Senate debates
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Bills
- Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2017; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time. - Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I table a revised explanatory memorandum relating to the bill and move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave... - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017; First Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time. Question agreed to. Bill read a first time. - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017; Second Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a second time. I seek leave to have the second reading speech incorporated in Hansard. Leave granted. The speech read as follows— This Bill will abolish... - Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017; Report of Legislation Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of the Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, I present the report of the committee on the provisions of the Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment... - Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2017; Second Reading (4 speeches)
I wasn't really intending to participate in this debate but I heard some speakers before and thought there was such a misconception of what the actual bill is about and, more importantly, the...