2010-11

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 30

Thursday, 12 May 2011

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   909

 2   Wild Rivers (Environmental Management) Bill 2011   909

 3   Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 5 of 2011   909

 4   Order of Business—Rearrangement   910

 5   Private Senators' Bills—Consideration   910

 6   Economics Legislation Committee—Economics References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   911

 7   Committees—References   911

 8   Question Time—Modified Rules—Consideration of Private Senators' Bills—Temporary Orders   911

 9   National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   912

 10   Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   912

 11   Community Affairs References Committee—Extension of Time to Report   912

 12   Public Service Amendment (Payments in Special Circumstances)
 Bill 2011   912

 13   Health—South Australia—Community Hospitals   913

 14   Social Issues—Alcohol Pricing   913

 15   Foreign Affairs—Cluster Munitions   914

 16   Publications—Standing Committee—6th Report   915

 17   Committees—Additional Information—Estimates   916

 18   Regulations and Ordinances—Standing Committee—Document   917

 19   Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011
Customs Amendment (Export Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2011
Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (Child Care and Other Measures) Bill 2011
Trans-Tasman Proceedings Amendment and Other Measures Bill 2011   917

 20   Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Provisional Voting) Bill 2011   917

 21   Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—Reference—Variation of Appointment   918

 22   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Report—Equity and Diversity Health Checks in the Royal Australian Navy   918

 23   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People
 Bill 2010   918

 24   Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010   919

 25   Questions   919

 26   Estimates Hearings—Questions on Notice—Answers and Explanations   920

 27   Motions to Take Note of Answers   922

 28   Notices   922

 29   Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010   924

 30   Economics References Committee—Government Response—Impacts of Supermarket Price Decisions on the Dairy Industry   925

 31   Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee—Government Response—Annual Reports   925

 32   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Government Response—Equity and Diversity Health Check in the Royal Australian Navy—HMAS Success    925

 33   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Government Response—Importation of Cavendish Bananas from the Philippines   925

 34   Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—Government Response—107th Report   925

 35   Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—Government Response—111th Report   926

 36   Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee—Government Response—Annual Report of Committee Activities 2008-09   926

 37   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   926

 38   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   926

 39   Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 6 of 2011   927

 40   Committee Membership   927

 41   Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings—Variation   928

 42   Finance—Household Budgets   928

 43   Budget Statement and Documents 2011-12   928

 44   Adjournment   929

 45   Attendance   929