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- Start of Business
- PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION
- PARLIAMENTARY OFFICE HOLDERS
- PARTY OFFICE HOLDERS
- PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
- PARTY OFFICE HOLDERS
- BUSINESS
- BILLS
- PARTY OFFICE HOLDERS
- BUSINESS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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Live Animal Exports
(Scullion, Sen Nigel, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
GetUp! Advertisement
(Brown, Sen Bob, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Budget
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Live Animal Exports
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Forestry
(Milne, Sen Christine, Ludwig, Sen Joe) -
Broadband
(Brown, Sen Carol, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Carbon Pricing
(Macdonald, Sen Ian, Wong, Sen Penny) -
NAIDOC Week
(Crossin, Sen Trish, Arbib, Sen Mark) -
Australia Network
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Conroy, Sen Stephen) -
Industrial Relations
(Marshall, Sen Gavin, Evans, Sen Christopher)
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Live Animal Exports
- ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE: TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- NOTICES
- BUSINESS
- MOTIONS
- BUDGET
- NOTICES
- MOTIONS
- MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- DOCUMENTS
- COMMITTEES
- DOCUMENTS
- COMMITTEES
- DOCUMENTS
- COMMITTEES
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BILLS
- Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011, Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand Driven Funding System and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Oil Transfers) Bill 2011, Statute Stocktake Bill (No. 1) 2011
- Remuneration and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
- Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 2) Bill 2011, Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 4) Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2011, International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011, Acts Interpretation Amendment Bill 2011, Midwife Professional Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Social Security Legislation Amendment (Job Seeker Compliance) Bill 2011, Social Security Amendment (Parenting Payment Transitional Arrangement) Bill 2011, Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Election Commitments and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 3) Bill 2011, Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further Election Commitments and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy Bill 2011, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Collection) Bill 2011
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011, ComSuper Bill 2011, Superannuation Legislation (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011, Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill 2011, Combating the Financing of People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 5) Bill 2011, Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 5) Bill 2011, Customs Amendment (Export Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2011, Trans-Tasman Proceedings Amendment and Other Measures Bill 2011, Customs Tariff Amendment (Taxation of Alternative Fuels) Bill 2011, Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Amendment Bill 2011, Excise Tariff Amendment (Taxation of Alternative Fuels) Bill 2011, Taxation of Alternative Fuels Legislation Amendment Bill 2011, Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012, Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2011-2012, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2011-2012, Higher Education Support Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2011, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Bill 2011, Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011
- National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Home Loans and Credit Cards) Bill 2011
- Military Justice (Interim Measures) Amendment Bill 2011
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Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2011
- Second Reading
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In Committee
- Parry, Sen Stephen
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Sherry, Sen Nick
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Brandis, Sen George
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Brandis, Sen George
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Brandis, Sen George
- Feeney, Sen David
- Procedural Text
- Division
- Ludlam, Sen Scott
- Feeney, Sen David
- Third Reading
- Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test and Other Provisions) Bill 2011
- Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Amendment (Registration of Foreign Proceeds of Crime Orders) Bill 2011
- ADJOURNMENT
- DOCUMENTS
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QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
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Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, Employment Participation and Childcare, Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, and Sport (Question Nos 270, 282, 295, 297 and 298)
(Humphries, Sen Gary, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations: Media Monitoring (Question No. 394)
(Mason, Sen Brett, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations: Websites (Question No. 400)
(Mason, Sen Brett, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations: Staffing (Question No. 613)
(Siewert, Sen Rachel, Evans, Sen Christopher) -
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Question No. 670)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Wong, Sen Penny) -
Climate Change (Question No. 672)
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IP Australia (Question No. 676)
(Abetz, Sen Eric, Carr, Sen Kim) -
Immigration and Citizenship (Question No. 677)
(Cash, Sen Michaelia, Carr, Sen Kim)
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Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations, School Education, Early Childhood and Youth, Employment Participation and Childcare, Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, and Sport (Question Nos 270, 282, 295, 297 and 298)
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Senator XENOPHON (South Australia) (17:41): I did not mean to be harsh in relation to Senator Ronaldson. I actually have a great personal regard for him.
Senator Sherry: You said that but then you whacked him!
Senator XENOPHON: I just thought it was a weak argument! And Senator Ronaldson said that I have a weak argument. He is not shy in coming forward, and I respect that. But let us wait and see, I guess. I still believe this amendment has merit. It is about tying in a test to make it clearer as to what is reasonable or not. It does not seem unreasonable to have a material link between the actual costs of providing a service and what a consumer is charged. Some banks and credit institutions charge a fee that is completely disproportionate to the cost of providing that service, and that is what this amendment is intended to provide clarity on. The minister has indicated that he will provide an answer in due course in relation to the matters raised. I think ASIC has one hand tied behind its back by virtue of the vagueness involved in these current regulations. So I will maintain this amendment and, if there is another voice with me, I will be seeking a division.
The CHAIRMAN: Thank you, Senator Xenophon. I think Senator Ronaldson will survive the evening with that bruising! I call Senator Madigan.