The following orders of the day were considered:

Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document agreed to.

Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (Land & Water Australia)—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document agreed to.

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document agreed to.

Australian Communications and Media Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Airservices Australia—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Macdonald debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Wet Tropics Management Authority—Report for 2007-08, including State of the Wet Tropics report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Trade Commission (Austrade)—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Customs Service—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism—Report for the period 3 December 2007 to 30 June 2008. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts—Reports for 2007 08—

Volume 1—Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.

Volume 2—Legislation.

Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

National Transport Commission (NTC Australia)—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Bureau of Statistics—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Commonwealth Ombudsman—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (Teaching Australia)—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Fair Pay Commission—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Fair Pay Commission Secretariat—Report for 2007-08. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Parry debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

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

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Sugar Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Australian River Co. Limited—Report for 1 December 2006 to 30 November 2007. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited (Screenrights)—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Murray-Darling Basin Commission—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

General Practice Education and Training Limited—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Aged Care Act 1997Report for 2007-08 on the operation of the Act. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 481/08 to 491/08—Government response to Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 481/08 to 491/08—Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

Crimes Act 1914Authorisations for the acquisition and use of assumed identities—Report for 2007-08—Australian Crime Commission. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.

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

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

Australian Public Service Commission—State of the service—Report for 2007-08. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Parry in continuation.