Senate debates

Tuesday, 13 June 2006

Age Discrimination Amendment Bill 2006; Australian Trade Commission Legislation Amendment Bill 2006; Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Electoral Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2006; Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2006; Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2006; Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 2006; Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation (2006 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2006; Fisheries Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fishing Offences) Bill 2006; Plant Health Australia (Plant Industries) Funding Amendment Bill 2006; Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 2) Bill 2006; Excise Laws Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006; Excise Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006; Customs Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006; Customs Tariff Amendment (Fuel Tax Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2006

First Reading

Bills received from the House of Representatives.

5:26 pm

Photo of Rod KempRod Kemp (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for the Arts and Sport) Share this | | Hansard source

I indicate to the Senate that these bills are being introduced together. After debate on the motion for the second reading has been adjourned, I will be moving a motion to have the bills listed separately on the Notice Paper. I move:

That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time.

Question agreed to.

Bills read a first time.