Mr CAUSLEY (8:24 PM) —I present the report of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private members' business on Monday, 27 May 2002. The report will be printed in today's Hansard, and the items accorded priority for debate will be published in the Notice Paper for the next sitting.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members' business on Monday, 27 May 2002

Pursuant to standing order 331, the Selection Committee has determined the order of precedence and times to be allotted for consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members' business on Monday, 27 May 2002. The order of precedence and the allotments of time determined by the Committee are as follows:

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION REPORTS

Presentation and statements

1 PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO THE TENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASIA PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM, HONOLULU, 6-9 JANUARY 2002: Report of the Parliamentary Delegation to the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum, Honolulu, 6-9 January 2002.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made — all statements to conclude by 12.40 p.m.

Speech time limits —

Each Member — 5 minutes.

[Proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS

Order of precedence

Notices

1 MS GEORGE to move:

(1) condemns the decision of the Bush Administration to impose tariffs and quotas on Australian steel imports;

(2) welcomes the recent backdown on the import of hot rolled coil;

(3) recognises that the US decision makes a mockery of the Administration's free trade rhetoric; and

(4) indicates deep concern about the impact of the decision on:

(a) employment levels within the steel industry and in the coal and iron ore sectors; and

(b) the dumping of increased volumes of surplus steel. (Notice given 12 March 2002.)

Time allotted — 30 minutes.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion — 10 minutes.

First Government Member speaking — 10 minutes.

Other Members — 5 minutes each.

[Proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins, 2 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

2 MR HAASE to move:

(1) recognises and acknowledges the contribution made to the Australian economy by people working in remote areas of Australia;

(2) recognises the disparity of services and increased cost of living faced by people working and living in remote areas of Australia;

(3) encourages and compensates people choosing to live and work in remote areas of Australia by increasing the taxation zone rebate to an adequate level; and

(4) discourages the practice of fly-in, fly-out employment by restricting the payment of taxation zone rebate to permanent residents in remote areas of Australia. (Notice given 18 February 2002.)

Time allotted — remaining private Members' business time prior to 1.45 p.m.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion — 10 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking — 10 minutes.

Other Members — 5 minutes each.

[Proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins, 2 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

3MR McARTHUR to move:

(1) registers its concern about the escalating cost of public liability insurance, especially for smaller non-profit community groups;

(2) notes that a number of sporting and community groups indicate that further premium increases will curtail or end their activities in both urban and regional Australia; and

(3) calls on the Government to co-ordinate with State Governments urgent measures to cap claims and act against the litigious culture that contributes to high insurance premiums. (Notice given 14 May 2002.)

Time allotted — 30 minutes.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion — 5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking — 5 minutes.

Other Members — 5 minutes each.

[Proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

4MS J. I.BISHOP to move:

(1) recognises the need for additional funding for the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to be allocated specifically for research into various forms of muscular dystrophy;

(2) notes the various forms of muscular dystrophy include Duchenne, Becker limb girdle, congenital, facioscapulohumeral, myotonic, oculopharyngeal, distal and Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophies;

(3) acknowledges that Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is the most common lethal genetic disorder of childhood, characterised by a rapidly progressive muscle weakness which almost always results in death usually by 20 years of age, and affects approximately 1 in every 3500 boys worldwide;

(4) acknowledges the urgency of the need for further research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; and

(5) urges the Government to provide additional opportunities to enable medical scientists in Australia to undertake further research into muscular dystrophy. (Notice given 14 May 2002.)

Time allotted — remaining private Members' business time.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion — 10 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking — 10 minutes.

Other Members — 5 minutes each.

[Proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins, 2 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.