Senate debates
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
- Indirect Tax Laws Amendment (Assessment) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
Courtesy of the Labor Party and the Greens, debate on this important piece of legislation will be gagged at 10 o'clock this morning. Courtesy of the Greens' suspension of standing orders this... - Indirect Tax Laws Amendment (Assessment) Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2011 [2012]; Second Reading (33 speeches)
Australia's fashion and clothing manufacturing sector is doing it tough. Be it the enterprises or the workers and contractors engaged in that sector, they are doing it tough. But this bill, the... - Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2011 [2012]; Third Reading (2 speeches)
The question now is that the remaining stages of this bill be agreed to and that this bill, as amended, be now passed. - Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional Commercial Radio) Bill 2011 [2012]; Second Reading (4 speeches)
What an utter mockery of parliamentary democracy we have here. I rise to speak on the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional Commercial Radio) Bill 2011 [2012]. I am the first speaker on this... - Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional Commercial Radio) Bill 2011 [2012]; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of this bill be agreed to and the bill, as amended, be now passed. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2012 introduces two changes, in particular, to the legislation: it introduces a standard definition of 'flood' in insurance contracts and it introduces a... - Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of the bill be agreed to and the bill be now passed. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Excise Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011, Customs Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The Excise Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011 and the Customs Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011 establish a seven-day cycle for returns and the... - Excise Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011, Customs Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011; Third Reading (1 speech)
The question now is that the remaining stages of these bills be agreed to and that these bill now be passed. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time. - Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011; Returned from the House of Representatives (2 speeches)
A message has been received from the House of Representatives returning the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011, and informing the Senate that the House has made the...
