Senate debates
Thursday, 14 June 2007
- Petitions (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
The Clerk: A petition has been lodged for presentation as follows:
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Fielding to move on the next day of sitting:That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to protect competitive markets by prohibiting predatory pricing. Trade Practices...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That the following government business orders of the day be considered from 12.45 pm till not later than 2 pm today: No. 5 Agricultural and Veterinary...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Standing Committees; Meetings (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That:(a)the Community Affairs Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Friday, 15 June 2007, from 9.30 am, to take evidence...
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (1 speech)
The following items of business were postponed: Business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2 standing in the name of Senator Bartlett for today, proposing the reference of a matter to the Rural...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move:That:(1)On Thursday, 14 June 2007:(a)the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm to 11.40 pm;(b)the routine of business from 12.45 pm till not later than 2 pm, and...
- Lobbying and Ministerial Accountability Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced:A Bill for an Act to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities intended to inform and influence members of Parliament and ministers, to make...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum related to the bill and to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted....
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Committee; Reference (1 speech)
by leave—I move the motion as amended: That the following matters be referred to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 13 September 2007:(a)the cost of living pressures...
- Public Interest Disclosures Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced:A Bill for an Act to encourage and facilitate the disclosure of information in the public interest, by protecting public officials and others who...
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to table an explanatory memorandum relating to the bill and to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave...
- Paid Maternity Leave (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I, and also on behalf of Senator Stott Despoja, move:That the Senate—(a)notes that Australia and the United States of America are the only two Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria was established in 2002 to provide necessary funding for international programs to deal...
- Renewable Energy (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)renewable electricity generators face significant barriers to entry into the electricity market,(ii)households selling electricity into the grid are...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs Committee; Meeting (1 speech)
At the request of the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs, Senator Humphries, I move: That the Community Affairs Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during...
- Ethiopia: Prisoners of Conscience (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the imprisonment since November 2005 by the Ethiopian Government of members of the main opposition party, representatives of civic organisations and the...
- Budget (0 speeches)
- Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Township Leasing) Bill 2007; Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Restructures) Bill 2007; Higher Education Legislation Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bills received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— ABORIGINAL LAND...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
by leave—At the request of the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations and Education, I move: That business of the Senate orders of the day nos 1 and 2,...
- Consideration of Legislation (12 speeches)
I move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the following bills, allowing them to be considered during this period of sittings:Tax Laws Amendment...
- Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (9 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (12 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Workplace Relations Amendment (a Stronger Safety Net) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Workplace Relations (Restoring Family Work Balance) Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Corporations (NZ Closer Economic Relations) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Migration Amendment (Statutory Agency) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 June, on motion by Senator Colbeck: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (2007 Measures No. 1) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (3 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Liquid Fuel Emergency Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (0 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time. Question agreed to. Bill read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That intervening business be postponed till after consideration of government business order of the day no. 14 (Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and...
- Health Insurance Amendment (Inappropriate and Prohibited Practices and Other Measures) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 10 May, on motion by Senator Coonan: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (2 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 12 June, on motion by Senator Scullion: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate. Sitting suspended from 1.54 pm to 2.00 pm
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I wish to inform the Senate that Senator Chris Ellison will be absent from question time today as he is visiting the flood affected areas of New South Wales. During his absence Senator Brandis...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Liberal Party (7 speeches)
My question is directed to Senator Minchin, representing the Prime Minister. I refer the minister to answers he provided yesterday and to the Prime Minister’s press conference held a few...
- Assistance to Families (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Finance and Administration, Senator Minchin. Unlike the previous question, it is a serious question. I refer the minister to ABS data released yesterday on the...
- Liberal Party (6 speeches)
My question is to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. I refer the minister to his previous answers in this place, in which he stated: The decision to hold that function...
- Workplace Relations (9 speeches)
My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. I refer the minister to the government’s industrial relations laws and the...
- Liberal Party (4 speeches)
My question is again addressed to Senator Minchin, the Minister representing the Prime Minister. Is the minister aware of the media reports—which he referred to earlier today—that a...
- Budget 2007-08 (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Scullion, the Minister representing the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The Australian government has a history of strong economic...
- Workplace Relations (4 speeches)
My question is to Senator Abetz, the Minister Representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Minister, I refer you to reports of the Industrial Relations Commission’s...
- Queensland: Local Government (21 speeches)
My question is to Senator Johnston, the Minister representing the Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads. Are you aware of an open letter advertisement in a Central Queensland...
- Broadband (7 speeches)
My question is to Senator Coonan, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. I refer the minister to her statements in the chamber yesterday when she said: Obviously,...
- Water (5 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Senator Abetz. I refer to the study by the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation, Integrated...
- Broadband (12 speeches)
My question is to Senator Coonan, the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts. I refer the minister to a recent email from Sol Trujillo to Telstra staff, outlining the...
- Nuclear Energy (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, Senator Minchin. Does the minister recall saying in August 2005 that debate on nuclear power was a...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Liberal Party (1 speech)
I would like to add to answers I gave to Senator Wong and Senator Evans in relation to the issue of a Liberal Party function at Kirribilli House. I refer to the Australian Electoral...
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Liberal Party (32 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Finance and Administration (Senator Minchin) to questions without notice asked by Senators Evans and Wong today relating...
- Water (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (Senator Abetz) to a question without notice asked by Senator Siewert today relating...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 44 of 2006-07 (1 speech)
In accordance with the provisions of the Auditor-General Act 1997, I present the following report of the Auditor-General: Report No. 44 of 2006-07: Performance audit: management of tribunal...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Membership (2 speeches)
Order! The President has received a letter from a party leader seeking variations to the membership of committees.
- Pregnancy Counselling (Truth in Advertising) Bill 2006 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (25 speeches)
Debate resumed from 7 December 2006, on motion by Senator Stott Despoja: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Commonwealth Grants Commission (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 1 March, on motion by Senator Ian Macdonald: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Migration Act 1958: Section 486O (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 9 May, on motion by Senator Bartlett: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Australian Livestock Export Corporation (1 speech)
Debate resumed from 13 June, on motion by Senator Bartlett: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Australian Political Exchange Council (3 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 June, on motion by Senator Bartlett: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Ian...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Corporations Legislation Amendment (Simpler Regulatory System) Bill 2007; Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2007; Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment Bill 2007; Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other 2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007; Migration (Sponsorship Fees) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
Bills received from the House of Representatives.
- Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches read as follows— CORPORATIONS...
- Schools Assistance (Learning Together — Achievement Through Choice and Opportunity) Amendment (2007 Budget Measures) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- In Committee (4 speeches)
Consideration resumed.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Business (0 speeches)
- Rearrangement (1 speech)
I move: That intervening business be postponed till after consideration of government business order of the day no. 4 (Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2007). Question agreed to.
- Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (11 speeches)
Debate resumed from 13 June, on motion by Senator Colbeck: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (4 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time.
- Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2007 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (7 speeches)
Debate resumed from 28 March, on motion by Senator Abetz: That this bill be now read a second time.
- In Committee (47 speeches)
Bill—by leave—taken as a whole.
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 11 pm, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Middle East (1 speech)
The outbreak of hostilities between two rival Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, has come at a very difficult time and threatens the Middle East peace process. I speak with some experience,...
- Anti-Corruption Commission (1 speech)
On 22 March this year I asked the Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator Johnston, why the federal government was not interested in setting up a federal anti-corruption commission with a...
- Pregnancy Counselling (Truth in Advertising) Bill 2006 (1 speech)
I rise tonight to register my dissent to the Pregnancy Counselling (Truth in Advertising) Bill 2006 from Senators Stott Despoja, Troeth, Nettle and Carol Brown. Senator Webber said something that...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Tabling (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled by the Clerk: [Legislative instruments are identified by a Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) number] Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection)...
