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Senate Journal No. 74 - 8 February 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 STANDING ORDERS—AMENDMENT—COMMITTEES—ALLOCATION OF DEPARTMENTS
- 4 TOBACCO ADVERTISING PROHIBITION AMENDMENT BILL 2010
- 5 NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BILL 2010
- 6 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 7 QUESTIONS
- 8 QUESTION ON NOTICE—ANSWER AND EXPLANATION
- 9 ESTIMATES HEARINGS—QUESTIONS ON NOTICE—ANSWERS AND EXPLANATION
- 10 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 11 NOTICES
- 12 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 13 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 14 POSTPONEMENTS
- 15 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 16 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 17 HISTORICAL EVENTS—FALL OF SINGAPORE—BOMBING OF DARWIN
- 18 HEALTH—EFFECTS OF WIND FARMS
- 19 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—PROPOSED ATTENDANCE OF WITNESS
- 20 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—KOREAN PRISONERS OF WAR
- 21 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 22 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 23 MIGRATION—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 24 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 25 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 26 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 27 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 28 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 29 CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 30 MIGRATION AMENDMENT (REMOVAL OF MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES) E BILL 2012
- 31 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CZECH REPUBLIC—VACLAV HAVEL
- 32 HEALTH—OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
- 33 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS—FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA—HEALTH SERVICES UNION
- 34 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—1ST REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 1 OF 2012
- 35 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—PAPUA NEW GUINEA—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 36 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—SYRIA—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 37 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 24 OF 2011-12—DOCUMENT
- 38 DOCUMENTS
- 39 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 40 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY GRANTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 41 FINANCE—AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 42 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 43 AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 44 EXCISE AMENDMENT (REDUCING BUSINESS COMPLIANCE BURDEN) BILL 2011E CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (REDUCING BUSINESS COMPLIANCE BURDEN) BILL 2011
- 45 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 46 OBJECTION TO RULING OF PRESIDENT
- 47 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 48 ADJOURNMENT
- 49 ATTENDANCE
STANDING ORDERS—AMENDMENT—COMMITTEES—ALLOCATION OF DEPARTMENTSThe Assistant Treasurer (Senator Arbib), at the request of the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research (Senator Evans) and pursuant to notice, moved government business notice of motion no. 1—That the resolution of the Senate of 29 September 2010 be amended as follows: (1) Paragraph (1), omit "Rural Affairs and Transport", substitute "Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport". (2) Omit paragraph (2), substitute: That departments and agencies be allocated to legislative and general purpose standing committees as follows: Community Affairs Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Health and Ageing Human Services Economics Industry and Innovation Resources, Energy and Tourism Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research Treasury Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Education Employment and Workplace Relations Environment and Communications Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Finance and Public Administration Finance and Deregulation Parliament Prime Minister and Cabinet Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Defence, including Veterans' Affairs Foreign Affairs and Trade
Attorney-General Immigration and Citizenship Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Infrastructure and Transport Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport. Debate ensued. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES, 36 Senators— Arbib Bilyk Bishop Brown, Bob Brown, Carol Cameron Carr Crossin Di Natale Farrell Faulkner Feeney Furner Gallacher Hanson-Young Hogg Ludlam Ludwig Lundy Marshall McEwen McLucas Milne Moore Polley (Teller) Pratt Rhiannon Sherry Siewert Singh Stephens Sterle Thistlethwaite Urquhart Waters Wright NOES, 32 Senators— Abetz Back Bernardi Birmingham Boswell Boyce Brandis Bushby Cash Colbeck Cormann Edwards Fawcett Fierravanti-Wells Fifield Fisher Heffernan Humphries Johnston Kroger (Teller) Macdonald Madigan Mason McKenzie Parry Payne Ronaldson Ryan Scullion Sinodinos Williams Xenophon Question agreed to. | |