Senate debates
Tuesday, 28 March 2006
Documents
Tabling
The following government documents were tabled:
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission—Telecommunications reports for 2004-05—Telstra’s compliance with price control arrangements.
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997Live-stock mortalities for exports by sea—Report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2005.
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry—Reports—
2003-04—Corrigendum.
2004-05—Corrigendum.
Indigenous Business Australia—Corporate plan 2006-2008.
Medical Indemnity Act 2002Costs of the Australian Government’s run-off cover scheme for medical indemnity insurers—Report for 2004-05.
Migration Act 1958Section 91Y—Protection visa processing taking more than 90 days—Report for the period 1 July to 31 October 2005.
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission—Report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2005. [Final report]
Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority—Report for 2003-04.
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003Quarterly report on the Government co-contribution scheme for the period 1 October to 31 December 2005.
Surveillance Devices Act 2004Report for the period 15 December 2004 to 30 June 2005 on the operation of the Act.
Treaties—
BilateralText, together with national interest analysis and annexures—
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand in relation to mutual recognition of securities offerings (Melbourne, 22 February 2006).
Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia for Cooperation in Scientific Research and Technological Development, done at Jakarta on 11 July 2005.
Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand to Amend Article 3 of the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA) of 28 March 1983.
MultilateralText, together with national interest analysis and annexures—
Agreement Establishing the Pacific Islands Forum, done at Port Moresby on 27 October 2005.
Agreement for Establishment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, done at Rome on 1 April 2004.
Amendments to Annexes VIII and IX of the Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, 1992 (Geneva, 29 October 2004).
International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001.
Protocol of 2003 to the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, done at London on 16 May 2003.
The following documents were tabled by the Clerk:
[Legislative instruments are identified by a Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) number]
Appropriation Act (No. 1) 2005-2006Advance to the Finance Minister—Determination No. 6 of 2005-2006 [F2006L00916]*.
Australian Bureau of Statistics Act—Proposals Nos—
2 of 2006—Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey.
3 of 2006—Topic to be Included as a Supplement to the Monthly Population Survey: Child Employment.
Census and Statistics Act—Statement No. 1 of 2006—Lists of Agricultural Farm Businesses for the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Customs Act—Tariff Concession Orders—
0512930 [F2006L00899]*.
0513592 [F2006L00900]*.
0601594 [F2006L00901]*.
0601595 [F2006L00902]*.
0601615 [F2006L00904]*.
0601824 [F2006L00906]*.
Defence Act—Determination under section 58H—Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal Determination No. 1 of 2006—ADF Workplace Remuneration Arrangement 2004-2006; and ADF Star Ranks’ Remuneration Arrangement 2004-2006.
Financial Management and Accountability Act—Net Appropriation Agreements for—
National Water Commission [F2006L00927]*.
Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman [F2006L00928]*.
Fisheries Administration Act—Direction under section 91, dated 16 December 2005.
National Health Act—Determination HIB 13/2006 [F2006L00898]*.
* Explanatory statement tabled with legislative instrument.