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Senate Journal No. 27 - 24 March 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 3 WILD RIVERS (ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT) BILL 2011
- 4 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 5 DEFENCE FORCE RETIREMENT AND DEATH BENEFITS AMENDMENT (FAIR INDEXATION) BILL 2010
- 6 HOURS OF MEETING AND ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATION
- 7 PETITION
- 8 NOTICES
- 9 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 3 OF 2011
- 10 PRIVATE SENATORS' BILLS—CONSIDERATION
- 11 POSTPONEMENTS
- 12 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 13 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 14 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 15 PROCEDURE—STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 16 PARLIAMENTARY ZONE—CAPITAL WORKS PROPOSAL—APPROVAL
- 17 INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS—ROYAL COMMISSION INTO ABORIGINAL DEATHS IN CUSTODY REPORT—20TH ANNIVERSARY
- 18 ENVIRONMENT—TASMANIAN FORESTRY NEGOTIATIONS—INTERIM REPORT—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENT
- 19 HEALTH—WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY
- 20 TAXATION
- 21 AUSTRALIA'S FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR—SELECT COMMITTEE—APPOINTMENT
- 22 EDUCATION—AUSTRALIAN LEARNING AND TEACHING COUNCIL
- 23 FINANCE—FUTURE FUND INVESTMENTS—TOBACCO COMPANIES
- 24 ENVIRONMENT—NATIONAL PARKS—CATTLE GRAZING
- 25 QUESTIONS
- 26 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 27 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 28 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 29 PROCEDURE—STANDING COMMITTEE—FIRST REPORT OF 2011—CONSIDERATION
- 30 ENVIRONMENT—WESTERN AUSTRALIA—JAMES PRICE POINT—BILBY HABITAT
- 31 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 32 DOCUMENTS
- 33 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 34 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 35 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK COMPANIES BILL 2010E TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK MEASURES—ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS) BILL 2011
- 36 PRAYERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
- 37 COMMITTEES—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 38 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 4 OF 2011
- 39 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 40 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 41 HOURS OF MEETING—VARIATION
- 42 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK COMPANIES BILL 2010E TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK MEASURES—ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS) BILL 2011
- 43 APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 3) 2010-2011E APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 4) 2010-2011
- 44 ISSUES FROM THE ADVANCES UNDER THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ACTS—REPORT FOR 2009-10
- 45 CIVIL DISPUTE RESOLUTION BILL 2010
- 46 BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DIGITAL DIVIDEND AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011E CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (SERIOUS DRUGS DETECTION) BILL 2011E ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AMENDMENT BILL 2011E MILITARY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION AMENDMENT (MRCA SUPPLEMENT) BILL 2011E REMUNERATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011E TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2011 MEASURES NO. 1) BILL 2011E THERAPEUTIC GOODS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (COPYRIGHT) BILL 2011
- 47 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 48 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY—APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 49 NEXT MEETING OF SENATE
- 50 ADJOURNMENT
- 51 ATTENDANCE
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCEThe Chair of the Community Affairs References Committee (Senator Siewert), pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved business of the Senate notice of motion no. 2—That the following matter be referred to the Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 18 August 2011: The effectiveness of the special arrangements established in 1999 under section 100 of the National Health Act 1953, for the supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicines to remote area Aboriginal Health Services, with particular reference to: (a) whether these arrangements adequately address barriers experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote areas of Australia in accessing essential medicines through the PBS; (b) the clinical outcomes achieved from the measure, in particular to improvements in patient understanding of, and adherence to, prescribed treatment as a result of the improved access to PBS medicines; (c) the degree to which the `quality use of medicines' has been achieved including the amount of contact with a pharmacist available to these patients compared to urban Australians; (d) the degree to which state/territory legislation has been complied with in respect to the recording, labelling and monitoring of PBS medicines; (e) the distribution of funding made available to the program across the Approved Pharmacy network compared to the Aboriginal Health Services obtaining the PBS medicines and dispensing them on to its patients; (f) the extent to which Aboriginal Health Workers in remote communities have sufficient educational opportunities to take on the prescribing and dispensing responsibilities given to them by the PBS bulk supply arrangements; (g) the degree to which recommendations from previous reviews have been implemented and any consultation which has occurred with the community controlled Aboriginal health sector about any changes to the program; (h) access to PBS generally in remote communities; and (i) any other related matters. Question put and passed.
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