time as well as improve a patient’s quality of life in its final stages;

(e)

Alimta is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) for persons who have contracted lung cancer for smoking, but is not approved for patients with mesothelioma;

(f)

access to Alimta for mesothelioma patients is currently inequitable across Australia, with some States and companies providing various schemes to compensate victims of asbestos exposure and some patients having to pay for Alimta privately at great expense; and

(g)

the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recently approved the use of Alimta in the treatment of mesothelioma sufferers and the governments of France, Sweden and Japan subsidise the drug for sufferers in those countries; and

(2)

calls on the Government to take all necessary action to support the inclusion of Alimta on the PBS for the treatment of all mesothelioma sufferers. (Notice given 11 September 2007.)

Time allotted 30 minutes.

Speech time limits

Mover of motion 5 minutes.

First Government Member speaking 5 minutes.

Other Members 5 minutes each.

[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 Mrs Mirabella: To move—That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

Palestinian terrorists infiltrated Israel’s sovereign border from the Gaza Strip on 25 June 2006, attacked an army post inside Israel’s sovereign territory and kidnapped Corporal Gilad Shalit into Gaza;

(b)

on 12 July 2006—in a similar aggressive cross-border attack from southern Lebanon—Hizbollah terrorists infiltrated sovereign Israeli territory and kidnapped Israeli Defence Force Reservists Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev;

(c)

there is no territorial dispute between Israel and Lebanon, since Israel withdrew from her security zone in May 2000, under the supervision of the United Nations; and

(d)

these young soldiers were serving their active duty within Israel’s borders and now, for more than nine months, have been denied their basic human rights; and

(2)

urges the Government to exert pressure on the terrorist organisations, their supporters and financial backers in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon, so that the missing soldiers are returned unharmed to their families and the country of Israel. (Notice given 10 May 2007)

Time allotted remaining private Members’ business time.

Speech time limits

Mover of motion 5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking 5 minutes.

Other Members 5 minutes each.

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

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