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Senate Journal No. 3 - 30 September 2010
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 PETITIONS
- 3 NOTICE
- 4 NOTICE OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 6 POSTPONEMENTS
- 7 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 8 NATIVE TITLE AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 2010
- 9 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 10 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 11 TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION AMENDMENT (INCIDENT REPORTS) E BILL 2010E WATER (CRISIS POWERS AND FLOODWATER DIVERSION) BILL 2010E FOOD STANDARDS AMENDMENT (TRUTH IN LABELLING—PALM OIL) BILL 2010
- 12 FAIR WORK AMENDMENT (PAID PARENTAL LEAVE) BILL 2010
- 13 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT AND RECOVERY SCHEME) BILL 2010E DEFENCE AMENDMENT (PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL OF OVERSEAS SERVICE) E BILL 2010E SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE AMENDMENT (PROHIBITION OF DISRUPTIVE ADVERTISING) BILL 2010
- 14 STOLEN GENERATIONS REPARATIONS TRIBUNAL BILL 2010E FOOD SAFETY (TRANS FATS) BILL 2010
- 15 COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL (ABOVE-THE-LINE VOTING) AMENDMENT E BILL 2010E NATIONAL INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER BILL 2010E PLEBISCITE FOR AN AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC BILL 2010E BANKING AMENDMENT (DELIVERING ESSENTIAL FINANCIAL SERVICES) BILL 2010E PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM JUNK FOOD ADVERTISING (BROADCASTING AMENDMENT) BILL 2010
- 16 ALCOHOL TOLL REDUCTION BILL 2010E DRINK CONTAINER RECYCLING BILL 2010E RESPONSIBLE TAKEAWAY ALCOHOL HOURS BILL 2010
- 17 BILLS—RESTORATION TO NOTICE PAPER
- 18 TAXATION—MINING TAX—REVENUE ESTIMATES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 19 TAXATION—MINING TAX—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 20 TAXATION—MINING TAX—GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 21 NEW TAXES—SELECT COMMITTEE—APPOINTMENT
- 22 IMMIGRATION—AFGHAN NATIONALS—ASYLUM CLAIMS
- 23 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS—AUSTRALIAN BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION—MR JOHN LLOYD
- 24 INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS—ABORIGINAL LAND—JAMES PRICE POINT
- 25 ENVIRONMENT—NORTHERN TERRITORY—ANGELA PAMELA URANIUM MINE
- 26 PARLIAMENT—CAMPAIGN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITED NATIONS PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
- 27 ENVIRONMENT—MONTARA COMMISSION OF INQUIRY—PROPOSED ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENT
- 28 HEALTH—FOOD LABELLING STANDARDS
- 29 SHADOW MINISTRY AND OTHER OFFICE HOLDERS—DOCUMENT
- 30 COMMITTEES—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—ESTIMATES
- 31 JOINT COMMITTEES—APPOINTMENT
- 32 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OPENING SPEECH—ADDRESS-IN-REPLY
- 33 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 34 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OPENING SPEECH—ADDRESS-IN-REPLY
- 35 QUESTIONS
- 36 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 37 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORTS NOS 10 AND 11 OF 2010-11—DOCUMENTS
- 38 EMPLOYMENT—JOB SEEKER COMPLIANCE FRAMEWORK—DOCUMENT
- 39 TAXATION—HENRY TAX REVIEW—SUPERANNUATION—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 40 DOCUMENTS
- 41 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY GRANTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 42 UNPROCLAIMED LEGISLATION—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENT—DOCUMENT
- 43 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 44 ADVISORY COUNCIL ON AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVES—SENATE MEMBER OF COUNCIL
- 45 TAXATION—CARBON TAX
- 46 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 47 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 11 OF 2010
- 48 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 49 NEW TAXES—SELECT COMMITTEE—VARIATION OF APPOINTMENT
- 50 TAXATION—MINING TAX—REVENUE ESTIMATES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 51 COMMITTEE REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 52 AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 53 COMMITTEES—MATTERS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES IN PREVIOUS PARLIAMENT
- 54 ADJOURNMENT
- 55 ATTENDANCE
TAXATION—MINING TAX—GOVERNMENT ESTIMATES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTSSenator Cormann, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 6—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) the executive director of the Revenue Group in the Department of the Treasury (Mr David Parker) told the Select Committee on Fuel and Energy on 5 July 2010 that the department: (A) had assessed where the $10.5 billion estimated revenue from the revised mining tax was expected to come from `by commodity', and (B) had not assessed where that revenue would come from on a state-by-state basis, but that `it would not be a difficult piece of analysis to do', (ii) despite repeated requests since, the Government has refused to provide that information, (iii) this information is required to properly assess and scrutinise the impact of the proposed mining tax on the economy, jobs and on individual states and territories and individual sectors of the resources industry, (iv) furthermore, the Rudd and Gillard Governments made a commitment that funding from the mining tax related `infrastructure fund' would be allocated to individual states and territories based on the level of mining tax revenue raised in those jurisdictions, and (v) as such, information about where the revenue is expected to come from on a state-by-state and territory basis is necessary to properly scrutinise whether, and ensure that, individual jurisdictions would receive a fair share of funding from that fund; and (b) orders that there be laid on the table by 5 pm on Thursday, 30 September 2010: (i) government estimates of where the $12 billion in revenue from the Resource Super Profits Tax was expected to come from by commodity and by state and territory, and
Question put and passed. Statements by leave: The Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) and Senators Cormann and McEwen, by leave, made statements relating to the motion. | |