Senate debates
Monday, 23 June 2014
- Export Legislation Amendment Bill 2014, Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Bill 2014, Export Inspection (Service Charge) Amendment Bill 2014, Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2014; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I rise to address the Export Legislation Amendment Bill 2014 and cognate bills and indicate that the opposition will be supporting the legislation. The Export Control Act 1982 provides the basis... - Export Legislation Amendment Bill 2014, Export Inspection (Quantity Charge) Amendment Bill 2014, Export Inspection (Service Charge) Amendment Bill 2014, Export Inspection (Establishment Registration Charges) Amendment Bill 2014; 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 that the bills be considered in Committee of the Whole. - Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014; Second Reading (10 speeches)
I move: At the end of the motion, add: but the Senate notes that: (a) the Government has failed to provide sufficient information about the impact on families of the changes to the Child Care... - Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014; In Committee (4 speeches)
Mr Chairman, the opposition opposes item 2 in schedule 1 in the following terms: (1) Schedule I, item 2, page 3 (lines 7 to 13), to be opposed. The amendment will have the effect of splitting the... - Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014; Third Reading (2 speeches)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. - Infrastructure Australia Amendment Bill 2013; Second Reading (6 speeches)
Building the right infrastructure is critical to national economic development and productivity. To secure the productivity gains that drive jobs growth, you need to invest in roads, ports,...