Senate debates
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
- Legislation Committees; Report (1 speech)
Pursuant to order and at the request of the chairs of the respective committees, I present reports on the examination of annual reports tabled by 31 October 2016. Ordered that the reports be printed. - Human Rights Committee; Report (1 speech)
On behalf of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, I present the second report of 2017, Human rights scrutiny report. Ordered that the report be printed. I seek leave to have the... - Regulations and Ordinances Committee; Delegated Legislation Monitor (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances, I present the Delegated Legislation Monitor No. 3 of 2017. Ordered that the report be printed. - Scrutiny of Bills Committee; Scrutiny Digest (1 speech)
I present Scrutiny Digest No. 3 of 2017 of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, together with its annual report for 2016. Ordered that the reports be printed. I move: That the Senate... - Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
I present two government responses to committee reports as listed at item 14 on today’s Order of Business. In accordance with the usual practice, I seek leave to incorporate the documents... - Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters; Report (4 speeches)
I move: That the Senate take note of the report. I rise to speak on the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, Interim report on foreign donations. That report recommended prohibiting... - Economics References Committee; Government Response to Report (1 speech)
In respect of the government response to the Senate Economics References Committee report entitled 2016 Census: issues of trust, I move: That the Senate take note of the document. I am pleased to... - Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee; Report (17 speeches)
I present the interim report of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee on the Bell litigation, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the...