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

On behalf of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances, and pursuant to notice given at the last day of sitting, I now withdraw business of the Senate notices of motion Nos 1 and 4 standing in my name for seven sitting days after today. I also withdraw notices of motion Nos 1 and 3 to 10 standing in my name for 10 sitting days after today.

Senator Bartlett to move on Thursday, 17 August 2006:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to restore the application of common law natural justice to the Migration Act 1958, and for related purposes. Migration Legislation Amendment (Return to Procedural Fairness) Bill 2006.

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

at least 10 000 petroglyphs have been destroyed by industrial development on Western Australia’s Burrup Peninsula, arguably the world’s greatest rock art site,

(ii)

while alternative sites for industry exist, the rock art is unique and irreplaceable, and

(iii)

the area has been nominated to the National Heritage List and this nomination is currently undergoing assessment; and

(b)

calls on the Minister for the Environment and Heritage (Senator Ian Campbell) to use all Commonwealth powers available to ensure that no further loss of rock art occurs while the heritage nomination is being determined.

Senator Coonan to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act 1991, and for related purposes. Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment Bill 2006.

Senator Milne to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes:

(i)

that the proposal for a direct factory outlet and bulky goods retail centre at Hobart International Airport is for a 70 000 square metre development, which would make it the largest direct factory outlet in the nation,

(ii)

the concern of Tasmanian businesses that the development will have a serious adverse impact on local businesses in a community of half a million people, and

(iii)

that there is a denial of natural justice because of the refusal to release the social and economic impact statement on the proposal; and

(b)

calls on the Government to:

(i)

immediately authorise and ensure the release of the social and economic impact statement on the proposal,

(ii)

review the assessment process to remove the inherent bias that will see the Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd, acting on behalf of the developer, assess and summarise the submissions and then advise the federal minister, and

(iii)

implement a regulatory framework for the development such that local businesses paying land tax are not disadvantaged by the Commonwealth land’s exemption from state law.

Senator Bob Brown to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate calls on the Government to insist that citizen of Australia, Mr David Hicks, be treated the same as citizens of the United States of America—no more, no less.