Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

by leave—I move:

That the Senate take note of the document.

The Department of Human Services' annual report for 2015-16 talks about the issue of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013. When you look at said annual report, it makes a lot of comments. I would particularly like in the short time I have available to talk about the criteria to achieve face-to-face service level standards and also the achievement of telephony-service-level standards and the average speed of answer.

They make a claim—they also made this claim in estimates—that the phone services are answered within 16 minutes. If you take an average across every single line they happen to have into Centrelink, perhaps that is true. This figure seemed remarkable, given the complaints that I get into my office. Also, when you read the Ombudsman's report into Human Services and Centrelink, look at the average wait times. For somebody with a disability it is 24 minutes and 47 seconds, for employment it is 25 minutes and 33 seconds, for families it is 23 minutes and 25 seconds, for older Australians it is 17 minutes and three seconds and for young people it is 25 minutes and 35 seconds. As you can see, those are much longer than the 16 minutes that the department claims, so it is extremely misleading.

Let's go on to look at other telephone services from the Department of Human Services and from Centrelink. There were a total of 28,991,000 missed calls to Centrelink. There were 7,122,981 abandoned calls because people had been on the line for far too long trying to get through to Centrelink. By far, this is the biggest level of complaints that we get in my office because I am the spokesperson on Centrelink, income management and family and community services. We get a number of complaints about the length of phone calls and also the way that they have to keep making phone calls in.

The Ombudsman have done several reports on Centrelink and the Department of Human Services. They did a first report on the Department of Human Services called Investigation into service delivery complaints about Centrelink. They published that one in April 2014. They made 33 recommendations. They then followed that up with a second report One year on from the Centrelink Service Delivery Report: A report on the Department of Human Services' implementation of the Ombudsman's recommendations. Thirteen of them were implemented, eight were in the process of being implemented, one was being considered and 11 had only been partially implemented.

In the executive summary of the Commonwealth Ombudsman's report into the Department of Human Services they say:

Centrelink’s phone services are discussed in detail as they remain a primary concern of complainants to this office. In some respects, Centrelink’s phone services have deteriorated further as we now routinely receive complaints from people who have not been able to get through to the DHS Complaints and Feedback line to make a complaint about their phone experience on other Centrelink lines.

You cannot even get through to complain to DHS!

They then say:

While DHS has a Key Performance Indicator … for the speed at which calls to Centrelink’s numbers should be answered, we are concerned that the KPI is not a helpful indicator of customers’ experiences or likely wait time. We also note that the problems with Centrelink’s telephone services are likely to persist until such time as it is resourced to meet that demand or the demand is reduced as a result of improvements to digital service channels.

There you have it, folks. The technology they have for the telephone services is not satisfactory. In the meantime, instead of the government waiting until the rest of the services are up to speed and people are not waiting nearly half an hour, which is the average time for those lines, they are forcing people more and more to go online—and I have not even dealt with the online failures—and onto the telephone where people sometimes wait for hours! The department then says: 'It is because people hit redial.' Of course they are hitting redial if they cannot get through. Somebody who was e-mailing and Facebooking me about this said: 'If I need to talk to Centrelink, I have to write the morning off. I get a cup of tea and I just sit down, because I know I am going to get nothing else done.' This service is not good enough for the people who need Centrelink support. I seek leave to continue my remarks later.

Leave granted; debate adjourned.

Stephen Parry (President) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

To confirm, Senator Siewert, your documents up to No. 174, apart from those that have been discharged, will be retained.

The following documents tabled earlier today (see entry no. 2) were considered:

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 20 of 2016-17—Performance audit—The management, administration and monitoring of the Indemnity Insurance Fund: Department of Health; Department of Human Services. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 21 of 2016-17—Performance audit—Reforming the disposal of specialist military equipment: Department of Defence. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 22 of 2016-17—Performance audit—Government advertising – March 2013 to June 2015: Across entities. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 23 of 2016-17—Performance audit—National rental affordability scheme – Administration of allocations and incentives: Department of Social Services. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

National Gallery of Australia (NGA)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Independent National Security Legislation Monitor Act 2010Certain matters regarding the impact of amendments to the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Foreign Fighters) Bill 2014—Report by the Honourable Roger Gyles, AO, QC. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Fair Work Commission—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Reserve Bank of Australia—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Reserve Bank of Australia—Equity and diversity—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Reserve Bank of Australia—Payments System Board—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Australian Fisheries Management Authority—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Productivity Commission—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Australian Postal Corporation (Australia Post)—Diversity and inclusion—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner—Reports for 2015-16. Motion to take note of documents moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Department of Communications and the Arts—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Airservices Australia—Report for 2015-16, including report of the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Fair Work Building Industry Inspectorate (Fair Work Building and Construction)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Comcare and Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission—Reports for 2015-16. Motion to take note of documents moved by Senator Bilyk. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Bilyk in continuation.

Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Commonwealth Ombudsman—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Department of Social Services—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Federal Court of Australia—Report for 2015-16, including report of the National Native Title Tribunal. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Federal Circuit Court of Australia—Report for 2015-16, including financial statements for the Family Court of Australia. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Financial Reporting Council (FRC)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Competition Council—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)—Report for 2015-16, including report of the Australian Energy Regulator (AER). Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

CrimTrac Agency—Report for 2015-16 [Final report]. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Institute of Criminology—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Crime Commission (ACC)—Report for 2015-16 [Final report]. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003Operation of the Government co-contribution scheme—Quarterly report for the period 1 April to 30 June 2016 under subsection 12G(1). Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003Operation of the Government co-contribution scheme—Report for 2015-16 under subsection 12G(2) . Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003Operation of the Government co-contribution scheme—Quarterly reports for the period 1 April to 30 June 2016 under Subsection 54(1). Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003Operation of the Government co-contribution scheme—Report for 2015-16 under subsection 54(2). Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Clean Energy Regulator—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Department of Health—Report for 2015-16, including the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee report on processes, financial statements for the Australian National Preventive Health Agency, and the report of the Australian Digital Health Agency. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Food Standards Australia New Zealand—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA)—Report for 2015-16, including report of the Clinical Advisory Committee. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Department of Human Services—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Siewert. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Siewert in continuation.

Indigenous Business Australia—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Indigenous Land Corporation—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australia Council for the Arts (Australia Council)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Blood Authority—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Fair Work Ombudsman—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Transport Commission (NTC Australia)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

War Crimes Act 1945Report for 2015-16 on the operation of the Act. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Repatriation Medical Authority—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Commonwealth Grants Commission—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Central Land Council—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997Live-stock mortalities during exports by sea—Report for the period 1 January to 30 June 2016. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 1001627-O, 1001660-O, 1001661-O, 1001664-O, 1001691-O, 1001701-O, 1001757-O, 1001774-O, 1001789-O, 1001827-O, 1001828-O, 1001878-O, 1001907-O, 1002063, 1002071, 1002184, 1002217, 1002237, 1002328-O, 1002377, 1002385, 1002487, 1002498, 1002512, 1002603, 1002686, 1002694, 1002744, 1002771, 1002782, 1002789, 1002825, 1002887, 1002888, 1002890, 1002896, 1002898, 1002902, 1002904, 1002949, 1002964, 1002996, 1003013, 1003076, 1003124, 1003362, 1003441, 1003455, 1003511 and 1003514—Commonwealth Ombudsman's reports—Report no. 19 of 2016. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 1001627-O, 1001660-O, 1001661-O, 1001664-O, 1001691-O, 1001701-O, 1001757-O, 1001774-O, 1001789-O, 1001827-O, 1001828-O, 1001878-O, 1001907-O, 1002063, 1002071, 1002184, 1002217, 1002237, 1002328-O, 1002377, 1002385, 1002487, 1002498, 1002512, 1002603, 1002686, 1002694, 1002744, 1002771, 1002782, 1002789, 1002825, 1002887, 1002888, 1002890, 1002896, 1002898, 1002902, 1002904, 1002949, 1002964, 1002996, 1003013, 1003076, 1003124, 1003362, 1003441, 1003455, 1003511 and 1003514—Government response to Ombudsman's reports. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers Personal identifiers 1000516-O, 1000689-O, 1001377-O, 1001402-O, 1001436-O, 1001540-O, 1001543-O, 1001546-O, 1001565-O, 1001598-O, 1001602-O, 1001604-O, 1001662-O, 1001666-O, 1002178-O, 1002197, 1002212-O, 1002225-O, 1002230-O, 1002235-O, 1002257-O, 1002258-O, 1002260-O, 1002268-O, 1002269-O, 1002270-O, 1002271-O, 1002326, 1002371, 1002401, 1002429-O, 1002459, 1002524, 1002544, 1002689, 1002695, 1002777, 1002786, 1002795, 1002816, 1002818, 1002819, 1002834, 1002835, 1002865, 1002894, 1002929, 1002930, 1003004, 1003012, 1003071, 1003072, 1003107, 1003135, 1003143, 1003145, 1003151, 1003250, 1003277, 1003278, 1003307, 1003315, 1003318, 1003337, 1003342, 1003354, 1003411, 1003426, 1003454, 1003459, 1003478, 1003488, 1003512, 1003522 and 1003526—Commonwealth Ombudsman's reports—Report no. 20 of 2016. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers Personal identifiers 1000516-O, 1000689-O, 1001377-O, 1001402-O, 1001436-O, 1001540-O, 1001543-O, 1001546-O, 1001565-O, 1001598-O, 1001602-O, 1001604-O, 1001662-O, 1001666-O, 1002178-O, 1002197, 1002212-O, 1002225-O, 1002230-O, 1002235-O, 1002257-O, 1002258-O, 1002260-O, 1002268-O, 1002269-O, 1002270-O, 1002271-O, 1002326, 1002371, 1002401, 1002429-O, 1002459, 1002524, 1002544, 1002689, 1002695, 1002777, 1002786, 1002795, 1002816, 1002818, 1002819, 1002834, 1002835, 1002865, 1002894, 1002929, 1002930, 1003004, 1003012, 1003071, 1003072, 1003107, 1003135, 1003143, 1003145, 1003151, 1003250, 1003277, 1003278, 1003307, 1003315, 1003318, 1003337, 1003342, 1003354, 1003411, 1003426, 1003454, 1003459, 1003478, 1003488, 1003512, 1003522 and 1003526—Government response to Ombudsman's reports. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 1001345-O, 1001353-O, 1001506-O, 1001521-O, 1001526-O, 1001572-O, 1001575-O, 1001583-O, 1001584-O, 1001590-O, 1001821-O, 1001880-O, 1001882-O, 1001911-O, 1001938-O, 1001942-O, 1002046-O, 1002088-O, 1002162-O, 1002202-O, 1002220-O, 1002259-O, 1002261-O, 1002272-O, 1002277-O, 1002285-O, 1002456, 1002543, 1002562, 1002691, 1002696, 1002908, 1003148, 1003256, 1003269, 1003338, 1003363, 1003369, 1003374, 1003389, 1003404, 1003409, 1003412, 1003420, 1003424, 1003477, 1003504, 1003505, 1003515 and 1003520—Commonwealth Ombudsman's reports—Report no.21 of 2016. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Migration Act 1958Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 1001345-O, 1001353-O, 1001506-O, 1001521-O, 1001526-O, 1001572-O, 1001575-O, 1001583-O, 1001584-O, 1001590-O, 1001821-O, 1001880-O, 1001882-O, 1001911-O, 1001938-O, 1001942-O, 1002046-O, 1002088-O, 1002162-O, 1002202-O, 1002220-O, 1002259-O, 1002261-O, 1002272-O, 1002277-O, 1002285-O, 1002456, 1002543, 1002562, 1002691, 1002696, 1002908, 1003148, 1003256, 1003269, 1003338, 1003363, 1003369, 1003374, 1003389, 1003404, 1003409, 1003412, 1003420, 1003424, 1003477, 1003504, 1003505, 1003515 and 1003520—Government response to Ombudsman's reports. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013Review on the operation of the Act—Report by Mr Philip Moss AM. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Treaty—MultilateralTrans-Pacific Partnership Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Governments of: Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States of America and Vietnam and associated side letters (Auckland, 4 February 2016)—Corrigendum to the national interest analysis. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Parliamentary Service Commissioner—Report for 2015-16, including report of the Parliamentary Service Merit Protection Commissioner. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Federal Police (AFP)—Report for 2015-16, including reports on assumed identities, the National Witness Protection Program and unexplained wealth investigations and proceedings. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Public Service Commission—Report of the Australian Public Service Commissioner for 2015-16, including report of the Merit Protection Commissioner. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Bundanon Trust Limited—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Crimes Act 1914Controlled operations—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Remuneration Tribunal—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Department of Finance—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Electoral Commission (AEC)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Bureau of Meteorology—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australia Business Arts Foundation Limited (Creative Partnerships Australia)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (AITSL)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Research Council (ARC)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Cancer Australia—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Mental Health Commission—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Museum of Australia—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Northern Territory Fisheries Joint Authority—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Queensland Fisheries Joint Authority—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Screen Australia—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Western Australian Fisheries Joint Authority—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian War Memorial—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Department of Education and Training—Report for 2015-16, including reports of the Student Identifiers Registrar, Trade Support Loans Progam and Tuition Protection Service. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Department of the Treasury—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Superannuation Complaints Tribunal—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Taxation Office (ATO)—Report of the Commissioner of Taxation for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Climate Change Authority—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)—Report for 2015-16, including report of the Science and Industry Endowment Fund. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Future Fund Board of Guardians and Future Fund Management Agency (Future Fund)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Australia Day Council Limited—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Professional Services Review—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Safe Work Australia—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Tax Practitioners Board—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

ASC Pty Ltd—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Auditing and Assurance Standards Board—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Accounting Standards Board—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Carr. Debate adjourned till Thursday at general business, Senator Carr in continuation.

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)—Report for 2015-16. Motion to take note of