Senate debates
Thursday, 11 March 2010
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Senator Ludwig to move on the next day of sitting:That the Senate shall sit on Monday, 22 March 2010 and that:(a)the hours of meeting shall be 12.30 pm to 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm to...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (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. 4–Corporations Amendment (Financial Market Supervision)...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Notices (0 speeches)
- Postponement (0 speeches)
The following item of business was postponed: General business notice of motion no. 694 standing in the name of the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) for today, proposing the...
- Business (0 speeches)
- Consideration of Legislation (1 speech)
I move: That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (8) of standing order 111 not apply to the Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No. 1) Bill 2010, allowing it to be...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Ombudsman Amendment (Education Ombudsman) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Ombudsman Act 1976 to establish an Education Ombudsman, and for related purposes. Question agreed to. I present the...
- 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. Leave granted. I table an explanatory memorandum. I seek leave to have the...
- World Kidney Day (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
I move:That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)Thursday, 11 March 2010 is World Kidney Day,(ii)World Kidney Day is a global health awareness campaign focusing on the importance of our kidneys, and...
- Work-Related Fatalities (0 speeches)
- (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate—(a)recognises that there were more than 150 work-related fatalities in Australia in 2008-09, an increase of 14 per cent over the previous year;(b)acknowledges the...
- National Broadband Network (0 speeches)
- Order (3 speeches)
I move: That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, no later than 10 am on Wednesday, 17 March 2010, a copy of the National...
- Afghanistan (0 speeches)
- (3 speeches)
I move: That the Senate—(a)notes:(i)the tragic events of 13 February 2009, when Australian Defence Forces conducted an operation in Afghanistan in which six civilians were killed including,...
- Australian Payments System (0 speeches)
- (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate—(a)notes that:(i)in 2000, the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) conducted a...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Crimes Amendment (Working with Children — Criminal History) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Amendment Bill 2010; Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the following bills be introduced: a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to the protection of the Antarctic environment, and for related purposes; and a Bill for an Act to...
- 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— Antarctic Treaty...
- National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits--Therapeutic Groups) Determination 2010 (0 speeches)
- (2 speeches)
I move:That—(a)Parts 8, 9 and 10 of Schedule 1 of the National Health (Pharmaceutical Benefits – Therapeutic Groups) Determination 2010 (Instrument Number PB 1 of 2010), made...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Economics References Committee; Reference (17 speeches)
I move:That the following matters be referred to the Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 24 June 2010:(a)the appropriateness of applying the Public Benefit Test currently in...
- Community Affairs Legislation Committees; Reports (1 speech)
Pursuant to order and at the request of the chairs of the respective committees, I present reports from all legislation committees, except the Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation...
- Economics Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the chair of the Economics Legislation Committee, Senator Hurley, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer...
- Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present a third interim report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on import restrictions on beef, and seek leave to move a motion in relation to the report....
- Cyber-Safety Committee; Establishment (3 speeches)
Consideration resumed from 9 March: The House of Representatives message read as follows—(1)(a)That a Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety be appointed to inquire into and report...
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 10 March, on motion by Senator Wong: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Corporations Amendment (Financial Market Supervision) Bill 2010; Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (2 speeches)
Debate resumed from 24 February, on motion by Senator Wong: That these bills be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bills passed through their remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 6) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (10 speeches)
Debate resumed from 22 February, on motion by Senator Carr: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Tax Laws Amendment (2009 GST Administration Measures) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (12 speeches)
Debate resumed from 24 February, on motion by Senator Wong: That this bill be now 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 until after consideration of the government business order of the day relating to the Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No. 1)...
- Tax Laws Amendment (2010 GST Administration Measures No. 1) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (4 speeches)
Debate resumed from 10 March, on motion by Senator Stephens: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Torture Prohibition and Death Penalty Abolition) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (3 speeches, 1 comment)
Debate resumed from 24 February, on motion by Senator Wong: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Third Reading (0 speeches)
Bill passed through its remaining stages without amendment or debate.
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 (0 speeches)
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Home Insulation Program (19 speeches)
When will all 50,300 homes fitted with foil insulation under the Home Insulation Program have that insulation removed or safety electrical switches installed? When will the first removal or...
- Paid Parental Leave (23 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Treasurer, Senator Sherry. Can the Assistant Treasurer outline to the Senate the Rudd government’s commitment on taxation? How does this commitment on...
- Home Insulation Program (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water and the Minister representing the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts, Senator Wong. How many...
- Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (22 speeches, 1 comment)
My question is to Minister Sherry representing the Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Has the Rudd government had any talks with, or given any undertakings to, Tasmanian Premier...
- Home Insulation Program (24 speeches)
My question is to the Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery and Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Arbib. How many workers displaced by the...
- Water (17 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Wong. Can the minister advise the Senate whether the Rudd government supports a reduction in how much water...
- Home Insulation Program (11 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Wong. Can the minister tell the Senate the total amount of claims for reimbursement by insulation companies...
- Building the Education Revolution Program (20 speeches)
My question is directed to Senator Carr, the Minister representing the Minister for Education. Given the government’s so-called Building the Education Revolution is supposed to be in full...
- Emissions Trading Scheme (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Wong.
- Green Car Innovation Fund (10 speeches)
My question is to the minister for Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Carr. Can the minister advise the Senate on recent activities supported by the...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Tasmania: King River (1 speech)
On 9 March Senator Colbeck asked me a question in my capacity as Minister representing the Minister for Environment Protection, Heritage and the Arts concerning the government’s plans for...
- Home Insulation Program (1 speech)
In answer to a question from Senator Cormann earlier, I said that I had visited a company on Friday of last week. It was in fact Monday of this week, just to correct the record.
- Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers (0 speeches)
- Home Insulation Program (5 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answers given by the Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water (Senator Wong) to questions without notice asked today, relating to the Home...
- Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (1 speech)
I move: That the Senate take note of the answer given by the Assistant Treasurer to a question without notice asked by Senator Milne today relating to the Tasmanian regional forest agreement....
- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Selection of Bills Committee; Report (1 speech)
I present the fourth report of 2010 of the Selection of Bills Committee. Ordered that the report be adopted. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The report...
- Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Senator McEwen, I present the report of the committee on its examination of annual reports...
- Membership (3 speeches)
Order! The President has received letters from a party leader requesting changes in the membership of committees.
- Food Importation (Bovine Meat Standards) Bill 2010 (0 speeches)
- Second Reading (65 speeches)
Debate resumed from 9 March, on motion by Senators Colbeck and Joyce: That this bill be now read a second time.
- Documents (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! It being 5.15 pm, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of government documents.
- NBN Co Limited (16 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 February, on motion by Senator Birmingham: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Department of Climate Change: Report for 2008-09 (36 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I want to take note of this annual report of the former Department of Climate Change and refer to the Labor Party’s Home Insulation...
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)—Report for 2008-09. Motion of Senator Parry to take note of...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Community Affairs References Committee; Report (16 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 February, on motion by Senator Parry: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered: Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee—Report—Forestry...
- Auditor-General’S Reports (0 speeches)
- Report No. 21 of 2009-10 (5 speeches)
Debate resumed from 25 February, on motion by Senator Parry: That the Senate take note of the document.
- Consideration (0 speeches)
The following orders of the day relating to reports of the Auditor-General were considered: Auditor-General—Audit report no. 23 of 2009-10—Performance audit—Illegal foreign...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- (1 speech)
Order! There being no further consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General’s reports, I propose the question: That the Senate do now adjourn.
- Lord’s Taverners (1 speech)
Tonight I rise to speak on the Lord’s Taverners. I decided to speak about the Lord’s Taverners because it is an organisation that does so much good work in the community. It really...
- Epilepsy (1 speech)
I rise tonight to present to the Senate a report of an informal inquiry that was conducted in November of last year by the Parliamentary Friends of Epilepsy. This is an organisation of members...
- Lebanese Community in Australia (1 speech)
I rise today to commemorate 140 years of Lebanese presence in Australia. On Sunday, 21 February I was privileged and honoured to be invited to the unveiling of the statue, El Emigrante, in...
- Great Barrier Reef (1 speech)
One of the first speeches I made when I came to this place was about the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef in my home state of Queensland. I thought it was about time I made some more comments...
- 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] Acts Interpretation Act—Acts...
- Indexed Lists of Files (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 30 May 1996, as amended: Indexed lists of departmental and agency files for the period 1 July to 31 December...
- Departmental and Agency Contracts (0 speeches)
The following documents were tabled pursuant to the order of the Senate of 20 June 2001, as amended: Departmental and agency contracts for 2009—Letters of advice— Families, Housing,...
