Sue Boyce (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Bridget McKenzie (Victoria, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Richard Di Natale (Victoria, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

and

Matt Thistlethwaite (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes:

     (i)   that surf life savers are as Australian as wattle, koalas and the love of sport,

     (ii)   that Surf Life Saving Australia safeguards more than 100 million beach visits every year,

     (iii)   that in the 2010-11 financial year there were 61 coastal drownings in Australia, a decrease of more than 15 per cent on the 84 coastal drownings in the 2009-10 financial year, as outlined in the new report, National coastal safety report 2011: A summary of coastal drowning deaths in Australia,

     (iv)   that the Australian Water Safety Council aims to halve drowning deaths by the year 2020 and that Surf Life Saving Australia is pivotal to achieving that goal,

     (v)   the important role that Surf Life Saving Australia plays in our community, and

     (vi)   that whilst Surf Life Saving Australia provides a wonderful service, the organisation relies on the community for financial support and volunteers so it can continue ensuring our beaches are safe; and

  (b)   calls on the Australian Government to:

     (i)   continue support for Surf Life Saving Australia, and

     (ii)   assist Surf Life Saving Australia by providing further funding for its data research program designed to support development of education, technology, communications and operations to reduce drowning deaths in Australia.

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

To move—

(1)   That the Senate orders the Government to:

  (a)   make available information regarding the determination of eligibility of New Zealand pack houses and orchards to export apples to Australia, specifically:

     (i)   supply copies of audit checklists and other audit tools used to determine the eligibility of New Zealand pack houses and orchards to export apples to Australia,

     (ii)   supply copies of audit reports for all New Zealand pack houses and orchards registered and licensed to export apples to Australia,

     (iii)   provide details of the qualifications, skills, technical expertise and other selection criteria for the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service (AQIS) auditors and New Zealand third party auditors (IVA auditors) involved in establishing and verifying the eligibility of New Zealand pack houses and orchards to export apples to Australia,

     (iv)   provide details of any consideration given to using the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand [JAS-ANZ] to audit and accredit the IVA auditors and processes and AQIS auditors and processes,

     (v)   describe the product identification and traceability processes used in each of the pack houses registered for export of apples to Australia, including how apples can be conclusively traced back to particular orchards,

     (vi)   provide details of any product reconciliation that is undertaken to verify the origin of apples from particular blocks and orchards,

     (vii)   provide details of all product recall and/or product withdrawal procedures for pack houses and orchards registered for export of apples to Australia,

     (viii)   provide details of the testing and verification of product recall and/or product withdrawal procedures, including details of when these procedures were last tested and the outcome of that test, for pack houses and orchards registered for export of apples to Australia,

     (ix)   provide details of all compulsory inspections undertaken in orchards and pack houses by orchard/pack house staff and by IVA/AQIS inspectors and auditors for pack houses and orchards registered or wishing to become registered for export of apples to Australia,

     (x)   provide copies of internal inspection records for all inspections undertaken on consignments of apples that were subsequently rejected from the export program,

     (xi)   detail the specific procedures for dealing with rejected consignments of New Zealand apples when the rejection takes place:

  (a)   in New Zealand, and

  (b)   once apples have arrived in Australia,

     (xii)   outline the specific consequences for pack houses once there has been a rejection of export apples, including steps and processes involved in re-entering the export market; and

  (b)   define what constitutes a 'significant outbreak' of fire blight.

(2)   That this information be available by Thursday, 6 October 2011, to allow its consideration before a Coalition delegation travels to New Zealand to investigate biosecurity and verification processes associated with the export of apples to Australia.

Claire Moore (Queensland, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

and

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

To move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes the 10th anniversary of the Harkin-Engel Protocol signed in September 2001, designed to encourage voluntary standards for the certification of cocoa production that prohibits and eliminates engagement in the worst forms of child labour, as defined by the International Labour Organization Convention 182 which has been ratified by Australia; and

  (b)   calls on the Australian Government to:

     (i)   be proactive in measures to counterpeopletrafficking or slavery,

     (ii)   actively engage in international fora to ensure greater priority for consideration of measures against child slavery and trafficking,

     (iii)   work cooperatively to improve traceability of products through the monitoring of their derivation where practicalwith reference to people trafficking or slavery, and

     (iv)   cooperate closely withorganisations and entities againstpeopletrafficking.

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

David Johnston (WA, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Defence) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

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Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate calls on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to maintain its broadcasts of West Australian Football League (WAFL) games, recognising:

  (a)   the widespread following of the WAFL, domestically in Western Australia quite separate from the Australian Football League;

  (b)   the WAFL has extensive and far reaching support throughout regional and remote areas of the state;

  (c)   that Australian football, our indigenous game, has a special place within our Indigenous communities and is an ideal vehicle to engage Indigenous students in school;

  (d)   the WAFL provides development opportunities for emerging talent in a range of skills and industries; and

  (e)   the WAFL instils a sense of community pride in the players place of origin.

Glenn Sterle (WA, Australian Labor 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 Legislation Committee on the Qantas Sale Amendment (Still Call Australia Home) Bill 2011 be extended to 21 November 2011.

Gary Humphries (ACT, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Materiel) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Thursday, 22 September 2011, from 4 pm to 5pm, to take evidence for the committee's inquiry into international child abduction to and from Australia.

Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Joint Select Committee on Australia's Clean Energy Future Legislation be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 21 September 2011, from 9.30 am to noon.

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

To move:

That the time for the presentation of the report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee on the Native Title Amendment (Reform) Bill 2011 be extended to 3 November 2011.

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

To move:

That the Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, 20 September 2011, from 4.30 pm, to take evidence for the committee's inquiry into the live export trade, together with the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] and the Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2].

To move":

That the time for the presentation of the reports of the Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee on the live export trade, and the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] and the Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2], be extended to 12 October 2011.

Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the time for the presentation of the final report of the Environment and Communications References Committee on the status, health and sustainability of the koala population be extended to 21 September 2011.

Louise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Wednesday, 21 September 2011, from 12.30 pm to 1.45 pm.

  *434   Senator Stephens: To move:

That the Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, 20 September 2011, from 6 pm to 9.30 pm.

Bob Brown (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Senate supports moves by the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, to close tax loopholes for those earning a million dollars a year, ensuring that millionaires pay a minimum rate of tax that at least matches that of middle-class families.

Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To move:

That the Environment and Communications 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 Tuesday, 20 September 2011, from 5.30 pm, in relation to its inquiry on the status, health and sustainability of the koala population.

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

To move:

That the Senate calls on the Government to ensure that:

  (a)   Commonwealth funds are not used to resolve the commercial dispute between Gunns and Forestry Tasmania; and

  (b)   assistance to forest contractors is not reduced.

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

To move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes that:

      (i)    trawling in the northeast area of the North West Slope Trawl Fishery, in depths less than 200 metres off the Western Australian Kimberley coast was accidentally made possible due to an administrative error when the Western Australian and Federal Governments amended the Offshore Constitutional Settlement Agreement in 1998,

      (ii)    this error accidentally allows bottom trawling in areas shallower than 200 metres despite the fact that this is a critical habitat for goldband snapper and other demersal fish species which have been off - limits to North West Slope Trawl Fishery trawlers as they are a deep water crustacean prawn fishery,

      (iii)    the ecological sensitivity of this area has been acknowledged in the Australian Fisheries Management Authority ' s correspondence with permit holders,

      (iv)    legislative instruments have been introduced prohibiting trawl fishing in this northeast area, but the most recent instrument expired in December 2010,

      (v)    since that time, the closure has been maintained informally by industry self - regulation,

      (vi)    negotiations between the Federal and Western Australian Governments which were intended to fix this error have stalled and the trawling industry has stated that they will commence bottom trawling in this area on the imminent cessation of the closure which is 30 September 2011,

      (vii)    a resumption of trawling in this area would adversely impact the benthos and demersal fish stocks of this region, thus putting the entire ESD [ecologically sustainable development] certified Northern Demersal Scalefish Managed Fishery at great sustainable risk, and

      (viii)    the Western Australian Department of Fisheries has stated in its latest State of the fisheries and aquatic resources report that the demersal scalefish resources in this area are fully exploited; and

  (b)    calls on the Federal Government to reinstate the North West Slope Fishery Direction No. 02 Area Closure legislative instrument which excludes trawl fishing in the northeast area of the North West Slope Trawl Fishery in Western Australia.