Senate debates
Monday, 26 November 2012
- Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012; Second Reading (10 speeches)
The Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012 seeks to enshrine in legislation that which the coalition put forward as the General Employee Entitlements and Redundancy Scheme. This was an initiative... - Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012; In Committee (5 speeches)
by leave—I move opposition amendments (1) and (2) together on sheet 7303: (1) Clause 23, page 20 (line 8), after "that employment", insert "up to a maximum of 16 weeks' pay". (2) Clause 23,... - Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Bill 2012; Second Reading (5 speeches)
The Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Bill 2012 was one of the stunts that we have now come to expect from the would-be Prime Minister and current workplace relations minister, Mr Bill... - Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Bill 2012; In Committee (57 speeches)
If I may, I have five general questions before we get to the specific amendments. The first question I have for the Parliamentary Secretary is: can the government guarantee that no worker will be... - Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Bill 2012; Third Reading (2 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. - Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012; In Committee (1 speech)
Order! The committee is considering the Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012 and amendments moved by the opposition. A division had been called for earlier and was deferred. I now put the call... - Fair Entitlements Guarantee Bill 2012; Third Reading (3 speeches)
I move: That this bill be read a third time. - Dental Benefits Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I was thinking earlier that perhaps we should retitle this bill. I do not think that it is a bill about dental benefits at all. It should be called the 'over the rainbow dental benefits amendment... - Dental Benefits 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... - Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Charges — Excise) Amendment Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Charges — Customs) Amendment Bill 2012, Excise Tariff Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012, Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge — Auctions) Amendment Bill 2012; Second Reading (1 speech)
When I last spoke on this issue, I pointed out that Treasury modelling clearly demonstrates that without the ability to access international carbon markets and the ability for Australian...
