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Senate Journal No. 45 - 22 August 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 CARBON CREDITS (CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE) BILL 2011E CARBON CREDITS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMISSIONS UNITS BILL 2011
- 3 QUESTIONS
- 4 QUESTIONS ON NOTICE—ANSWERS AND EXPLANATION
- 5 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 6 PETITION
- 7 NOTICES
- 8 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 9 SCRUTINY OF NEW TAXES—SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 10 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 11 ADMINISTRATION—ACT OF GRACE PAYMENTS—ANSWER TO QUESTION ON NOTICE—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 12 CORRECTION OF DIVISIONS—PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF STANDING ORDER 104
- 13 ENVIRONMENT—TASMANIAN FORESTS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
- 14 POSTPONEMENT
- 15 COMMUNICATIONS—TASMANIA—WIN TELEVISION
- 16 HEALTH—HEARING AWARENESS WEEK
- 17 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—ADMINISTRATION—GILLARD GOVERNMENT
- 18 FIRST SPEECH
- 19 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—ADMINISTRATION—GILLARD GOVERNMENT
- 20 SENATE—SENATOR COONAN—IMMINENT RETIREMENT—STATEMENTS BY LEAVE
- 21 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT
- 22 ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—DRAFT BUSINESS NAMES REGISTRATION BILL 2011 AND RELATED BILLS—DOCUMENT
- 23 DOCUMENTS
- 24 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY GRANTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 25 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 26 CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (ANTI-DUMPING IMPROVEMENTS) BILL 2011E INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS (NOTIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT) AMENDMENT (INVENTORY) BILL 2011E NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM AMENDMENT (NATIONAL HEALTH PERFORMANCE AUTHORITY) BILL 2011
- 27 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—FAMILY LAW LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FAMILY VIOLENCE AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 28 CARBON CREDITS (CARBON FARMING INITIATIVE) BILL 2011E CARBON CREDITS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMISSIONS UNITS BILL 2011
- 29 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT) BILL 2010E INCOME TAX RATES AMENDMENT (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT) BILL 2010
- 30 ADJOURNMENT
- 31 ATTENDANCE
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCESenator Siewert, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1—That the following matter be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee for inquiry and report by 22 November 2011: The administration and purchasing of Disability Employment Services (DES) in Australia, with particular reference to the Government's 2011-12 budget announcement to undertake a competitive tender of the Disability Employment Services - Employment Support Services program for contracts with a performance rating of 3 stars and below under the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations' DES Performance Framework, including: (a) the impact of tendering more than 80 per cent of the current DES on the clients with disability and employers they support under the current contracts; (b) the potential impact of losing experienced staff; (c) whether competitive tendering of more than 80 per cent of the market delivers the best value for money and is the most effective way in which to meet the stated objectives of: (i) testing the market, (ii) allowing new `players' into the market, and (iii) removing poor performers from the market; (d) whether the DES Performance Framework provides the best means of assessing a provider's ability to deliver services which meet the stated objectives of the Disability Services Act 1986 such as enabling services that are flexible and responsive to the needs and aspirations of people with disabilities, and encourage innovation in the provision of such services; (e) the congruency of 3-year contracting periods with the long-term relationship based nature of the Disability Employment Services - Employment Support Services program, and the impact of moving to 5-year contract periods as recommended in the 2009 Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee report, DEEWR tender process to award employment services contracts; and (f) the timing of the tender process given the role of DES providers in implementing the Government's changes to the disability support pension. Question put and passed. | |