Senate debates
Thursday, 4 February 2021
Bills
- Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020; Second Reading (4 speeches)
The Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020 will commence the recommendations from the 2016 Australian government's response to the former Advisory... - Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Bill 2020; 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. - Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) Bill 2020; 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. - Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) Bill 2020; Second Reading (3 speeches)
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— The Australian... - Australian Immunisation Register Amendment (Reporting) Bill 2020; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bill have been circulated. Does any senator require a committee stage? If not, I shall call the minister to move the third reading. - Telecommunications Amendment (Infrastructure in New Developments) Bill 2020; 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. - Telecommunications Amendment (Infrastructure in New Developments) Bill 2020; Second Reading (3 speeches)
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— The Telecommunications... - Telecommunications Amendment (Infrastructure in New Developments) Bill 2020; Third Reading (2 speeches)
No amendments to the bill have been circulated. Does any senator require a committee stage? If not, I shall call the minister to move the third reading. - Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2020; Second Reading (3 speeches)
The government's inaction on elder abuse—after years of evidence, after years of review—is absolutely inexcusable. Another review, commissioned by the government into the Oakden... - Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme and Other Measures) Bill 2020; In Committee (38 speeches)
I would like to ask the minister some questions. I do intend to move my amendments, but I do wish to ask some questions first. I will try and be as quick as I can, but there are some issues that...