Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members’ business on Monday, 28 November 2005

Pursuant to standing order 222, 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, 28 November 2005. The order of precedence and the allotments of time determined by the Committee are as follows:

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION REPORTS

Presentation and statements

   1      AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO THE COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE, FIJI, SEPTEMBER 2005

Report of an Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Fiji, September 2005.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 12:35 p.m.

Speech time limits—

Each Member—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 1 x 5 mins]

   2      STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY

Taking Control—A national approach to pest animals.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 12:50 p.m.

Speech time limits—

Each Member—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 3 x 5 mins]

   3      STANDING COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURE

A history of the Procedure Committee on its 20th Anniversary.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 1:00 p.m.

Speech time limits—

Each Member—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

   4      JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Report 405: Annual Report 2004-2005.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 1:10 p.m.

Speech time limits—

Each Member—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

   5      PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION

Review of the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002.

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 1:15 p.m.

Speech time limits—

Each Member—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 1 x 5 mins]

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Order of precedence

Notices

   1      Mr Baird: to move:

That this House:

(1)   notes with concern the:

(a)  

   ongoing human rights abuses in Zimbabwe;

(b)  

   lack of accountable government and the failure to hold free and fair elections;

(c)  

   ongoing suppression of opposition political parties and human rights activists; and

(d)  

   implementation of Operation Murambatsvina (Clean Out the Trash) which has led to the internal displacement and famine; and

(2)   calls on the Zimbabwean Government to:

(a)  

   uphold the rule of law;

(b)  

   ensure that its citizens human rights are respected;

(c)  

   establish conditions and provide the means for citizens who have been internally displaced under Operation Murambatsvina to return voluntarily and with dignity to their homes or places of residence or to resettle voluntarily in another part of the country; and

(d)  

   respect the rights of victims of Operation Murambatsvina, including access to justice and appropriate reparations, including restitution, rehabilitation and compensation.

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

Speech time limits—

Mover of motion—5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking—5 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

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

Orders of the day

   1      Trade Practices Amendment (Collective Bargaining for Small Business) Bill 2005 (Mr Fitzgibbon): Motion for second reading.

Time allotted—10 minutes.

Speech time limits—

First Member speaking—5 minutes each.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

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

Notices— continued

   2      Mr Tuckey: to move—That the Government take an international lead in the development of hydrogen created from Australia’s renewable tidal wind and solar resources to replace costly hydrocarbon consumption in commercial and private transport.

Time allotted—20 minutes.

Speech time limits—

Mover of motion—5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking—5 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins]

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

   3      Mr Bowen: to move:

That this House:

(1)   notes that petrol prices in Australia remain at historically high levels, with the average price of petrol in Sydney at $1.19 a litre with prices in rural and regional areas being even higher;

(2)   particularly recognises the implications of exorbitant fuel prices for small businesses and family budgets; and

(3)   calls on the Government to direct the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to formally monitor prices under Part VIIA of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

Time allotted—remaining private Members’ business time.

Speech time limits—

Mover of motion—5 minutes.

First Government Member speaking—5 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

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