Senate debates

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Documents

Consideration

The following government documents were considered:

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)—Report for 2007-08, including financial statements for the Science and Industry Endowment Fund. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Forest and Wood Products Research and Development Corporation—Report for the period 1 July to 31 August 2007 [Final report]. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research—Report for 2007-08, including IP Australia report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Bureau of Statistics—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Statistics Advisory Council—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Commonwealth Ombudsman—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator—Financial report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Aboriginal Hostels Limited—Report for the period 1 July 2007 to 28 June 2008. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Competition Council—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Institute of Family Studies—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Strategic Policy Institute Limited (ASPI)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Criminal Code Act 1995Control orders and preventative detention orders—Reports for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Federal Magistrates Court of Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Institute of Criminology and Criminology Research Council—Reports for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Classification Board and Classification Review Board—Reports for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Family Court of Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Blood Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Future Fund Board of Guardians and Future Fund Management Agency (Future Fund)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Film Finance Corporation Australia Limited—Report for 2007-08 [Final report]. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Film Australia Limited—Report for 2007-08 [Final report]. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Film Commission—Report for 2007-08 [Final report]. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Water Commission—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Sydney Harbour Federation Trust—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Law Reform Commission—Report No. 109—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Anindilyakwa Land Council—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Tiwi Land Council—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Northern Land Council—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry—Report for 2007-08, including financial statements for the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, National Residue Survey and Biosecurity Australia. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Administrative Appeals Tribunal—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Bankruptcy Act 1966Report for 2007-08 on the operation of the Act. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Health Services Australia Limited (HSA Group)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Research Council—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (Teaching Australia)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Repatriation Medical Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Administrative Review Council—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Family Court of Australia—Report for 2006-07—correction. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Sports Commission—Report for 2007-08, including financial statements for the Australian Sports Foundation Limited. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Services Trust Funds—Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund, Australian Military Forces Relief Trust Fund and Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund— Reports for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Army and Air Force Canteen Service (Frontline Defence Services)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Royal Australian Navy Central Canteens Board—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Museum of Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy—Report for 2007-08 [including erratum]. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Office of Parliamentary Counsel—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Federal Court of Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Native Title Tribunal—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Privacy Act 1988Report for 2007-08 on the operation of the Act, including financial statements for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Royal Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Trust Fund—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Workplace Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Aged Care Commissioner—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Tourism Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Airservices Australia—Equity and diversity program—Progress report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Finance—Issues from the advance to the Finance Minister as a final charge for the year ended 30 June 2008. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Indigenous Business Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Airservices Australia—Corporate plan July 2008 to June 2013. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

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

Australian Maritime Safety Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Commissioner for Superannuation (ComSuper)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Repatriation Commission, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission, National Treatment Monitoring Committee and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs—Reports for 2007-08, including financial statements for the Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Climate Change—Report for period 3 December 2007 to 30 June 2008. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian National Maritime Museum—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Director of National Parks—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Veterans’ Affairs—Data matching program—Report on progress 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Learning and Teaching Council (formerly The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Limited)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Gene Technology Regulator—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Defence Housing Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Dairy Adjustment Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of the Treasury—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Financial Reporting Council—Report for 2007-08 on auditor independence. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Financial Reporting Council, Australian Accounting Standards Board and Auditing and Assurance Standards Board—Reports for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Social Security Appeals Tribunal—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (Land & Water Australia)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Commonwealth Grants Commission—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Archives of Australia and National Archives of Australia Advisory Council—Reports for 2007-08. [Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade—Reports for 2007-08—

Volume 1—Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Volume 2—Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).

Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian War Memorial—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Bureau of Meteorology—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Library of Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australia Council for the Arts (Australia Council)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Human Services—Report for 2007-08, including financial statements for CRS Australia. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Communications and Media Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Royal Australian Mint—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board (CALDB)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Financial Reporting Panel—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Australia Day Council Limited—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA)—Report for 2007-08, including financial statements for Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme, Public Sector Superannuation Scheme and Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Comcare—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Aged Care Standards and Accreditation Agency Ltd—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Cancer Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Finance and Deregulation—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Airservices Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Professional Services Review—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

National Residue Survey—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Wet Tropics Management Authority—Report for 2007-08, including State of the Wet Tropics report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Bundanon Trust Limited—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australia Business Arts Foundation Ltd—Financial statements for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Public Lending Right Committee—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Customs Service—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Medicare Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Report of the Integrity Commissioner for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Superannuation Complaints Tribunal—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Takeovers Panel—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Immigration and Citizenship—Report for 2007-08, including report on the operation of the Immigration (Education) Act 1971. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism—Report for the period 3 December 2007 to 30 June 2008. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Veterans’ Review Board—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Health and Ageing—Report for 2007-08, including financial statements for the Therapeutic Goods Administration. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Defence Force Remuneration Tribunal—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (Centrelink)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Defence—Reports for 2007-08—

Volume 1—Department of Defence, including report on the administration and operation of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990.

Volume 2—Defence Materiel Organisation.

Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989Report for 2007-08 on the operation of the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS). Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take n