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Senate Journal No. 54 - 20 September 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (STUDENT SERVICES AND AMENITIES) BILL 2010
- 4 QUESTIONS
- 5 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 6 NOTICES
- 7 POSTPONEMENT
- 8 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—SURF LIFE SAVING AUSTRALIA
- 9 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—HARKIN-ENGEL PROTOCOL—ANNIVERSARY
- 10 COMMUNICATIONS—WEST AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE—BROADCAST
- 11 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 12 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 13 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 14 NATIONAL CAPITAL AND EXTERNAL TERRITORIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 15 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 16 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 17 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 18 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 19 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO REPORT
- 20 AUSTRALIA'S CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE LEGISLATION—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 21 ECONOMICS—MICROBREWERIES
- 22 TRADE—NEW ZEALAND—EXPORT OF APPLES TO AUSTRALIA—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 23 ADMINISTRATION—GUNNS AND FORESTRY TASMANIA—COMMERCIAL DISPUTE
- 24 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—UNITED STATES OF AMERICA—TAXATION
- 25 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—TAXATION—PROPOSED CARBON TAX—TOURISM INDUSTRY
- 26 STANDING ORDER 37(3)—ACCESS TO COMMITTEE DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 27 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 28 NATIONAL HEALTH REFORM AMENDMENT (NATIONAL HEALTH PERFORMANCE AUTHORITY) BILL 2011
- 29 HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (STUDENT SERVICES AND AMENITIES) BILL 2010
- 30 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 31 ADJOURNMENT
- 32 ATTENDANCE
ECONOMICS—MICROBREWERIESSenator Milne, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 417—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) microbreweries are important niche businesses in Australia, providing valuable job opportunities and economic growth, particularly in rural and regional areas, (ii) microbreweries need recognition within the tax system through the Microbrewery Refund, given that they are competing in a domestic market heavily dominated by large multinational companies, (iii) the Microbrewery Refund was introduced in 2000 and that the definition of a microbrewery has not been reviewed and is now markedly out of step with industry reality, and
(b) calls on the Government to amend: (i) the definition of a microbrewery under regulation 2AB of the Excise Regulations 1925, so that a microbrewery is defined as a brewery that produces up to 300 000 litres of beer annually, replacing the current maximum volume of 30 000 litres, and (ii) paragraph 50(1)(zzd) of the Excise Regulations 1925 to remove the maximum of $10 000 excise refund that can be claimed in a financial year. Statements by leave: The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Abetz) and Senator Milne, by leave, made statements relating to the motion. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES, 9 Senators— Di Natale Hanson-Young Ludlam Milne Rhiannon Siewert (Teller) Waters Wright Xenophon NOES, 31 Senators— Birmingham Bishop Bushby Cameron Colbeck Collins Cormann Crossin Edwards Farrell Faulkner Fawcett Feeney Fifield Furner Gallacher Kroger (Teller) Ludwig Lundy Madigan Marshall McEwen McKenzie Moore Parry Polley Pratt Ronaldson Singh Sterle Thistlethwaite Question negatived. | |