Senator Nash to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee on the natural resource management and conservation challenges be extended to 11 August 2009.

Senator Moore to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Community Affairs Legislation Committee on the national registration and accreditation scheme for doctors and other health workers be extended to 6 August 2009.

Senator Trood to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee be authorised to hold an in camera hearing during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 18 June 2009 from 3.45 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into major economic and security challenges facing Papua New Guinea and the island states of the southwest Pacific.

Senator Eggleston to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Economics References Committee be authorised to hold public meetings during the sittings of the Senate on Monday, 22 June 2009 and Tuesday, 23 June 2009, from 7.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiry into foreign investment in Australia.

Senator Eggleston to move on the next day of sitting:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Economics References Committee on foreign investment in Australia be extended to 17 September 2009.

Senator Fifield to move on the next day of sitting:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Employment Participation, no later than 5 pm on Monday, 22 June 2009:

(a)

all communications and logs of communications, including emails, between tenderers for the Employment Services Contract 2009-12 and the former Minister for Employment Participation (Mr O’Connor) and his staff;

(b)

all purchasing related inquiries, including records of phone calls and emails which were made to the former Minister for Employment Participation and his staff and the responses provided;

(c)

all communications and logs of communications between current service providers and tenderers during the probity period for the Employment Services Contract 2009-12 and the former Minister for Employment Participation and his staff; and

(d)

all documentation relating to any meeting with current service providers or tenderers for the Employment Services Contract 2009-12 and the former Minister for Employment Participation and/or his staff.

Senator Ludwig to move on the next day of sitting:

That, on Thursday, 18 June 2009:

(a)

the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to 6.30 pm and 7 pm to adjournment;

(b)

the routine of business from 12.45 pm till not later than 2 pm, and from 7 pm shall be government business only;

(c)

divisions may take place after 4.30 pm;

(d)

the question for the adjournment of the Senate shall be proposed after the Senate has finally considered the bills listed below:

Defence Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) Bill 2009

Family Assistance Amendment (Further 2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2009

Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2009

International Monetary Agreements Amendment (Financial Assistance) Bill 2009

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Training Incentives) Bill 2009

Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care) Bill 2009

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Australian Apprentices) Bill 2009

Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 3) Bill 2009; and

(e)

if the Senate is sitting at 10.30 pm, the sitting of the Senate be suspended till 9.30 am on Friday, 19 June 2009.

Senator Ludlam to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

19 June 2009 is Aung San Suu Kyi’s 64th birthday and also Women of Burma Day,

(ii)

the arrest and trial of Aung San Suu Kyi violates international law and has the sole intent of extending her illegal detention,

(iii)

the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said that her 13 years of detention is illegal under international and Burmese law,

(iv)

more than 3 000 villagers from eastern Burma fled to Thailand in June 2009 following military attacks on civilians by the Burmese army and allied armed groups, and

(v)

between 1996 and 2007 more than 3 000 villages were destroyed, abandoned or forcibly relocated in eastern Burma, amounting to nearly one village every day for a decade; and

(b)

calls on the Australian Government to:

(i)

increase its diplomatic pressure on its allies for a UN Security Council resolution on Burma and apply pressure in other forums for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all 2 100 Burmese political prisoners,

(ii)

support a universal arms embargo against Burma,

(iii)

refuse to endorse the outcomes of the election in 2010 unless all political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, are released and an inclusive constitutional review occurs, and

(iv)

work with other governments to establish a Security Council Commission of Inquiry, as was done in relation to the situation in Darfur, to investigate crimes against humanity and war crimes being committed in Burma as such a commission would be the first step in securing a referral of Burma to the International Criminal Court.

Senator Hanson-Young to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)

notes that:

(i)

20 June 2009 marks World Refugee Day 2009, and

(ii)

this year’s global theme is ‘Real People, Real Needs’, recognising the lasting sense of security sought by people who have fled from persecution, in search of freedom, security and safety;

(b)

recognises that:

(i)

over the past century the global community has witnessed increasing numbers of refugees fleeing from their homeland in fear of persecution, and

(ii)

as a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, Australia is obliged to protect those seeking asylum from persecution;

(c)

acknowledges:

(i)

the release of the report, Amnesty International Report 2009: The state of the world’s human rights, and

(ii)

that this report highlights the concern with housing children and unaccompanied minors in alternative detention facilities on Christmas Island; and

(d)

calls on the Government to:

(i)

provide additional support to specialised service delivery agencies who work with refugees and asylum seekers in Australia, and

(ii)

ensure that no child or family is detained in any form of secure detention on Christmas Island, while their visa application is being processed.

Senator Fielding to move on the next day of sitting:

That the provisions of the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2009 and the Renewable Energy (Electricity) (Charge) Amendment Bill 2009 be referred to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 12 August 2009.