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Senate Journal No. 40 - 6 July 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 TEMPORARY CHAIR OF COMMITTEES
- 3 CARBON CREDITS (CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE) BILL 2011E CARBON CREDITS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMISSIONS UNITS BILL 2011
- 4 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—7TH REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 7 OF 2011
- 5 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION—ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 6 SOCIAL SECURITY AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 7 CARBON CREDITS (CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE) BILL 2011E CARBON CREDITS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMISSIONS UNITS BILL 2011
- 8 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 9 QUESTIONS
- 10 QUESTIONS ON NOTICE—ANSWERS AND EXPLANATION—STATEMENT BY LEAVE
- 11 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWER
- 12 PETITIONS
- 13 NOTICES
- 14 ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 15 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 16 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 17 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—BAGHDAD—ABU GHRAIB PRISON
- 18 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 19 ENVIRONMENT—WESTERN AUSTRALIA—JAMES PRICE POINT
- 20 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—ANIMAL WELFARE—INDONESIA—LIVE CATTLE EXPORTS
- 21 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—PLANNING OPTIONS AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AGEING WITH A DISABILITY
- 22 AGRICULTURAL AND RELATED INDUSTRIES—SELECT COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—INCIDENCE AND SEVERITY OF BUSHFIRES ACROSS AUSTRALIA
- 23 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORTS—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
- 24 DOCUMENTS
- 25 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 26 TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FIBRE DEPLOYMENT) E BILL 2011
- 27 CARBON CREDITS (CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE) BILL 2011E CARBON CREDITS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMISSIONS UNITS BILL 2011
- 28 ADJOURNMENT
- 29 ATTENDANCE
RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCESenator Heffernan amended business of the Senate notice of motion no. 3 by leave and, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved—That— (a) the following matter be referred to the Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee for inquiry and report by 30 November 2011: An examination of the Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) national interest test (the test), including: (i) how the test was applied to purchases of Australian agricultural land by foreign companies, foreign sovereign funds and other entities in the past 12 months, (ii) how the test was applied to purchases of Australian agri-businesses by foreign companies, foreign sovereign funds and other entities in the past 12 months, (iii) the role of the Government, regulators and receivers, including their obligations under the Corporations Act 2001 and/or the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975, and including the role of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, in upholding the test, (iv) the global food task and Australia's food security in the context of sovereignty, (v) the role of the foreign sovereign funds in acquiring Australian sovereign assets
(vii) any other related matters; and (b) in conducting this inquiry, the committee should examine ways of improving the transparency of decisions made by the FIRB under the test and all other rules which govern its operation. Question put and passed. | |