Senate debates
Monday, 18 June 2012
- Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review) Bill 2012; Second Reading (3 speeches)
In many ways this bill, the Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review) Bill 2012, is technical legislation. The coalition will not be opposing it and indeed has agreed to expedite... - Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review) Bill 2012; 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 the Committee of the Whole. I... - National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Bill 2012, Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health Reform) Bill 2012; Second Reading (1 speech)
This evening we are debating another of the bureaucracies in the government's so-called health reform. The purpose of this legislation is to enact a funding body, the proposal for which has an... - National Health Reform Amendment (Administrator and National Health Funding Body) Bill 2012, Federal Financial Relations Amendment (National Health Reform) Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bills have been circulated. Before I call the minister to move the third reading, does any senator wish to have a committee stage on the bills to ask further questions or... - Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The coalition support the Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) Bill 2012. In fact, we have been calling on the government for some time to finally introduce this standalone piece of legislation... - Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bill have been circulated. Before I call the minister to move the third reading, does any senator wish to have a committee stage on the bill to ask further questions or... - Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The coalition supports the Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Bill 2012, following the Treasury review of the quality of audits in Australia. Following the global financial... - Corporations Legislation Amendment (Audit Enhancement) Bill 2012; 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 the Committee of the Whole. I... - Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012; Second Reading (1 speech)
The coalition does not oppose the Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012. The bill makes the following changes to existing taxation and superannuation laws. It disallows deductions... - Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bills have been circulated. Before I call the minister to move the third reading, does any senator wish to have a committee stage on the bills to ask further questions or... - Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The opposition does not oppose this bill. The bill makes a series of changes to existing taxation and superannuation laws as follows. It amends the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act... - Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012; Second Reading (3 speeches)
The Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012 proposes to amend the principal act—the Telecommunications (Interception) Act—to provide... - Telecommunications Interception and Other Legislation Amendment (State Bodies) Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R 18+ Computer Games) Bill 2012; Second Reading (4 speeches)
The idea behind the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R 18+ Computer Games) Bill 2012 is to bring the classification categories for computer games into line with... - Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (R 18+ Computer Games) Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Antarctic Treaty (Environment Protection) Amendment Bill 2011; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - National Water Commission Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I am pleased to speak on the National Water Commission Amendment Bill 2012. The National Water Commission was established in 2005 by the coalition government led by Prime Minister Howard. At that... - National Water Commission Amendment Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bill have been circulated. Before I call the minister to move the third reading, does any senator wish to have a committee stage on the bill to ask further questions or... - Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 3) Bill 2012, Tax Laws Amendment (Income Tax Rates) Bill 2012, Income Tax (Seasonal Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Bill 2012; Second Reading (2 speeches)
The coalition will not oppose these bills. These bills give effect to various taxation changes that were announced in the 2012-13 budget. Although the coalition may not have introduced many of... - Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 3) Bill 2012, Tax Laws Amendment (Income Tax Rates) Bill 2012, Income Tax (Seasonal Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
As no amendments to the bills have been circulated, I shall call the minister to move the third reading unless any senator requires the bills to be considered in the Committee of the Whole. I...
