Senate debates
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Documents
Consideration
The following orders of the day relating to government documents were considered:
Commissioner for Superannuation (ComSuper)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Director of National Parks—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Bartlett debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Crimes Act 1914Controlled operations—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Office of Parliamentary Counsel—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Government Solicitor (AGS)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Federal Court of Australia—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Department of the Environment and Water Resources—Reports for 2006-07—
Volume 1—Department of the Environment and Water Resources.
Volume 2—Legislation.
Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Film Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Attorney-General’s Department—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Future Fund Board of Guardians and Future Fund Management Agency (Future Fund)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Watson to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Customs Service—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Interactive Gambling Act 2001Report for 2006 on the operation of the prohibition on interactive gambling advertisements. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Federal Police (AFP)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Department of the Treasury—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Commonwealth Ombudsman—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Institute of Criminology and Criminology Research Council—Reports for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
National Native Title Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (Centrelink)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)—Report for 2006-07, including financial statements for the Science and Industry Endowment Fund. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
National Water Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Family Law Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
CrimTrac Agency—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Department of Finance and Administration—Report for 2006-07, including financial statements for the Business Services Trust Account. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Report of the Integrity Commissioner for the period 30 December 2006 to 30 June 2007. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Privacy Act 1988Report for 2006-07 on the operation of the Act, including financial statements for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Remuneration Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Administrative Appeals Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Federal Magistrates Court—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Department of Transport and Regional Services—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Bartlett debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.
Australian Research Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Crimes Act 1914Authorisations for the acquisition and use of assumed identities—Report for 2006-07—Australian Customs Service. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Indigenous Land Corporation—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Family Court of Australia—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Customs Act 1901Conduct of Customs officers [Managed deliveries]—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Report for 2006-07—Central Land Council. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Report for 2006-07—Northern Land Council. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Torres Strait Regional Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Natural Heritage Trust of Australia—Report for 2005-06. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Administrative Review Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Murray-Darling Basin Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Public Service Commissioner—Report for 2006-07, including report of the Merit Protection Commissioner. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Watson to take note of document agreed to.
Inspector-General of Taxation—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Watson to take note of document agreed to.
Superannuation Complaints Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Watson to take note of document agreed to.
Tiwi Land Council—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
Migration Review Tribunal and Refugee Review Tribunal—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)—NHMRC Licensing Committee—Report on the operation of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 for the period 1 April to 30 September 2007. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.
National Capital Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Crime Commission (ACC)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
International Air Services Commission—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Civil Aviation Safety Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)—Report for the period 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2007. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Government Solicitor (AGS)—Statement of corporate intent 2007-08. Motion of the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator Sherry) to take note of document agreed to.
National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004Non-disclosure and witness exclusion certificates—Reports for 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07. Motion of the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator Sherry) to take note of document agreed to.
Medibank Private Limited—Statement of corporate intent 2008-10. Motion of the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator Sherry) to take note of document agreed to.
IIF Investments Pty Limited, IIF (CM) Investments Pty Limited, IIF BioVentures Pty Limited, IIF Foundation Pty Limited and IIF Neo Pty Limited—Reports for 2006-07. Motion of the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator Sherry) to take note of document agreed to.
Gene Technology Regulator—Quarterly report for the period 1 July to 30 September 2007. Motion of the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator Sherry) to take note of document agreed to.
National Blood Authority—Report for 2006-07. Motion of the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law (Senator Sherry) to take note of document agreed to.
Crimes Act 1914Authorisations for the acquisition and use of assumed identities—Report for 2006-07—Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity. Motion of Senator Parry to take note of document agreed to.
Copyright Agency Limited—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Parry to take note of document agreed to.
Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited (Screenrights)—Report for 2006-07. Motion of Senator Parry to take note of document agreed to.
Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979Report for 2006-07 on the operation of the Act. Motion of Senator Parry to take note of document agreed to.
Surveillance Devices Act 2004Report for 2006-07 on the operation of the Act. Motion of Senator Parry to take note of document agreed to.
Australian Law Reform Commission—Report No. 107—Privilege in perspective: Client legal privilege in federal investigations, January 2008. Motion of Senator Parry 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 221/07 to 346/07. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bartlett in continuation.