That the time for the presentation of the report of the Economics References Committee on the unlimited deposit and wholesale funding guarantees be extended to 17 September 2009.

That there be laid on the table, no later than 4 pm on Wednesday, 16 September 2009, a map of Australian forest cover using the Kyoto definition of ‘forest’ for each year since 1990 in MapInfo format.

That the government business orders of the day relating to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2009 and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment Bill 2009 may be taken together for their remaining stages.

That the Senate—

(a)   notes:

(i)   the recent 6 per cent pay rise given to the Commonwealth Bank chief executive, Mr Ralph Norris, providing him a salary package of $9.2 million at the same time as the bank’s annual profit is dropping,

(ii)   that in 2008, in response to the financial crisis, Australian taxpayers guaranteed deposits in the four major banks to the value of $700 billion, and

(iii)   that tougher rules on banker remuneration was a key topic at the G-20 Finance Ministers’ meeting held in September 2009; and

(b)   calls on the Government to regulate the banks and link bank executive salaries to the performance of banks.

That the Senate, following allegations in the Fairfax press about contractors used by subsidiaries of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Securency International Pty Ltd and Note Printing Australia, calls on the Government to explain by Tuesday, 15 September 2009:

(a)   what the RBA, Austrade and the Government knew about the employment of arms trader Mr Abdul Kayum Syed Ahmad by Securency International Pty Ltd and Note Printing Australia to secure contracts in Malaysia;

(b)   when the RBA, Austrade and the Government were made aware of any issues with Mr Ahmad; and

(c)   what action each took in response to such information.