Nigel Scullion (NT, Country Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances, I give notice that 15 sitting days after today Senator Watson shall move that the following legislative instruments, a list of which I shall hand to the Clerk, be disallowed.

The list read as follows—

(1)

Airworthiness Directive Part 39-105—AD/750XL/6: Centre Console Wiring Loom made under subregulation 39(1) of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998

(2)

Civil Aviation Order 82.1 Amendment Order (No. 2) 2006 made under paragraph 28BA(1)(b) of the Civil Aviation Act 1988

(3)

Instrument No. CASA 49/06 made under subregulations 42ZC(6) and 308(1) of the Civil Aviation Regulations 1988

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

Leave granted.

The summary read as follows—

Airworthiness Directive Part 39-105—AD/750XL/6: Centre Console Wiring Loom

This Airworthiness Directive requires an inspection of the wiring loom and the installation of additional mechanical protection for the wiring and tie-wraps for the Pacific Aerospace 750XL Series Aeroplanes. The Directive was made on 9 December 2005 and became effective from that date. It is nevertheless numbered as 2/2006 TX. The Committee has written to the Minister seeking advice on the numbering of this instrument.

Civil Aviation Order 82.1 Amendment Order (No. 2) 2006

This Order permits flight crew competency checks to be carried out by overseas flight simulator training organisations. According to the Explanatory Statement, it has been the practice of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to permit one of the two annual competency checks to be carried out by overseas trainers, the second check being carried out in Australia. The stated purpose of this Order is to put this administrative practice onto a more certain legal footing. It is not clear, however, whether it is intended by this Order that both of the annual competency checks may now be carried out by overseas trainers. The Committee has written to the Minister seeking advice on this matter.

Instrument No. CASA 49/06

This instrument revokes a previous instrument (CASA 579/05) dealing with the supervision requirements for aircraft polishers.

The Explanatory Statement to this present instrument states that the revocation is necessary because the scope of the previous instrument has been misinterpreted, leading to possible concerns for aircraft safety. The Committee has written to the Minister seeking advice about the nature of this misinterpretation and its effect on aircraft safety to assist in its consideration of any future instrument that might be made in substitution for the revoked instrument.

Senator Ferguson to move on the next day of sitting:

That—

(a)

the Defence sub-committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Friday, 16 June 2006, from 9.30 am to 11.15 am, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the review of the Defence annual report 2004-05; and

(b)

the Trade sub-committee of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Friday, 16 June 2006, from 11.45 am to 4 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the review of the Australia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement.

Senator Marshall to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee on Pacific region seasonal contract labour be extended to 18 October 2006.

Senator Watson to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit be authorised to hold public meetings during the sitting of the Senate as follows:

(a)

on Friday, 16 June 2006, from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into certain taxation matters;

(b)

on Thursday, 22 June 2006, from 10 am to noon, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into financial reporting and equipment acquisition at the Department of Defence and Defence Materiel Organisation; and

(c)

on Friday, 23 June 2006, from 10 am to 4 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s review of Auditor-General’s reports.

Senator Johnston to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Monday, 19 June 2006, from 4.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the implementation of recommendations on Australia’s military justice system.

Senator Bartlett to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Friday, 16 June 2006, from 9 am, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into Australia’s national parks.

Senator Bob Brown to move on Tuesday, 20 June 2006:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

microcredit is a particularly effective and sustainable means of eradicating poverty,

(ii)

microcredit borrowers, particularly women, generate income that allows them to feed, clothe, educate and care for the health of their children,

(iii)

to date, 66.6 million people in the world have been reached with microcredit services,

(iv)

Goal 1 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) seeks to eradicate poverty, while its 2015 target is to reduce by half the number of people living on less that $1 per day,

(v)

if the new Microcredit Summit goal of having 175 million of the world’s poorest families receiving microcredit was reached by 2015, then nearly half the MDG target would be met,

(vi)

Australia spent $14.5 million on microcredit in the 2005-06 aid budget which is 0.6 per cent of the aid budget, and

(vii)

the United States of America, which has funded microcredit longer than most donor countries has established an international benchmark for microcredit spending, being 1.25 per cent of the aid budget; and

(b)

urges the Government to:

(i)

agree to support the new Microcredit Summit goal of having 175 million of the world’s poorest receiving microcredit by 2015 as a means of achieving the MDGs, and

(ii)

increase the proportion of money it allocates to microcredit to 1.25 per cent of the budget.

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on water policy initiatives be extended to 30 November 2006.

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

recognises that unregulated high seas bottom trawling is inconsistent with international law as recognised in the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea;

(b)

commends the Government for its initiatives in developing long-term governance arrangements to address destructive fishing practices such as illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing and high sea bottom trawling;

(c)

calls on the Government to report on its actions to inform a review of progress and future recommendations to address the destructive impacts on deep sea ecosystems, as requested by the UN, and which was to have been provided by 1 May 2006;

(d)

notes that:

(i)

these governance measures will take time to develop and implement and the need, therefore, for interim short-term measures, such as a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling, and

(ii)

the UN General Assembly will consider a proposal for a global moratorium on high seas bottom trawling in October or November 2006; and

(e)

calls on the Government to support interim measures to address the destructive impacts of bottom trawling on deep sea ecosystems while long-term governance measures are put in place.

Senator Bartlett to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Migration Act 1958 to return excised offshore places to Australia’s migration zone, and for related purposes. Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) Bill 2006.

Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

the increasing conflict in West Papua and the systematic abuse of the human rights of West Papuans by the Indonesian military and police,

(ii)

that many of the same officers that orchestrated the violence during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor are now in West Papua, and

(iii)

that, despite the extensive evidence of crimes against humanity in East Timor under Indonesian occupation, no members of the Indonesian military have been prosecuted;

(b)

expresses concern at ongoing Australian military cooperation with Indonesia while these human rights abuses continue; and

(c)

calls on the Government to suspend negotiations on a new security treaty with Indonesia until Indonesian military members involved in human rights abuses are prosecuted.

Senator Nettle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

Thursday, 15 June 2006 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day aimed at promoting a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons,

(ii)

the United Nations International Plan of Action on Ageing recognises the significance of elder abuse as a public health and human rights issue,

(iii)

no community or country in the world, including Australia, is immune from this costly public health and human rights crisis, and

(iv)

Australia’s seniors are valued members of society and it is our collective responsibility to ensure they live safely and with dignity; and

(b)

calls on the Government to support initiatives that will ensure:

(i)

the safety of elder Australians in their homes, in aged care facilities, and in the wider community, and

(ii)

that elder Australians have access to adequate food, housing standards and medical care.