Senate debates
Monday, 16 October 2017
- Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017; Second Reading (5 speeches)
Labor supports the Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017 because, in principle, we support transparency in the operations of the Department of Immigration and Border... - Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017; In Committee (4 speeches)
by leave—I move the amendments standing in my name on sheet 8251: (1) Schedule 1, item 1, page 3 (lines 9 to 31), omit the definition of Immigration and Border Protection information,... - Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That the bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017; Report of Legislation Committee (1 speech)
On behalf of the chair of the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, I present the report of the committee on the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits... - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017; Second Reading (21 speeches)
Thank you, Senator Smith, for actually making a timely tabling of the committee report on this bill, the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017. The... - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Abolition of Limited Merits Review) Bill 2017; 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. - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017; Second Reading (3 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017. I will detail why Labor will oppose schedule 6 of this bill. Our proposed amendment is to remove... - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017; In Committee (6 speeches)
The opposition opposes schedule 6 in the following terms: (1) Schedule 6, item 1, page 31 (lines 1 to 5), Schedule 6, TO BE OPPOSED. Labor moves this amendment to the bill because of the matters... - Competition and Consumer Amendment (Competition Policy Review) Bill 2017; Third Reading (1 speech)
I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016; Second Reading (3 speeches)
Labor supports this bill, the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016, which was under consideration by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation...