Senate debates
Thursday, 7 September 2006
Documents
Consideration
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered:
Aboriginal Land Commissioner—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on and agreed to
North Queensland Land Council Aboriginal Corporation—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Torres Strait Regional Authority—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003Quarterly report on the Government co-contribution scheme for the period 1 July to 30 September 2005. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Australian Rail Track Corporation Limited (ARTC)—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Webber to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Natural Heritage Trust—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Milne to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Kirk debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
National Rural Advisory Council—Report for 2001-02, including a report on the Rural Adjustment Scheme. Motion of Senator Stott Despoja to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
National Rural Advisory Council—Report for 2002-03. Motion of Senator Stott Despoja to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Government response to the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports 003/05 to 013/05 and 015/05, 7 February 2006. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 003/05, 4 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 005/05, 4 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 006/05, 21 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 007/05, 21 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 008/05, 21 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 009/05, 25 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 010/05, 25 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 011/05, 4 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 012/05, 4 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 013/05, 25 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 015/05, 4 November 2005. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on and agreed to.
National Environment Protection Council and NEPC Service Corporation—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner—Social justice—Report for 2005. Motion of Senator Crossin to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Cape York Land Council Aboriginal Corporation—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Stephens to take note of document moved called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Commonwealth Grants Commission—Report—State revenue sharing relativities—2006 update. Motion of Senator Watson to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Kirk debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 014/05, 1 December 2005. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifier 016/05, 1 December 2005. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 91Y—Protection visa processing taking more than 90 days—Report for the period 1 July to 31 October 2005. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
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. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997Live-stock mortalities for exports by sea—Report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2005. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority—Report for 2003-04. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Indigenous Business Australia—Corporate plan 2006-2008. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Multilateral treaty—Text, together with national interest analysis and annexures—Agreement Establishing the Pacific Islands Forum, done at Port Moresby on 27 October 2005. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Migration Act 1958Section 440A—Conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal (RRT) reviews not completed within 90 days—Report for the period 1 July to 31 October 2005. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Government response to the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports 017/05 to 019/05 and 020/06 to 048/06. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifiers 017/05 to 019/05 and 020/06 to 048/06. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
National Rural Advisory Council—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Wheat Export Authority—Report for 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2005. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)—Australian aid: Promoting growth and stability—White paper. Motion of Senator Stott Despoja to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Government response to the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports 049/06 to 055/06, 9 May 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifiers 049/06 to 055/06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 91Y—Protection visa processing taking more than 90 days—Report for the period 1 November 2005 to 28 February 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Australian Livestock Export Corporation Limited (LiveCorp)—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003Quarterly report on the Government co-contribution scheme for the period 1 January to 31 March 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Roads to Recovery Act 2000Roads to recovery programme—Report for 2004-05 on the operation of the Act. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Siewert to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Australian National University—Report for 2005. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Hogg debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Government response to the Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports—Personal identifiers 056/06 to 066/06. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifiers 056/06 to 066/06. Motion of Senator Kirk to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission—Report for the period 1 July 2004 to 23 March 2005. [Final report] Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Eggleston debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 067/06 to 069/06—Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports—Government response. Motion of Senator Ludwig to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 067/06 to 069/06—Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports. Motion of Senator Ludwig to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Kirk in continuation.