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Senate Journal No. 37 - 23 June 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 3 FOOD STANDARDS AMENDMENT (TRUTH IN LABELLING—PALM OIL) BILL 2010
- 4 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDMENT (BIOREGIONAL PLANS) BILL 2011
- 5 PETITION
- 6 NOTICES
- 7 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 8 OF 2011
- 8 PRIVATE SENATORS' BILLS—CONSIDERATION
- 9 NOTICES OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 10 POSTPONEMENTS
- 11 GAMBLING REFORM—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 12 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 13 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 14 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 15 HEALTH INSURANCE (EXTENDED MEDICARE SAFETY NET) AMENDMENT DETERMINATIONS—APPROVAL
- 16 HEALTH INSURANCE (EXTENDED MEDICARE SAFETY NET - TELEHEALTH) AMENDMENT DETERMINATION—APPROVAL
- 17 SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 18 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 19 TRADE—NEW ZEALAND—IMPORT PROTOCOL FOR APPLES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 20 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 21 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 22 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—RADIATION LEVELS—DETECTION
- 23 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 24 COMMITTEES—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—ESTIMATES
- 25 INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—REPORT—ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES 2009-10
- 26 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT—INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTRIES OF AFRICA
- 27 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—AUSTRALIAN FILM AND LITERATURE CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
- 28 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—ASIAN HONEY BEE
- 29 INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY AMENDMENT BILL 2011E MILITARY JUSTICE (INTERIM MEASURES) AMENDMENT BILL 2011E MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS AMENDMENT (REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN PROCEEDS OF CRIME ORDERS) BILL 2011
- 30 NATIONAL CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION AMENDMENT (HOME LOANS AND CREDIT CARDS) BILL 2011
- 31 AUSTRALIAN TRANSACTION REPORTS AND ANALYSIS CENTRE SUPERVISORY COST RECOVERY LEVY (COLLECTION) BILL 2011E AUSTRALIAN TRANSACTION REPORTS AND ANALYSIS CENTRE SUPERVISORY COST RECOVERY LEVY (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E COMBATING THE FINANCING OF PEOPLE SMUGGLING AND OTHER MEASURES E BILL 2011E FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FURTHER ELECTION COMMITMENTS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 32 HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (NO. 1) BILL 2011E PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP BILL 2011
- 33 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 34 LEGISLATION COMMITTEES—REPORTS—BUDGET ESTIMATES 2011-12
- 35 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—EXPOSURE DRAFT AND EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM OF THE ILLEGAL LOGGING PROHIBITION BILL 2011
- 36 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—PILOT SAFETY, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION AMENDMENT (INCIDENT REPORTS) BILL 2010
- 37 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—IMPACTS OF RURAL WIND FARMS
- 38 QUESTIONS
- 39 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 40 SENATE—RETIRING SENATORS—PERSONAL EXPLANATION
- 41 SUPERANNUATION—GOAL OF LIFETIME INCOME SECURITY—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 42 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—FOREIGN INVESTMENT BY STATE-OWNED ENTITIES
- 43 MIGRATION—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—OVERSEAS SKILLS RECOGNITION, UPGRADING AND LICENSING
- 44 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORTS NOS 54 TO 56 OF 2010-11—DOCUMENTS
- 45 DOCUMENTS
- 46 TAXATION—MINING TAX—FISCAL IMPACT—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 47 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE—ASSENT TO LAW
- 48 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA—SENATE MEMBER OF COUNCIL
- 49 PARLIAMENTARY RETIRING ALLOWANCES TRUST—APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE
- 50 PROPOSED MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—ADMINISTRATION—GILLARD GOVERNMENT
- 51 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
- 52 NOTICE
- 53 FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 54 HOURS OF MEETING AND ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATION
- 55 FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 56 HOURS OF MEETING—VARIATION
- 57 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2011 MEASURES NO. 5) BILL 2011
- 58 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 59 APPROPRIATION (PARLIAMENTARY DEPARTMENTS) BILL (NO. 1) 2011-2012E APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 1) 2011-2012E APPROPRIATION BILL (NO. 2) 2011-2012
- 60 REMUNERATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 61 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 62 ADJOURNMENT
- 63 ATTENDANCE
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—RADIATION LEVELS—DETECTIONSenator Ludlam, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 305—That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) the ongoing crisis and radiation leaks from the severely damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex, (ii) that on 12 April 2011 the nuclear disaster reached INES [International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale] disaster level 7, the worst possible type of nuclear event due to cumulative radiation releases and contamination of the air, soil, water and food, (iii) the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization and specialist research institutes have documented radiation from Fukushima spreading to Korea, China, Russia, Europe, the United States of America and Australia, (iv) that seabed, air and soil samples taken in the region record alarming radiation levels that are hundreds of times higher than previously detected in and around Fukushima, (v) the 7 June 2011 report from Japan to the United Nations indicating that fuel in three of Fukushima's reactors have melted through the containment structure, (vi) the report tabled on 6 June 2011 by Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency that doubled the figure for the radiation it believed was released into the atmosphere in the first 6 days, from 370 000 terabecquerels to 770 000, (vii) the 3 June 2011 disclosure that Japanese authorities had suppressed the 12 March 2011 finding of radioactive tellurium 6 kilometres from Fukushima, the presence of which indicates that the temperature of the fuel rods was more than 1 000 degrees and that a meltdown had commenced before the emergency ventilation of the unit 1 reactor containment, and (viii) the Declaration by the International Atomic Energy Agency Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety in Vienna of 20 June 2011; and (b) calls on the Australian Government to: (i) maintain the interdepartmental emergency task force coordinating Australian nuclear expertise and equipment to measure detectable levels of radiation, model the plumes and provide advice to the Australian Government, (ii) publicly disclose all data held by Australian authorities on inspection and monitoring efforts regarding radiation levels in the environment, including radiation levels in the surface of soil, rain water, tap water, food and air, exposure to which is dangerous to human health, and (iii) regularly update the Senate on findings by the interdepartmental emergency task force on all data collected by Australian nuclear experts and equipment. Statement by leave: Senator Ludlam, by leave, made a statement relating to the motion. Question put.
AYES,6
NOES, 44
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