Senator Cormann to move on the next day of sitting:

(1)

That the Senate orders that the following information be produced to the Select Committee on Fuel and Energy by noon on Friday 13 February 2009:

(a)

the information referred to in paragraph (b) of the Senate’s order for documents of 4 February 2009 relating to the Department of the Treasury modelling, Australia’s Low Pollution Future: The economics of climate change mitigation;

(b)

any information and documents generated by the government for the purpose of the composition of that information.

(2)

That the committee may make the information described in paragraph (1) available to the person contracted by the committee and referred to in paragraph (a) of the Senate’s order of 4 February 2009, and any person appointed by the leader of a party in the Senate or an independent senator, duly notified to the committee, to examine that information and report to that senator.

(3)

That the committee, any senator and any other person referred to in paragraph (2) treat the information produced in accordance with paragraph (1)(a) of this order as confidential, and not publish the information to any other person except as authorised by this order.

(4)

That the committee may refer to the information produced to it in accordance with this order and any conclusions reached from it in a report to the Senate, but shall not disclose the information in such a report.

Senator Scullion to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the 2009 reports of the Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities be extended to 15 June 2009 and 26 November 2009.

Senator McEwen to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following matter be referred to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee for inquiry and report by 14 May 2009:

The reporting of sports news and the emergence of digital media, with particular reference to:

(a)

the balance of commercial and public interests in the reporting and broadcasting of sports news;

(b)

the nature of sports news reporting in the digital age, and the effect of new technologies (including video streaming on the Internet, archived photo galleries and mobile devices) on the nature of sports news reporting;

(c)

whether and why sporting organisations want digital reporting of sports regulated, and what should be protected by such regulation;

(d)

the appropriate balance between sporting and media organisations’ respective commercial interests in the issue;

(e)

the appropriate balance between regulation and commercial negotiation in ensuring that competing organisations get fair access to sporting events for reporting purposes;

(f)

the appropriate balance between the public’s right to access alternative sources of information using new types of digital media, and the rights of sporting organisations to control or limit access to ensure a fair commercial return or for other reasons;

(g)

should sporting organisations be able to apply frequency limitations to news reports in the digital media;

(h)

the current accreditation processes for journalists and media representatives at sporting events, and the use of accreditation for controlling reporting on events; and

(i)

options other than regulation or commercial negotiation (such as industry guidelines for sports and news agencies in sports reporting, dispute resolution mechanisms and codes of practice) to manage sports news to balance commercial interests and public interests.

Senator McGauran to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, 10 March 2009, from 7 pm.

Senator Cormann to move on the next day of sitting:

That—

(1)

The provisions of the Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 and the Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 be referred to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 13 March 2009, together with the following matter:

The impact of the tax on ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages, the so-called ‘alcopops’ tax, since its introduction on 27 April 2008, with particular reference to:

(a)

the revenues raised under the alcopops tax measure;

(b)

substitution effects flowing from the alcopops tax measure;

(c)

changes in consumption patterns of ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages by sex and age group following the introduction of the alcopops tax;

(d)

changes in consumption patterns of all alcoholic beverages by sex and age group following the introduction of the alcopops tax;

(e)

any unintended consequences flowing from the introduction of the alcopops tax, such as the development of so-called ‘malternatives’ (beer-based ready-to-drink beverages);

(f)

evidence of the effectiveness of the Government’s changes to the alcohol excise regime in reducing the claims of excessive consumption of ready-to-drink alcohol beverages;

(g)

any evidence of changes to at risk behaviour or health impacts (either positive or negative) as a result of the introduction of the alcopops tax;

(h)

comparison of the predicted effects of the introduction of the alcopops tax, with the data of actual effects, with a particular focus on evidence (or lack thereof) collected by the relevant department; and

(i)

the value of evidence-based decision-making in the taxation of alcoholic products.

(a)

Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia

(b)

National Drug Research Institute;

(c)

Winemakers’ Federation of Australia;

(d)

Independent Distillers Australia;

(e)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare;

(f)

Public Health Association of Australia;

(g)

Australian Hotels Association;

(h)

Distilled Spirits Industry Council of Australia;

(i)

Australian Drug Foundation;

(j)

National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre;

(k)

Australian Medical Association;

(l)

Australasian Associated Brewers;

(m)

Department of Health and Ageing; and

(n)

Preventative Health Taskforce.

Senator Sterle to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate, from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm, as follows:

(a)

on Tuesday, 10 March 2009 to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin system;

(b)

on Wednesday, 11 March and Thursday, 12 March 2009 to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into the import risk analysis for the importation of Cavendish bananas from the Philippines;

(c)

on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into meat marketing; and

(d)

on Thursday, 19 March 2009 to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into public passenger transport in Australia.