Senate debates
Thursday, 5 March 2015
Bills
- National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2015; First Reading (1 speech)
I present the bill and move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time. - National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment Bill 2015; Second Reading (1 speech)
I present the explanatory memoranda and I move: That these bills be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speeches incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speeches... - Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I rise to speak against the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 and the Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013.... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition (Sunset Extension) Bill 2015; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I am pleased to speak on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition (Sunset Extension) Bill 2015 on behalf of the Labor Party. Labor is committed to pursuing substantive and... - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition (Sunset Extension) Bill 2015; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2014, Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Designated Coastal Waters) Bill 2014; Second Reading (2 speeches)
These bills are supported by Labor as they are technical amendments that improve offshore petroleum safety and environmental oversight. The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental... - Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2014, Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Designated Coastal Waters) Bill 2014; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time. - Defence Legislation Amendment (Military Justice Enhancements — Inspector-General ADF) Bill 2014; Second Reading (2 speeches)
I rise today to speak on Labor's support for the Defence Legislation Amendment (Military Justice Enhancements—Inspector-General ADF) Bill 2014. This bill continues the bipartisan approach... - Defence Legislation Amendment (Military Justice Enhancements — Inspector-General ADF) Bill 2014; 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. - Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013, Building and Construction Industry (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013; Second Reading (5 speeches)
The Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Bill 2013 seeks to re-establish the Australian Building and Construction Commission. Let us call it the ABCC; they want to re-name...