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Senate Journal No. 143 - 21 March 2013
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 FAIR WORK (REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS) AMENDMENT (TOWARDS TRANSPARENCY) BILL 2012
- 3 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (SELF-GOVERNMENT) AMENDMENT BILL 2013
- 4 EXPORT FINANCE AND INSURANCE CORPORATION AMENDMENT (FINANCE) E BILL 2013
- 5 HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (FURTHER STREAMLINING AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2013
- 6 ADVANCES UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ACTS—REPORT FOR 2011-12
- 7 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—COMMONWEALTH CONTRIBUTION TO FORMER FORCED ADOPTION POLICIES AND PRACTICES
- 8 NATIONAL APOLOGY FOR FORCED ADOPTIONS
- 9 QUESTIONS
- 10 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 11 ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 12 MULTICULTURALISM—HARMONY DAY—UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
- 13 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 14 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—NEWSTART
- 15 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—GRANDCARERS SUPPORT SCHEME
- 16 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY
- 17 INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS—NATIONAL CLOSE THE GAP DAY
- 18 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—SRI LANKA
- 19 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CHINA—ORGAN HARVESTING
- 20 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 21 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—SYRIA
- 22 CULTURE AND THE ARTS—LIVE MUSIC
- 23 SPORT—SPORTING CLUBS—FUNDING
- 24 ENVIRONMENT—COAL AND PASSENGER TRAINS—PARTICULATE EMISSIONS
- 25 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—WESTERN SAHARA
- 26 HEALTH—WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY
- 27 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—INSTRUCTION TO COMMITTEE
- 28 NOTICES
- 29 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 4 OF 2013
- 30 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 31 SENATE—SENATOR EVANS—IMMINENT RESIGNATION—STATEMENT BY LEAVE
- 32 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 33 DOCUMENTS
- 34 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 35 HEALTH INSURANCE—ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 36 IMMIGRATION—DETENTION CENTRES—NUMBER OF DETAINEES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 37 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 38 ADJOURNMENT
- 39 ATTENDANCE
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAYThe Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations (Senator Collins), at the request of Senators McLucas, Fifield, Boyce and Siewert and pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 1209—That the Senate— (a) notes that 21 March 2013, marks the 8th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day and the second time that day has been acknowledged under the auspices of the United Nations (UN); (b) recognises that Down syndrome is the most prevalent genetic cause of intellectual disability; (c) acknowledges that barriers faced by people with Down syndrome can be overcome through the shared vision for an inclusive Australian society that enables people with disability to fulfil their potential as equal citizens (National Disability Strategy 2010-2020); (d) recognises that, through the Government's Better Start for Children with Disability program, as at the end of February, 1 325 children with Down syndrome have registered to receive up to $12 000 for early intervention;
(f) supports the celebration of UN World Down Syndrome Day by people with Down syndrome, their families, friends and carers, and the wider community. Question put and passed. | |