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I present the Selection Committee’s report No. 47 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members' business on Monday, 19 March 2012. 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

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 14 March 2012.

2. The committee decided to amend its determinations in respect of committee and delegation business on Monday, 19 March 2012, as reported to the House earlier today, by substituting:

Notice s

1 DR STONE: To move:

That this House:

(1) notes that the Australian agricultural industry offers excellent career opportunities, including:

(a) approximately 100,000 jobs in the agricultural sector;

(b) 2.5 jobs for every agricultural graduate; and

(c) a diverse range of careers requiring a wide range of skill levels;

(2) acknowledges that responding to the expanding global food task will require Australia to substantially upskill and increase the size of its agribusiness workforce;

(3) recognises that there are declining participation rates and graduates in the agriculture sector as tertiary agricultural science courses offerings decline, and secondary school students do not take up undergraduate courses; and

(4) calls on the Government to:

(a) resource the promotion of careers in agriculture through the primary and secondary school system;

(b) provide incentives for universities to offer agricultural science courses; and

(c) encourage industry in the development of agribusiness educational and training resource material. (Notice given 13 March 2012.)

Time allotted—60 minutes

Speech time limits—

Dr Stone—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

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

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

in place of:

Orders of the Day

2 POLICE OVERSEAS SERVICE (TERRITORIES OF PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA) MEDAL BILL 2011 (MrMorrison): Second reading (from 21 November 2011)

Time allotted—60 minutes

Speech time limits—

Mr Morrison—10 minutes.

Next Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

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

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