Senate debates
Thursday, 8 February 2007
Documents
Consideration
Tourism Australia—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved, by leave, by Senator Ian Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.
Torres Strait Regional Authority—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner—Social justice—Report for 2005. Motion of Senator Crossin to take note of document agreed to.
Australia-Indonesia Institute—Report for 2004-05. Motion of Senator Stott Despoja to take note of document agreed to.
Housing Assistance Act 1996Report for 2004-05 on the operation of the 2003 Commonwealth-State Housing Agreement. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Indigenous education and training—National report to Parliament 2004. Motion of Senator Crossin to take note of document agreed to.
Medibank Private Limited—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority—Report for 2003-04. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Electoral Commission—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
CrimTrac Agency—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984Report for 2005-06 on consultants engaged. Motion of Senator Ray to take note of document agreed to.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator George Campbell to take note of document agreed to.
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
National Water Commission—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Hurley to take note of document agreed to.
Commonwealth Grants Commission—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Commissioner for Complaints [Aged care]—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator McLucas to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Telstra Corporation Limited—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
National Museum of Australia—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
National Archives of Australia and National Archives of Australia Advisory Council—Reports for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
Australia Council—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
National Competition Council—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
Commissioner of Taxation—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.
Bureau of Meteorology—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Watson to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Director of National Parks—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Murray-Darling Basin Commission—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Ian Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.
Australian Landcare Council—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Ian Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Ian Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.
Sugar Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Ian Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.
Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Ian Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Ian Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.
Australian Industry Development Corporation—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Webber to take note of document agreed to.
Telstra Corporation Limited—Equal employment opportunity program—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Webber to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Fisheries Management Authority—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Webber to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Ian Macdonald debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Webber to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post)—Equal employment opportunity program—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Webber to take note of document agreed to.
Commission of Inquiry into certain Australian companies in relation to the UN Oil-for-Food Programme—Report by Commissioner the Honourable TRH Cole, AO, RFD, QC, dated 24 November 2006—
Volume 1—Summary, recommendations and background.
Volume 2—Negotiations and sales: July 1999 to December 2000.
Volume 3—Sales, allegations and inquiries: January 2001 to December 2005.
Volume 4—Findings.
Volume 5—Appendices.
Motion of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Evans) to take note of document agreed to.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Administrative Appeals Tribunal—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Indigenous Business Australia—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifiers 074/06 to 081/06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Commonwealth Electoral Act 19182006 Redistribution into electoral divisions—Queensland—Report, together with composite maps and compact disc of supporting information. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Commonwealth Electoral Act 19182006 Redistribution into electoral divisions—New South Wales—Report, together with composite maps and compact disc of supporting information. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Public Service Commission—State of the service—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Watson to take note of document agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Government response to reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifiers 082/06 to 104/06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifiers 082/06 to 104/06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Crime Commission—Report for 2005-06. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Ian Macdonald. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999Australian State of the Environment Committee—Report—Australia state of the environment 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Carpentaria Land Council Aboriginal Corporation—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Inc—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Productivity Commission—Report—No. 38—Waste management, 20 October 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Department of the Treasury—Tax expenditures statement 2006, December 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002National Health and Medical Research Council—NHMRC Licensing Committee—Report for the period 1 April to 30 September 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
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 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Migration Agents Registration Authority—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Government response to reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifiers 105/06 to 112/06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of appropriateness of detention arrangements—Reports by the Commonwealth Ombudsman—Personal identifiers 105/06 to 112/06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Mid-year economic and fiscal outlook—2006-07—Statement by the Treasurer (Mr Costello) and the Minister for Finance and Administration (Senator Minchin), December 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
General business orders of the day nos 25, 29 to 63, 65 to 101, 103 to 132, 136, 137, 139, 140, 151 and 159 to 163 relating to government documents were called on but no motion was moved.