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Senate Journal No. 38 - 4 July 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 ATTENDANCE OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
- 3 CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION OF SENATORS
- 4 ELECTION OF PRESIDENT
- 5 PRAYERS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
- 6 PRESENTATION OF PRESIDENT TO GOVERNOR-GENERAL
- 7 ELECTION OF DEPUTY PRESIDENT AND CHAIR OF COMMITTEES
- 8 LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN GREENS AND OTHER OFFICE HOLDERS
- 9 LEADER OF THE NATIONALS IN THE SENATE AND OTHER OFFICE HOLDERS
- 10 ANIMAL WELFARE—LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS—PERSONAL EXPLANATION
- 11 OPPOSITION WHIP—APPOINTMENT
- 12 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 13 FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (CHILD CARE AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 14 OPPOSITION WHIP AND OPPOSITION DEPUTY WHIP—APPOINTMENT
- 15 QUESTIONS
- 16 QUESTIONS ON NOTICE—ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
- 17 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 18 NOTICES
- 19 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 20 POSTPONEMENTS
- 21 HEALTH—FOETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER
- 22 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—PROPOSED ATTENDANCE OF WITNESS
- 23 POSTPONEMENT
- 24 IMMIGRATION—STUDENT VISAS
- 25 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—TAXATION—PROPOSED CARBON TAX
- 26 SCRUTINY OF NEW TAXES—SELECT COMMITTEE—REPORT
- 27 CHRISTMAS ISLAND TRAGEDY OF 15 DECEMBER 2010—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—REPORT
- 28 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—MIGRATION AMENDMENT (STRENGTHENING THE CHARACTER TEST AND OTHER PROVISIONS) BILL 2011
- 29 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—INTERIM REPORT—TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011 AND INCOME TAX RATES AMENDMENT (TEMPORARY FLOOD AND CYCLONE RECONSTRUCTION LEVY) BILL 2011
- 30 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—SUPERANNUATION CLAIMS OF FORMER AND CURRENT COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES
- 31 REFORM OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERATION—SELECT COMMITTEE—REPORT
- 32 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—REVIEW OF THE DEFENCE ANNUAL REPORT 2008-09
- 33 MINISTERIAL DISCRETION IN MIGRATION MATTERS—SELECT COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE
- 34 ELECTORAL MATTERS—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—REPORT ON THE 2007 FEDERAL ELECTION
- 35 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 36 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 57 OF 2010-11—DOCUMENT
- 37 TRADE—NEW ZEALAND—IMPORT PROTOCOL FOR APPLES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 38 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY GRANTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 39 CONSIDERATION OF DOCUMENTS
- 40 DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE—REGISTER OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' INTERESTS—DOCUMENT
- 41 FINANCE—RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA—BANK FEES AND CHARGES REPORT—DOCUMENT
- 42 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—IMPACTS OF RURAL WIND FARMS
- 43 SENATORS' INTERESTS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REGISTER OF SENATORS' INTERESTS—DOCUMENT
- 44 DOCUMENTS
- 45 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 46 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 47 FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 2011E HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (DEMAND DRIVEN FUNDING SYSTEM AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011E PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) AMENDMENT (OIL TRANSFERS) BILL 2011E STATUTE STOCKTAKE BILL (NO. 1) 2011
- 48 REMUNERATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 49 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGES—ASSENT TO LAWS
- 50 NATIONAL CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION AMENDMENT (HOME LOANS AND CREDIT CARDS) BILL 2011
- 51 MILITARY JUSTICE (INTERIM MEASURES) AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 52 INTELLIGENCE SERVICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 53 MIGRATION AMENDMENT (STRENGTHENING THE CHARACTER TEST AND OTHER PROVISIONS) BILL 2011
- 54 MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS AMENDMENT (REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN PROCEEDS OF CRIME ORDERS) BILL 2011
- 55 ADJOURNMENT
- 56 ATTENDANCE
IMMIGRATION—STUDENT VISASSenator Hanson-Young, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 309—That the Senate— (a) notes that after the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 the Hawke Labor Government allowed many thousands of Chinese students studying in Australia to stay after their visas had expired; and (b) calls on the Government to: (i) provide an extension of student visas on humanitarian grounds to the students of the conflict-ridden countries of Libya, Syria and Bahrain, allowing them to stay in Australia until it is safe to return home, and (ii) lift the current work restrictions, to allow these students, who have had their assets and bank accounts frozen, an increased ability to work and access basic entitlements in Australia. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES, 10 Senators— Brown, Bob Di Natale Hanson-Young Ludlam Milne Rhiannon Siewert (Teller) Waters Wright Xenophon NOES, 34 Senators— Adams Bernardi Bilyk Birmingham Bishop Brown, Carol Cameron Cash Colbeck Collins Crossin Edwards Fawcett Fifield Furner Gallacher Kroger Ludwig Lundy Madigan Marshall McEwen (Teller) McKenzie McLucas Moore Nash Parry Polley Pratt Singh Stephens Sterle Thistlethwaite Urquhart Question negatived.
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