House debates
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Bills
- Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) Bill 2017; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I am very pleased to speak on the Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) Bill. Beautiful Moreton Bay is an important part of the electorate of Petrie, a haven for boaties, a... - Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) Bill 2017; Consideration in Detail (1 speech)
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill and I move government amendment (1): (1) Schedule 1, item 30, page 9 (line 9), omit "Subsection (1) does", substitute "Subsections (1)... - Biosecurity Amendment (Ballast Water and Other Measures) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Disability Services Amendment (Linking Upper Age Limits for Disability Employment Services to Pension Age) Bill 2017; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I am pleased to speak on Disability Services Amendment (Linking Upper Age Limits for Disability Employment Services to Pension Age) Bill 2017. Labor will support this bill. This is a technical... - Disability Services Amendment (Linking Upper Age Limits for Disability Employment Services to Pension Age) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Polar Code) Bill 2017; Second Reading (7 speeches)
The great Australian band Midnight Oil got it right about the value of Antarctica in their 1990 song of the same name. In this song, my former ministerial colleague Peter Garrett sings, 'There... - Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Polar Code) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Crimes Amendment (Penalty Unit) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016; Explanatory Memorandum (1 speech)
I present a replacement explanatory memorandum for the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2016 Measures No. 1) Bill 2016. - Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017; Second Reading (18 speeches)
Labor welcomes the Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill because we have been waiting for it for more than three years. In 2013 the Australian Labor government took a... - Copyright Amendment (Disability Access and Other Measures) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Personal Property Securities Amendment (PPS Leases) Bill 2017; Second Reading (11 speeches)
This bill amends the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 to extend the minimum duration of a PPS lease from more than one year to more than two years. The amendments will operate so that a...