The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered:

Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document agreed to.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document agreed to.

Australian Fisheries Management Authority—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Webber to take note of document agreed to.

Australian Crime Commission—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document agreed to.

Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997Live-stock mortalities for exports by sea—Report for the period 1 July to 31 December 2006. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Wheat Export Authority—Report for 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006. Motion of Senator Moore to take note of document agreed to.

Migration Act 1958Section 440A—Conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days—Report for the period 1 July to 31 October 2006. Motion of Senator Moore to take note of document agreed to.

Migration Act 1958Section 91Y—Protection visa processing taking more than 90 days—Report for the period 1 July to 31 October 2006. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.

Surveillance Devices Act 2004Report for 2005-06 on the operation of the Act. Motion of Senator Moore to take note of document agreed to.

Bilateral treaty—Text, together with the national interest analysis and annexures—Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the Protection of Migratory Birds, and Exchange of Notes, done at Canberra on 6 December 2006. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document agreed to.

Regional Forest Agreement between the Commonwealth and the State of Tasmania—Variation, dated 23 February 2007. Motion of Senator McGauran to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Barnett debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australia–Indonesia Institute—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator McGauran to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Ian Macdonald debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Surveillance Devices Act 2004Commonwealth Ombudsman’s report on inspections of surveillance device records for the period 1 July 2006 to 31 December 2006—Australian Crime Commission and Australian Federal Police. Motion of Senator Ian Macdonald to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Ian Macdonald in continuation.

Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979Report for 2005-06 on the operations of the Act. Motion of Senator Stott Despoja to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Ian Macdonald debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

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—Government response. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000Report for 2006 on the operation of the Act. 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 138/07 to 199/07, dated 12 June 2007. 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 138/07 to 199/07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.