The following government documents were tabled:

Australian Law Reform Commission—Report—No. 102—Uniform evidence law, December 2005.

High Court of Australia—Report for 2004-05.

Telecommunications Act 1997Funding of research and consumer representation in relation to telecommunicationsReport for 2004-05.

Treaties—BilateralText, together with national interest analysis and annexures—

Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Bermuda [as authorised by] the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the exchange of information with respect to taxes (Washington, 10 November 2005).

Protocol amending the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income (Melbourne, 15 November 2005).

The following documents were tabled by the Clerk:

[Legislative instruments are identified by a Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) number]

Appropriation Act (No. 3) 2003-2004Determination to Reduce Appropriation Upon Request—Determination No. 2 of 2005-2006 [F2006L00327]*.

Civil Aviation Act—

Civil Aviation Regulations—Instruments Nos—

CASA 04/06—Exemption – use of mobile phones and PDAs when loading fuel [F2006L00325]*.

CASA 14/06—Permission and direction – helicopter special operations [F2006L00334]*.

Civil Aviation Safety Regulations—Airworthiness Directives—Part 105—

AD/F2000/2—Third Crewmember Oxygen Mask Box [F2006L00322]*.

AD/S-PUMA/64—CPI 503 Emergency Locator Transmitter [F2006L00324]*.

Class Ruling CR 2006/3.

Customs Act—Tariff Concession Order 0515414 [F2006L00295]*.

Defence Act—Determinations under section 58B—Defence Determinations—

2005/54—Post indexes – implementation of price review.

2005/55—Overseas conditions of service – household help.

2005/56—Housing assistance – amendment.

2005/57—Overseas conditions of service – travel costs.

2005/58—Remote location leave and travel.

2005/59—Housing assistance – amendment.

2006/1—Disturbance and vehicle allowances – amendment.

2006/2—Overseas conditions of service – post indexes.

2006/3—Maternity leave – amendment.

2006/4—Overseas conditions of service – benchmark schools in Singapore and Vanuatu.

2006/5—Army completion bonus scheme – intelligence categories.

Federal Magistrates Act—Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 1—Federal Magistrates Court (Bankruptcy) Rules 2006 [F2006L00313]*.

Higher Education Support Act—Funding agreements, dated—

7 November 2005—

Murdoch University.

University of Wollongong.

8 November 2005—

Australian Maritime College.

University of Canberra.

11 November 2005—

Australian Catholic University.

Swinburne University of Technology.

The University of Queensland.

14 November 2005—The University of Adelaide.

15 November 2005—

Curtin University of Technology.

University of Western Sydney.

21 November 2005—

Southern Cross University.

The University of New England.

25 November 2005—James Cook University.

29 November 2005—

Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education.

The University of New South Wales.

2 December 2005—

Charles Sturt University.

Edith Cowan University.

The University of Sydney.

Victoria University.

5 December 2005—La Trobe University.

8 December 2005—

The Flinders University of South Australia.

Monash University.

University of Ballarat.

University of Technology, Sydney.

12 December 2005—

University of South Australia.

University of Tasmania.

The University of Western Australia.

13 December 2005—Tabor College.

14 December 2005—

The Australian National University.

Christian Heritage College.

15 December 2005—

Macquarie University.

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University.

16 December 2005—

Avondale College.

Central Queensland University.

19 December 2005—The University of Newcastle.

21 December 2005—The University of Notre Dame Australia.

4 January 2006—Charles Darwin University.

6 January 2006—Deakin University.

20 January 2006—The University of Melbourne.

Judiciary Act—Legal Services Directions 2005 [F2006L00320]*.

Life Insurance Act—Life Insurance (prudential rules) determination No. 1 of 2006—Prudential Rules No. 26 – Collection of Statistics [F2006L00311]*.

National Health Act—Determinations—

HIB 03/2006 [F2006L00331]*.

HIB 04/2006 [F2006L00332]*.

Privacy Act—Revocation of the General Insurance Information Privacy Code, dated 31 January 2006 [F2006L00321]*.

Product Ruling—Addendum—PR 2004/32.

*       Explanatory statement tabled with legislative instrument.