John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate—

(a)   congratulates Mr Cadel Evans on winning the 2011 Tour de France bicycle race; and

(b)   notes that:

(i)   Mr Evans has fought back from an adversity after a serious accident as a child in the New England region and is an inspiration to all Australians, and

(ii)   cycling is a healthy activity for recreation and competition.

Lisa Singh (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Joint Standing Committee on Migration be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 24 August 2011, from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm.

Trish Crossin (NT, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Joint Select Committee on Gambling Reform be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, 23 August 2011, from 4 pm.

Mark Bishop (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit be authorised to meet during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 24 August 2011, from 11.15 am to 1 pm, for a private briefing.

Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 18 August 2011, from 11.30 am.

Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Community Affairs References Committee be authorised to hold a private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 18 August 2011, from 4 pm.

Bill Heffernan (NSW, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee on the live export trade be extended to 12 October 2011.

Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Monday, 22 August 2011, from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm.

Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to amend the Air Navigation Act 1920 and the Civil Aviation Act 1988 in relation to aircraft crew, and for related purposes. Air Navigation and Civil Aviation Amendment (Aircraft Crew) Bill 2011.

Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig), no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 18 August 2011, the technical report and all related documents, provided by Professor Jonathan West to the Commonwealth and Tasmanian Governments and referred to by the Prime Minister (Ms Gillard) in a press conference on 8 August 2011, relating to the determination of the boundaries of the 430 000 hectare claimed ‘High Conservation Value Area’ in the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Tasmania.

To move:

That the Senate condemns any payment of monies to Gunns Ltd for exiting native forest logging flowing from the Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement between the Commonwealth of Australia and the State of Tasmania.

Nick Xenophon (SA, Independent) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the following matter be referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by 12 October 2011:

The decision by the television management of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to significantly cut the number and amount of ABC-produced programs, jobs (including through forced redundancies) and potentially affect resources, as announced on 2 August 2011, with particular reference to:

(a)   the implications of this decision on the ABC’s ability to create, produce and own its television content, particularly in the capital cities of Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart;

(b)   the implications of this decision on Australian film and television production in general and potential impact on quality and diversity of programs;

(c)   whether a reduction in ABC-produced programs is contrary to the aims of the National Regional Program Initiative;

(d)   the implications of these cuts on content ownership and intellectual property;

(e)   the impact of the ABC’s decision to end internal production of Bananas in Pyjamas and to outsource the making of a ‘Bananas in Pyjamas’ animation series to Southern Star Endemol Proprietary Limited; and

(f)   the future potential implications of these cuts on ABC television’s capacity to broadcast state league football and rugby; and

(g)   any other related matters.

Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 22 September 2011:

Australia’s agreement with Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers, with particular reference to:

(a)   the consistency of the agreement to transfer asylum seekers to Malaysia with Australia’s international obligations;

(b)   the extent to which the above agreement complies with Australian human rights standards, as defined by law;

(c)   the practical implementation of the agreement, including:

(i)   oversight and monitoring,

(ii)   pre-transfer arrangements, in particular, processes for assessing the vulnerability of asylum seekers,

(iii)   mechanisms for appeal of removal decisions,

(iv)   access to independent legal advice and advocacy,

(v)   implications for unaccompanied minors, in particular, whether there are any guarantees with respect to their treatment, and

(vi)   the obligations of the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship (Mr Bowen) as the legal guardian of any unaccompanied minors arriving in Australia, and his duty of care to protect their best interests;

(d)   the costs associated with the agreement;

(e)   the potential liability of parties with respect to breaches of terms of the agreement or future litigation;

(f)   the adequacy of services and support provided to asylum seekers transferred to Malaysia, particularly with respect to access to health and education, industrial protections, accommodation and support for special needs and vulnerable groups;

(g)   mechanisms to enable the consideration of claims for protection from Malaysia and compliance of these mechanisms with non-refoulement principles;

(h)   a comparison of this agreement with other policy alternatives for processing unaccompanied minors; and

(i)   any other related matters.

Ian Macdonald (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate—

(a)   notes that:

(i)   water has been cascading over the Burdekin Falls Dam spillway for a record breaking 313 days since 6 October 2010,

(ii)   the dam is currently holding 1.87 million mega litres of water which in volume equates to 3.3 Sydney harbours,

(iii)   the dam’s catchment of 130 000 square kilometres is equal to the size of Victoria,

(iv)   since October 2010, some 26 960 908 mega litres of water has passed over the spillway of the dam, equivalent to approximately 53 Sydney harbours, and

(v)   Commonwealth funding for the construction of the dam was first committed in the 1982-83 budget of the then Fraser Government; and

(b)   congratulates those in the Federal Government and Queensland Government who, since the time of that first funding had the foresight and fortitude to ensure the completion of the mighty Burdekin Falls Dam and the creation of the Burdekin River Irrigation Area.

Mathias Cormann (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Treasurer) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate notes that the Government has failed to answer part (c) of question on notice no. 437 about how much of the stimulus package remains to be spent in 2012-13, despite that question having been asked more than 150 days ago, and that there be laid on the table by not later than 12.30 pm on Thursday, 18 August 2011, by the Minister representing the Treasurer, the answer to part (c) of question on notice no. 437.