The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered:

Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Report—The funding arrangements for tax reform advertising. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Parry in continuation.

Economics References Committee—Report—Access of small business to finance. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Parry in continuation.

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Review of the Defence annual report 2007-08. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Parry in continuation.

Public Works—Joint Statutory Committee—Third report of 2010—Extension of scope to the Australian SKA Pathfinder Telescope and the Pawsey High Performance Computing Centre for SKA Science. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Parry in continuation.

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Military Court of Australia Bill 2010 [Provisions]. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Parry in continuation.

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee—Interim report—Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 [Provisions]. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Parry. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Parry in continuation.

Fuel and Energy—Select Committee—Second interim report—The mining tax: Still bad for the economy—Still bad for jobs. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee—Interim report—Administration and effectiveness of the Green Loans Program. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Agricultural and Related Industries—Select Committee—Report—The incidence and severity of bushfires across Australia. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Economics Legislation Committee—Report—Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health and Hospitals Network) Bill 2010 [Provisions]. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Economics References Committee—Interim and final reports—The regulation, registration and remuneration of insolvency practitioners in Australia: the case for a new framework [Inquiry into the role of liquidators and administrators]. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Williams and debated. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Macdonald in continuation.

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Interim report—Parliamentary Budget Office Bill 2010. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Barnett. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Barnett in continuation.

Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Interim report—Reform of Australian Government administration. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Interim report—Australia’s administration and management of the Torres Strait. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Agricultural and Related Industries—Select Committee—Final report—Food production in Australia. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010 [Provisions]. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) Bill 2009. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2010 [Provisions]. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Plain Tobacco Packaging (Removing Branding from Cigarette Packs) Bill 2009. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) Bill 2009 and Protecting Problem Gamblers Bill 2009. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Fuel and Energy—Select Committee—Final report. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Community Affairs References Committee—Report—Planning options and services for people ageing with a disability. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Community Affairs References Committee—Report—The prevalence of interactive and online gambling in Australia. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities—Select Committee—Final report 2010. Motion to take note of report moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Review of the Defence annual report 2007-08—Government response. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bushby. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bushby in continuation.

Orders of the day nos 2, 4, 6, 8 to 14, 16, 17, 19, 21 to 24, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 37, 40, 45 to 47, 49, 52, 53, 56 and 57 relating to committee reports and government responses were called on but not motion was moved.