John Watson (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I give notice that 15 sitting days after today I shall move:

That the Broadcasting (Charges) Determination 2007 and the Radiocommunications (Charges) Determination 2007, made under subsection 60(1) of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Act 2005, be disallowed.

I seek leave to incorporate in Hansard a short summary of the matters raised by the committee.

Leave granted.

The summary read as follows—

[Legislative Instruments Act 2003 provisions apply to the instruments: must be resolved within 15 sitting days after today or the instruments will be deemed to have been disallowed.]

No. 1 – FRLI Number – F2007L00371

No. 2 – FRLI Number – F2007L00372

Broadcasting (Charges) Determination 2007

Radiocommunications (Charges) Determination 2007

The determinations update broadcasting and radiocommunications charges arising from a review of the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s cost recovery fees and charges. 

The Committee sought an explanation for the changes to various fees provided for in these determinations.  The Committee has received a response and is seeking further advice from the Minister on this matter.

Senator Sandy Macdonald to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes the extensive and destructive flooding of the New South Wales Central Coast and Hunter region of New South Wales over the long weekend of 9 June to 11 June 2007;

(b)

recognises the pain and loss being experienced by affected communities particularly with respect to the loss of life, property, housing, buildings, roads and community infrastructure;

(c)

congratulates all levels of government and community organisations, particularly police, ambulance, Australian Defence Force, state emergency service personnel from far and wide, rescue crews and all those responding to the human heartache and loss brought about by this natural disaster;

(d)

highlights the general assistance provided by the Federal Government under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements which provides assistance to state governments with costs and resourcing of response and recovery operations in large scale disasters;

(e)

highlights the particular assistance being provided by the Federal Government in the form of cash payments to people who have suffered serious injury, lost their principal place of residence, or had that residence rendered uninhabitable for a period of 48 hours as a direct result of this disaster; and

(f)

notes that this additional relief will amount to $1 000 per eligible adult and $400 per eligible child and is accessible through Centrelink.

Senators Nettle and Stott Despoja to move on 14 June 2007:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that Australia and the United States of America are the only two Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries without a national paid maternity leave scheme;

(b)

congratulates marie claire for its ‘Push It’ campaign calling for mandatory paid maternity leave; and

(c)

calls on the Government to legislate for government-funded paid maternity leave.