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I present the Selection Committee’s Report No. 4 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 15 November 2010. The report will be printed in today’s Hansard and the committee’s determinations will appear on tomorrow’s Notice Paper. Copies of the report have been placed on the Table.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 15 November 2010

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 business and private Members’ business on Monday, 15 November 2010. The order of precedence and the allotments of time determined by the Committee are as follows:

Items for House of Representatives Chamber (10.10 am to 12 noon)

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Notices

1 MR ABBOTT: To present a Bill for an Act to protect the interests of Aboriginal people in the management, development and use of native title land situated in wild river areas, and for related purposes. (Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2010). (Notice given 30 September 2010.)

Presenter may speak for a period not exceeding 10 minutes—pursuant to standing order 41.

2 MR HARTSUYKER: To present a Bill for an Act to provide for the consideration of matters of public health and safety in the operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, and for related purposed. (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Public Health and Safety) Amendment Bill 2010). (Notice given 19 October 2010.)

Presenter may speak for a period not exceeding 10 minutes—pursuant to standing order 41.

3 MR BANDT: To present a Bill for an Act to deliver essential financial services at reasonable cost, fair loans and mortgages and increased competition for the community, and for related purposes. (Banking Amendment (Delivering Essential Financial Services) Bill 2010). (Notice given 20 October 2010.)

Presenter may speak for a period not exceeding 10 minutes—pursuant to standing order 41.

4 MR BANDT: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the Defence Act 1903 to provide for parliamentary approval of overseas service by members of the Defence Force. (Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2010). (Notice given 20 October 2010.)

Presenter may speak for a period not exceeding 10 minutes—pursuant to standing order 41.

5 MR BILLSON: To present a Bill for an Act to reduce the compliance burden for employers under the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, and for related purposes. (Paid Parental Leave (Reduction of Compliance Burden for Employers) Amendment Bill 2010). (Notice given 25 October 2010.)

Presenter may speak for a period not exceeding 10 minutes—pursuant to standing order 41.

Orders of the day

1 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY BILL 2010 (Mr Turnbull): Second reading (from 25 October 2010).

*Time allotted—Remaining private Members’ business prior to 12 noon.

Speech time limits—

Mr Turnbull—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Member—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins + 8 x 5 mins]

*The Committee also determined that resumption of debate on the second reading should take place later this day in the Main Committee.

Items for House of Representatives Chamber (8 to 9.30 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Notices

6 MR BANDT: To move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that there is:

(a)

a growing list of countries that allow same-sex couples to marry including the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Spain, Canada and South Africa; and

(b)

widespread support for equal marriage in the Australian community; and

(2)

calls on all parliamentarians to gauge their constituents’ views on the issue of marriage equality. (Notice given 25 October 2010.)

Time allotted—60 minutes.

Speech time limits—

Mr Bandt—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Member—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins + 8 x 5 mins]

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

7 MR GEORGANAS: To move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

14 November 2010 is United Nations World Diabetes Day, with this year’s theme being diabetes education and prevention;

(b)

the symbol for World Diabetes Day is a blue ring which symbolises:

(i)

life;

(ii)

health;

(iii)

the sky that connects all nations; and

(iv)

the unity of the global diabetes community in response to the diabetes pandemic; and

(c)

diabetes is Australia’s fastest growing chronic disease with up to 3.3 million people estimated to have diabetes or pre diabetes, and one person in Australia diagnosed every seven minutes;

(2)

recognises that:

(a)

diabetes is a complex and chronic disease which affects the entire body and often lasts a lifetime;

(b)

Type 2 Diabetes is the most common form of diabetes accounting for 85 90 per cent of all cases and costs the economy up to $3 billion dollars every year;

(c)

a person with Type 2 Diabetes and no complications costs the community $9625 a year and a person with Type 2 Diabetes who has complications costs the community $15 850 per year; and

(d)

there is currently no cure for diabetes, but up to 60 per cent of cases of Type 2 Diabetes are preventable; and

(3)

supports:

(a)

diabetes awareness and education campaigns;

(b)

healthy lifestyles and other preventative measures; and

(c)

research for a cure. (Notice given 26 October 2010.)

Time allotted—remaining private Members’ business time prior to 9.30 pm.

Speech time limits—

Mr Georganas—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Member—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins + 2 x 5 mins]

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

Items for Main Committee (approx 11 am to approx 1.30 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Notices

1 MR MURPHY: To move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that the Bernie Banton Foundation estimates that by 2020, some 40 000 Australians will have contracted asbestos related cancer;

(2)

recognises the role governments, the trade union movement and individuals, such as Bernie Banton, have played in raising awareness about the dangers of asbestos and in banning the sale and use of asbestos and asbestos products in Australia;

(3)

expresses concern that:

(a)

countries, such as Canada, continue to export asbestos to India and many other countries in South Asia; and

(b)

international efforts to list chrysotile asbestos under the Rotterdam Treaty, which requires importing countries to be warned of the risks associated with hazardous substances and products, have been blocked by countries, such as Canada; and

(4)

leads international efforts to ban the sale, mining and use of all forms of asbestos, such as chrysotile asbestos, throughout the world. (Notice given 21 October 2010).

Time allotted—60 minutes.

Speech time limits—

Mr Murphy—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Member—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins + 8 x 5 mins]

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

2 MS BRODTMANN: To move:

That this House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

organ donor rates are showing slow and sustained improvement in 2010;

(b)

more than 98 per cent of Australians agree that organ and tissue donation have the potential to save and improve lives, yet less than 60 per cent of Australians accept the invitation for their loved ones to become organ donors when asked;

(c)

there are more than 1700 Australians on the transplant waiting list at any time;

(d)

many more Australians cannot get into waiting lists as they are too sick or unlikely to receive a life saving transplant because there are not enough donors; and

(e)

the Government has invested more than $150 million over four years to establish a coordinated approach to organ donation, enabling all jurisdictions to work cooperatively to support sustained improvements in organ donation in Australia; and

(2)

acknowledges:

(a)

the selfless act of the 228 donor families who have already donated organs in 2010 (to 30 September), which has saved or improved the lives of at least 683 Australians;

(b)

the work undertaken across jurisdictions led by the National Medical Director of the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority, State and Territory Medical Directors and clinical groups to develop nationally consistent protocols and clinical triggers;

(c)

the support of community groups such as Gift of Life, Kidney Health Australia, Transplant Australia, the Organ Donation and Transplant Foundation of Western Australia and the David Hookes Foundation, which are integral in supporting the work of clinicians in improving organ donor rates; and

(d)

the importance of a steady and sustained improvement in organ donor rates to support Australia’s quest to become a world leader in organ and tissue donation and transplantation. (Notice given 21 October 2010.)

Time allotted—60 minutes.

Speech time limits—

Ms Brodtmann—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Member—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins + 8 x 5 mins]

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

3 MR NEUMANN: To move:

That this House:

(1)

notes with deep concern the ongoing human rights violations in Iran, including the:

(a)

use of the death penalty, especially the use of stoning as a method of execution;

(b)

violations of the rights of women;

(c)

repeated violations of due process of law;

(d)

use of violence, intimidation and arbitrary arrest to suppress peaceful opposition activity and the impact this has on the ability of Iranians to exercise their freedom of expression, association and assembly;

(e)

reported arbitrary arrest and detention, and torture of opposition protestors;

(f)

discrimination against and failure to protect the rights of minorities, including the Baha’f, Sufi, Baluch, and Kurdish communities; and

(g)

trial and reported sentencing of seven Baha’f leaders—Fariba Kamalabadi, Jamaloddin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi, Saeid Rezaie, Mahvash Sabet, Behrouz Tavakkoli, and Vahid Tizfahm—for insulting religious sanctities and propaganda against the Islamic Republic; and

(2)

calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to:

(a)

ensure that the rights of all individuals are fully protected, without discrimination, and that it fulfils its obligations to its own citizens as set out in the Iranian constitution;

(b)

abide by its international human rights obligations, including the rights to freedom of religion or belief as set out in Article 18 of the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights; and

(c)

ensure that all trials, including the case of the seven Baha’f leaders, are fair and transparent and conducted in accordance with Iran’s international obligations. (Notice given 25 October 2010.)

Time allotted—remaining private Members’ business time prior to 1.30 pm

Speech time limits—

Mr Neumann—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Member—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins + 2 x 5 mins]

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

Items for Main Committee (approx 6.30 to 9 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Orders of the day

1 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY BILL 2010 (Mr Turnbull): Resumption of debate on the second reading.

Time allotted—remaining private Members’ business time prior to 9 pm

Speech time limits—

Each Member speaking—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 30 x 5 mins]

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

Recommendations

Pursuant to Standing Order 222(a)(ii), the Committee recommends that the following items of private Members’ business be voted on:

• Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010 (Mr Wilkie);
• Commission of Inquiry into the Building the Education Revolution Program Bill 2010 (Mr Pyne); and
• National Broadband Network Financial Transparency Bill 2010 (Mr Turnbull).
• Asbestos (Notice of motion given by Mr Murphy on 21 October 2010); and
• Same sex couples (Notice of motion given by Mr Bandt on 25 October 2010).