2010-2011

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE PAPER

(www.aph.gov.au/house/info/notpaper)

No. 79

MONDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2011

The House meets at 10 a.m.

BUSINE SS ACCORDED PRIORITY FOR THIS SITTING

10.10 AM TO 12 NOON

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION BUSINESS

Presentation and statements

1   Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Parliamentary Joint Committee: Report on the inquiry into Integrity Testing. ( Statements to conclude by 10.20 a.m. )

2   Intelligence and Security—Parliamentary Joint Committee: Annual Report of Committee Activities 2010-2011. ( Statements to conclude by 10.30 a.m. )

3   Infrastructure and Communications—Standing Committee: Report—Finding the Right Balance: cabin crew ratios on Australian aircraft. ( Statements to conclude by 10.40 a.m. )

4   Economics—Standing Committee: Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2010 (Third Report). ( Statements to conclude by 10.50 a.m. )

5   AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIOn to the 32 ^nd aipa general assembly, September 2011: Report. ( Statements to conclude by 10.55 a.m. )

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Notices

† 1   Mr Morrison: To present a Bill for an Act to propose a Medal which may be awarded to members of Australian police forces who served in the Territories of Papua and New Guinea between 1949 and 1973, and for related purposes ( Police Overseas Service (Territories of Papua and New Guinea) Medal Bill 2011 ). ( Notice given 11 October 2011. Time allowed—10 minutes. )

† 2   Dr Leigh: To move—That this House:

(1) recognises that:

(a) the Australian incarceratio n rate has risen from 117 prisoners per 100,000 adults in 1991 to 172 prisoners per 100,000 adults in 2010;

(b) since the Indigenous Deaths in Custody Report was released in 1991, the Indigenous incarceration rate has risen from 1739 prisoners per 100,000 adults to 2303 prisoners per 100,000 adults; and

(c) an increasing number of Australian children have a parent behind bars; and

(2) encourages governments at all levels to pursue innovative policies to reduce crime and incarceration rates, including:

( a) investing in early intervention programs to deter young people from crime;

(b) where appropriate, considering alternatives to incarceration such as weekend detention, periodic detention, restorative justice and drug courts;

(c) employing smart policing strategies, such as using real-time crime statistics to identify and target crime hotspots;

(d) establishing in-prison education, training and rehabilitation programs aimed at reducing recidivism and improving family relationships for prisoners with children; and

(e) implementing randomised policy trials (akin to the 1999 NSW Drug Court randomised trial) to rigorously evaluate the impact of criminal justice interventions. ( Notice given 20 September 2011. Time allowed—remaining private Members’ business time prior to 12 noon. )

8 TO 9.30 PM

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS — continued

Notices — continued

† 3   Mr Danby: To move—That this House notes that:

(1) on 11 July 1995, the Bosnian town of Srebrenica which was at that time proclaimed a Protected Zone by a United Nations Security Council Resolution of 16 April 1993, fell into the hands of the Army of Re publika Srpska, led by General Ratko Mladic and under the direction of the then President of the Republika Srpska, Radovan Karadzic;

(2) from 12 July 1995, the Army and the Police of Republika Srpska separated men aged 16 to approximately 60 or 70 from their families;

(3) Bosnian Serb forces killed over 7,000 Bosnian Muslim men following the takeover of Srebrenica in July 1995;

(4) a ll the executions systematically targeted Bosnian Muslim men of military age, regardless of whether they were civilians or soldiers;

(5) the acts committed at Srebrenica were committed with the specific intent to destroy in part, the group of Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina;

(6) these were acts of genocide, committed by members of the Army of Republika Srpska in and around Srebrenica from about 13 July 1995;

(7) these findings have been confirmed by the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia through final and binding judgments; and

(8) the House should recognise 11 July as Srebrenica Remembrance Day in memorial of the genocide at Srebrenica in July 1995. ( Notice given 1 November 2011. Time allowed—60 minutes. )

† 4   Mr Georganas: To move—That this House:

(1) commemorates the ninth anniversary of the 12 October 2002 Bali bombings in which 202 people including 88 Austral ians died and 240 sustained injuries;

(2) notes that as a result of the attacks, survivor Julian Burton OAM was inspired to found Australia's first burn injury organisation, the Julian Burton Burns Trust;

(3) commends the work of the Julian Burton Burns Trust in implementing burn injury prevention programs, care and support services for burns patients and their families, and advancing world class research into burns treatment;

(4) recognises that:

(a) 220, 000 Australians will suffer a burn injury every year;

(b) Indigenous people living in remote areas are up to 25 times more likely to suffer a serious burns injury than those living in metropolitan areas;

(c) burn injuries cost the Australian Government $1.5 billion annually in health care costs; and

(d) the vast majority of burn injuries are preventable; and

(5) supports the establishment of a national burn injury prevention plan to reduce the incidence of burns in Australia and improve research, treatment and outcomes for burns patients. ( Notice given 11 October 2011. Time allowed—remaining private Members’ business time prior to 9.30 p.m. )