Senate debates
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Bills
- Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 9) Bill 2011; Second Reading (1 speech)
The coalition does not oppose the Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measure No. 9) Bill 2011. The bill makes the following changes to taxation law. It allows certain superannuation fund members to... - Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 9) Bill 2011; Third Reading (1 speech)
I thank Senator Cormann for his contribution and I commend the bill to the Senate. I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - National Health Amendment (Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement Initiatives) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The bill contains the continued dispensing initiative and the medication chart initiative, as included in the Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement between the Commonwealth and the Pharmacy Guild.... - Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bill have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading, unless any senator requires that the bill be considered in committee of the whole. - Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2011; Second Reading (8 speeches)
This is a routine bill to apply indexation to existing appropriations and adds the last year of the forward budget estimates. The proposed amendments only impact on administered special...