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Senate Journal No. 22 - 2 March 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT
- 3 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S OPENING SPEECH—ADDRESS-IN-REPLY—PRESENTATION
- 4 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011E INCOME TAX RATES AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011
- 5 TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERCEPTION AND INTELLIGENCE SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2010
- 6 NATIONAL HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK BILL 2010
- 7 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 8 QUESTIONS
- 9 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 10 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 11 NOTICES
- 12 POSTPONEMENTS
- 13 NOTICE OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 14 SENATORS' INTERESTS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 15 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—INDEPENDENT YOUTH ALLOWANCE
- 16 NOTICE OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 17 ENVIRONMENT—DAMPIER ARCHIPELAGO—ROCK ART SITE
- 18 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 19 CYBER SAFETY—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 20 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDMENT (BIOREGIONAL PLANS) BILL 2011
- 21 CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (ANTI-DUMPING) BILL 2011
- 22 ENVIRONMENT—DEEP SEA DRILLING
- 23 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—ADMINISTRATION—GILLARD GOVERNMENT
- 24 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—2ND REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 2 OF 2011
- 25 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—DEFENCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SECURITY OF DEFENCE PREMISES) E BILL 2010
- 26 IMMIGRATION—ASYLUM SEEKER CHILDREN—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 27 DOCUMENTS
- 28 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 29 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY CONTRACTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 30 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK COMPANIES BILL 2010E TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK MEASURES—ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS) BILL 2011E TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2010 MEASURES NO. 5) BILL 2010
- 31 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
- 32 CHRISTMAS ISLAND TRAGEDY OF 15 DECEMBER 2010—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—APPOINTMENT
- 33 HEALTH INSURANCE (ELIGIBLE COLLECTION CENTRES) APPROVAL PRINCIPLES 2010—PROPOSED DISALLOWANCE
- 34 NATIONAL HEALTH AND HOSPITALS NETWORK BILL 2010
- 35 NOTICE
- 36 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 37 ADJOURNMENT
- 38 ATTENDANCE
ENVIRONMENT—DEEP SEA DRILLINGSenator Siewert, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 184—That the Senate— (a) notes that the British High Court is hearing a legal challenge to the decision to allow deep sea drilling in the North Sea, based on the concern that the oil and gas industry has not demonstrated its readiness to effectively respond to a large-scale spill in deep water; (b) welcomes the fact that Australia is in the process of reviewing and reforming the legislation and regulation governing the offshore oil and gas industry, in the wake of the recent Montara spill in the Kimberley and Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico; (c) raises concern that deep sea drilling licences continue to be granted in Australian waters before this regulatory reform has taken place, and before the industry has demonstrated it has appropriate risk management practices, response plans and resources in place to handle a deep sea spill in Australian waters; and (d) calls on the Australian Government to put in place a moratorium on deep sea drilling until the Senate has confidence that all the necessary measures are in place to prevent another serious spill. Statements by leave: The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig) and Senator Siewert, by leave, made statements relating to the motion. Question put and negatived.
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