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

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)—Report for 2009-10, including report of the Science and Industry Endowment Fund. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Law Reform Commission—Report No. 113—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Barnett to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Federal Magistrates Court of Australia—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry—Report for 2009-10, including financial statements for the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, National Residue Survey and Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation (Land & Water Australia). Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post)—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies—Budget (Supplementary) estimates—Letters of advice—Documents tabled 25 October 2010—Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Departmental and agency grants—Budget (Supplementary) estimates—Letters of advice—Documents tabled 25 October 2010—

Attorney-General’s portfolio.

Australian Institute of Family Studies.

Australian National Audit Office.

Australian Public Service Commission.

Climate Change and Energy Efficiency portfolio.

Commonwealth Ombudsman.

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

Department of Infrastructure and Transport.

Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government [2].

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio.

Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.

Finance and Deregulation portfolio.

Human Services portfolio.

Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security.

National Archives of Australia.

Office for Sport.

Office for the Arts.

Office of National Assessments.

Old Parliament House.

Privacy Advisory Committee; and Office of the Privacy Commissioner.

Resources, Energy and Tourism portfolio.

Treasury portfolio.

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

Departmental and agency grants—Budget (Supplementary) estimates—Letters of advice—Documents tabled 25 October 2010—Office of the Official Secretary to the Governor-General. Motion of Senator Barnett to take note of documents called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Administrative Review Council—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Back to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Classification Board and Classification Review Board—Reports for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Back to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Attorney-General’s Department—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Back to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Military Superannuation and Benefits Board of Trustees—Report for 2009-10, including financial statements for the Military Superannuation and Benefits Fund. Motion of Senator Ronaldson to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority (DFRDB)—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Ronaldson to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator—Financial report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Barnett to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian War Memorial—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Ronaldson to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Report of the Integrity Commissioner for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Wet Tropics Management Authority—Report for 2009-10, including State of the Wet Tropics report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Sports Commission—Report for 2009-10, including financial statements for Australian Sports Foundation Limited. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

NBN Co Limited—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Williams to take note of document called on. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Cancer Australia—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Airservices Australia—Equity and diversity program 2007-10—Progress report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

ASC Pty Ltd—Statement of corporate intent 2010 to 2013. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

ASC Pty Ltd—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Repatriation Commission, Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs—Report for 2009-10, including financial statements of the Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme—Reprint. Motion of Senator Macdonald to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Private Health Insurance Administration Council—Report for 2009-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Rail Track Corporation Ltd (ARTC)—Statement of corporate intent 2010-11. 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 2009-10.. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Members of Parliament (Staff) Act 1984—Report for 2009-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Defence Housing Australia—Statement of corporate intent 2010-11. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority (DFRDB)—Report for 2009-10—Corrigendum. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Dairy Australia Limited—Report for 2009-10. 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 2009-10—

Volume 1—Department of Defence, including reports on the administration and operation of the Defence Force (Home Loans Assistance) Act 1990 and the Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Act 2008.

Volume 2—Defence Materiel Organisation.

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

Tiwi Land Council—Report for 2009-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency—Quarterly report for the period 1 July to 30 September 2010. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Cotton Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2009-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Safe Work Australia—Report for the period 1 November 2009 to 30 June 2010. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Crime Commission (ACC)—Report for 2009-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Anglo-Australian Telescope Board—Anglo-Australian Observatory (AAO)—Report for 2009-10 [Final report]. 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 (ASADA)—Report for 2009-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Aged Care Act 1997—Report for 2009-10 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.

IIF Investments Pty Limited and IIF Foundation Pty Limited—Reports for 2009-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralInternational Labour Organization Convention No. 186: Maritime Labour Convention, done at Geneva on 7 February 2006—Text, together with national interest analysis, regulation impact statement and annexures. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralInternational Labour Organization Convention No. 162: Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos, adopted at Geneva on 24 June 1986—Text, together with national interest analysis. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralInternational Labour Organization Convention No. 175: Part-Time Work, adopted at Geneva on 24 June 1994—Text, together with national interest analysis and annexure. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralInternational Labour Organization Protocol of 2002 to Convention No. 155 concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment, 1981, adopted at Geneva on 20 June 2002—Text, together with national interest analysis and annexure. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—BilateralAir Services Agreement between the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Government of Australia, done at Brasilia on 21 April 2010—Text, together with national interest analysis and annexure. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—BilateralAgreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the United Mexican States relating to Air Services, done at Mexico City on 9 April 2010—Text, together with national interest analysis and annexure. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—BilateralAir Services Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Turkey, done at Ankara on 28 April 2010—Text, together with national interest analysis and annexure. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralExplanatory statement No. 5 of 2010—Amendments to the Schedule to the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, done at Washington on 2 December 1946 [1948] ATS 18 done at Agadir, Morocco 21-25 June 2010. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralExplanatory statement No. 6 of 2010—Amendments to the Plant Protection Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region adopted in November 1999 by the FAO Council. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralExplanatory statement No. 7 of 2010—Amendment to Annex I of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) International Convention Against Doping in Sport of 19 October 2005. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralExplanatory statement No. 8 of 2010—Amendment to Annex II of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) International Convention Against Doping in Sport of 19 October 2005. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Australian Public Service Commission—State of the service—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Cameron to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Criminal Code Act 1995Control orders and preventative detention orders—Reports for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

National Security Information (Criminal and Civil Proceedings) Act 2004Non-disclosure and witness exclusion certificates—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Airservices Australia—Corporate plan 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2015. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)—Report for 2009-10.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Pharmaceutical Benefits Pricing Authority—Report for 2009-10.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Murray-Darling Basin Authority—Report for 2009-10.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Wheat Exports Australia—Report for 2009-10. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Nash. Debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Nash in continuation.

Royal Australian Air Force Veterans’ Residences Trust Fund—Report for 2009-10.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Treaty—MultilateralNational interests analysis for treaty previously tabled—Resolution MEPC.186(59) Adopted on 17 July 2009—Amendments to the Annex of the Protocol of 1978 relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Audio-Visual Copyright Society Limited (Screenrights)—Report for 2009-10.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Copyright Agency Limited (CAL)—Report for 2009-10.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 611/10 to 619/10—Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 611/10 to 619/10—Government response to Ombudsman’s reports.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Commonwealth Ombudsman—Report for 2009-10 on the Ombudsman’s activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Broadcasting Services Act 1992Digital television transmission and reception—Report, dated December 2010.  Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Treaty—BilateralAgreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand on Trans-Tasman Court Proceedings and Regulatory Enforcement, done at Christchurch on 24 July 2008—Text, together with national interest analysis. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Treaty—BilateralAgreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of South Africa concerning the Co-Production of Films, done at Pretoria on 18 June 2010—Text, together with national interest analysis and annexure. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Treaty—BilateralAgreement between Australia and the Slovak Republic on Social Security, done at New York on 21 September 2010—Text, together with national interest analysis. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Treaty—MultilateralThird Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, done at Hanoi on 23 July 2010—Text, together with national interest analysis. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Treaty—MultilateralAmendments to the Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency to Modernise the Mandate of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, done at Seoul on 11 October 1985—Amendment to the International Finance Corporation Articles of Agreement, done at Washington DC on 20 July 1956—Text, together with national interest analysis. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

National Residue Survey—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC)—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Sugar Research and Development Corporation—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Gene Technology Regulator—Quarterly reports for the periods—1 April to 30 June 2010 and 1 July to 30 September 2010. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of documents called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy—Investigation into access to electronic media for the hearing and vision-impaired—Media access review final report, dated December 2010. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)—Communications report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)—Office of Development Effectiveness—Annual review of development effectiveness 2009. Motion of Senator Barnett to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding) Corporation—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Department of Finance and Deregulation—Consolidated financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2010 Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Landcare Council—Report for 2009-10 Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Native Title Act 1993Native title representative bodies—Northern Land Council—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Broadcasting Services Act 1992Sport on television: A review of the anti-siphoning scheme in the contemporary digital environment—Review report, dated November 2010. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Freedom of Information Act 1982Report for 2009-10 on the operation of the Act. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA)—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)—NHMRC Licensing Committee—Report on the operation of the Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002 for the period 1 March to 31 August 2010. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

National Rural Advisory Council (NRAC)—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Centre for Renewable Energy Board—Report for the period 28 October 2009 to 30 June 2010. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)—Report for the period 1 March 2009 to 30 June 2010. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Adams. Debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Adams in continuation.

Commonwealth Electoral Act 19182010 Redistribution into electoral divisions—Victoria—Report, together with composite maps [2] and compact disc of supporting information. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Interactive Gambling Act 2001Report on the operation of the prohibition on interactive gambling service advertisements—Reports for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Department of Finance and Deregulation—Certificate of compliance—Report for 2009-10. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Australia and the International Financial Institutions—Reports for 2008-09. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Centrelink and the Data-Matching Agency—Data-matching program—Reports on progress—2007-08 and 2008-09. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Tax expenditures statement 2010, dated January 2011. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Private Health Insurance Administration Council—Report for 2009-10 on the operations of the registered health benefits organisations. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Privacy Act 1988Privacy reforms: Credit reporting—Exposure draft and companion guide, dated January 2011. Motion of Senator Adams to take note of documents called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Taxation—Mining tax—Revenue estimates—Government estimates—Health—GST agreement—Proposed variation—Administration—Australian Information Commissioner—Provision of information—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Australian Information Commissioner (Professor McMillan) responding to orders of the Senate of 26 October and 23 November 2010 and responding to the resolution of the Senate of 22 November 2010, dated 31 January 2011. Motion of Senator Ludlam to take note of document called on. On the motion of Senator Williams the debate was adjourned till Thursday at general business.

Parliamentarians’ expenditure on entitlements paid by the Department of Finance and Deregulation—1 January to 30 June 2010, dated November 2010. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Former parliamentarians’ expenditure on entitlements paid by the Department of Finance and Deregulation—1 January to 30 June 2010, dated November 2010. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Parliamentarians’ overseas study travel reports—1 January to 30 June 2010. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.

Department of Defence—Special purpose flights—Schedule for the period 1 January to 30 June 2010. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Williams. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Williams in continuation.