Senator Watson to move 15 sitting day hence:

   That the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Regulations 2005, as contained in Select Legislative Instrument 2005 No. 204 and made under the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Act 2005, be disallowed.

Senator Watson to move 15 sitting day hence:

   That the Guide to the Assessment of the Degree of Permanent Impairment [second edition], made under subsection 28(1) of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, be disallowed.

Senator Bob Brown to move on Tuesday, 6 December:

   That the Senate—

(a)   abhors the hanging of Australian citizen Mr Nguyen Tuong Van in Singapore on Friday, 2 December 2005; and

(b)   reiterates its opposition to the death penalty wherever in the world it is invoked.

Senator McLucas to move on the next day of sitting:

   That, recognising that 3 December 2005 marks the International Day of People with Disability, the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 17 August 2006:

An examination of the funding and operation of the Commonwealth-State/Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA), including:

(a)   an examination of the intent and effect of the three CSTDAs to date;

(b)   the appropriateness or otherwise of current Commonwealth/state/territory joint funding arrangements, including an analysis of levels of unmet needs and in particular the unmet need for accommodation services and support;

(c)   an examination of the ageing/disability interface with respect to health, aged care and other services including the problems of jurisdictional overlap and inefficiency; and

(d)   an examination of alternative funding, jurisdiction and administrative arrangements including relevant examples from overseas.

Senator Bob Brown to move on Tuesday, 6 December:

   That the Senate—

(a)   requests the Government to seek an end to the persecution of Falun Gong members in China; and

(b)   calls on the Government to lift restrictions on the Australian Falon Gong practitioners’ peaceful appeal outside the Chinese Embassy in Canberra.