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- Start of Business
- AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
- COMMITTEES
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US FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION BILL 2004
US FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION (CUSTOMS TARIFF) BILL 2004 - MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Telstra: Foxtel
(Lundy, Sen Kate, Coonan, Sen Helen) -
Trade: Policy
(Brandis, Sen George, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Telstra: Services
(Stephens, Sen Ursula, Coonan, Sen Helen) -
Trade: Free Trade Agreement
(Ridgeway, Sen Aden, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Health: Immunisation
(Moore, Sen Claire, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Trade: Free Trade Agreement
(Harris, Sen Len, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Taxation: Family Payments
(Collins, Sen Jacinta, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Trade: Free Trade Agreement
(Ferris, Sen Jeannie, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Health: Immunisation
(Forshaw, Sen Michael, Patterson, Sen Kay) -
Trade: Free Trade Agreement
(Cherry, Sen John, Coonan, Sen Helen)
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Telstra: Foxtel
- FREE TRADE AGREEMENT COMMITTEE: INTERIM REPORT
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- CONDOLENCES
- PETITIONS
- NOTICES
- LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- COMMITTEES
- NOTICES
- DOCUMENTS
- AUSTRALIAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
- COMMITTEES
- BUDGET
- COMMITTEES
- BILLS RETURNED FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- SURVEILLANCE DEVICES BILL (NO. 2) 2004
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TEXTILE, CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM AMENDMENT (POST-2005 SCHEME) BILL 2004
CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT (TEXTILE, CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR POST-2005 ARRANGEMENTS) BILL 2004 - WORKPLACE RELATIONS AMENDMENT (PROTECTING SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) BILL 2004
- ANTI-TERRORISM BILL (NO. 2) 2004
- ASSENT
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US FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION BILL 2004
US FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION (CUSTOMS TARIFF) BILL 2004 - DOCUMENTS
- ADJOURNMENT
- DOCUMENTS
- PROCLAMATIONS
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Telstra: Funding
(Brown, Sen Bob, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Communications Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003
(Mackay, Sen Sue, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Trade: Imported Motor Vehicles
(Cherry, Sen John, Campbell, Sen Ian) -
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(Mackay, Sen Sue, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Telecommunications: Internet Services
(Mackay, Sen Sue, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Telstra: Late Payment Fee
(Mackay, Sen Sue, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Environment: Mount Lyell Mine
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Motor Vehicles: Vehicle Classifications and Safety Standards
(Cherry, Sen John, Campbell, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Greenhouse Gas Abatement Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Oil Recycling
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Photovoltaic Rebate Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Renewable Energy Development and Commercialisation Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Renewable Remote Power Generation Program
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Australian Federal Police: E-Security National Agenda
(Ludwig, Sen Joe, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Veterans: Rent Assistance
(Bishop, Sen Mark, Coonan, Sen Helen) -
Australian Federal Police: Law Enforcement Powers
(Ludwig, Sen Joe, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Aviation: Security
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Australian Customs Service
(Ludwig, Sen Joe, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Environment: Salinity and Water Quality
(Bartlett, Sen Andrew, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Genetically Modified Organisms
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Fisheries: Illegal Fishing
(Greig, Sen Brian, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Natural Heritage Trust
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Natural Heritage Trust
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Natural Heritage Trust
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Natural Heritage Trust
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Natural Heritage Trust
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Sunrise Gas Development Proposal
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Fisheries: High Seas Fishing Permits
(Greig, Sen Brian, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Roads: Scoresby Freeway
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Campbell, Sen Ian) -
Australian Federal Police: Investigations
(Ludwig, Sen Joe, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Attorney-General's: Legal Professional Privilege
(Ludwig, Sen Joe, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Telstra
(Brown, Sen Bob, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Science: Cooperative Research Centres
(Brown, Sen Bob, Vanstone, Sen Amanda) -
Education: Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Vanstone, Sen Amanda) -
Iraq
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Australian Federal Police: Investigations
(Collins, Sen Jacinta, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Australian Customs Service: Public Awareness Campaign
(Ludwig, Sen Joe, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Environment: Renewable Natural Fibres
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Military Detention: Australian Citizens
(Brown, Sen Bob, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Australian Customs Service
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Ellison, Sen Chris) -
Trade: Imports
(O'Brien, Sen Kerry, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Energy Efficiency Building Systems
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment: Australian Greenhouse Office
(Nettle, Sen Kerry, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Defence: Armoured Fighting Vehicles
(Evans, Sen Chris, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program
(Evans, Sen Chris, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Agriculture: Hemp
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
New Aprenticeships: Advertising Campaign
(Faulkner, Sen John, Vanstone, Sen Amanda) -
Education: Higher Education
(Faulkner, Sen John, Vanstone, Sen Amanda) -
Smart Travel Advertising Campaign
(Faulkner, Sen John, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Environment: Woodside Energy Ltd
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999: Administration and Legal Services
(Bartlett, Sen Andrew, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Transport: Vertical Exhaust Stacks
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Campbell, Sen Ian) -
Iraq
(Allison, Sen Lyn, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Defence: Capability and Technology Demonstrator Program
(Evans, Sen Chris, Hill, Sen Robert) -
United States: Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Environment: Australian Greenhouse Office
(Brown, Sen Bob, Macdonald, Sen Ian) -
Foreign Affairs: Israel
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Foreign Affairs: Israel
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
(Brown, Sen Bob, Kemp, Sen Rod) -
Trade: Free Trade Agreement
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Foreign Affairs: Nauru
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert) -
Foreign Affairs: Papua New Guinea
(Brown, Sen Bob, Hill, Sen Robert)
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Telstra: Funding
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Tuesday, 3 August 2004
Page: 25496
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Senator Brown
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, upon notice, on 2 April 2004:
(a) Has the European Union moved to ban the use of antibiotic resistance marker genes in genetically modified organisms; and (b) will the Australian Government also ban this practice.
Senator Ian Macdonald (Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation)
—The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has provided the following answer to the honourable senator's question:
(a) The Minister is not in a position to comment on specific European Union policy and suggests that the best place to obtain such information is with the European Commission's Delegation to Australia. Ph. (02) 6271 2777.
(b) There is no scientific justification for a blanket ban on the use of antibiotic resistance marker genes in genetically modified organisms. The Gene Technology Regulator considers each application for dealings with genetically modified organisms on a case-by-case basis. The Gene Technology Regulator will not issue a licence for dealings with a genetically modified organism unless she is satisfied that any risks can be managed in such a way as to protect the health and safety of people and the environment.