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Business of the Senate

Notices of Motion

Notice given 4 July 2011

*1  Senator Siewert: To move—That the provisions of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Bill 2011 be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 September 2011.

*2  Senator Marshall: To move—That the provisions of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Fair Protection for Firefighters) Bill 2011 be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 15 September 2011.

*3  Senator Xenophon: To move—That the resolution of the Senate of 9 February 2011, relating to the terms of reference of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee on the procurement procedures for defence capital projects, be amended as follows:

At the end of the motion, add:

(e) assess the effectiveness of the Defence Materiel Organisation, including:

(i) its role and functions,

(ii) its processes, management structure and staffing, in particular as compared to similar organisations in the United Kingdom, Canada and other comparable jurisdictions and large Australian commercial enterprises,

(iii) its full costs, assessed against the timeliness and quality of its output and the service it provides to the Australian Defence Force, and

(iv) the extent to which it value-adds to national defence and to the long-term viability of Australian defence industries.

Order of the Day

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Report to be presented on the 2011-12 Budget estimates.