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Senate Journal No. 55 - 21 September 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 COAL MINING INDUSTRY (LONG SERVICE LEAVE) LEGISLATION AMENDMENT E BILL 2011E SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FAMILY PARTICIPATION MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 4 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
- 5 DAYS AND HOURS OF MEETING AND ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATION
- 6 HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (STUDENT SERVICES AND AMENITIES) BILL 2010
- 7 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 8 QUESTIONS
- 9 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 10 NOTICES
- 11 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 12 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 13 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 14 POSTPONEMENTS
- 15 WOMEN—ECONOMY
- 16 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 17 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 18 ELECTORAL MATTERS—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 19 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 20 IMMIGRATION—ASYLUM SEEKERS
- 21 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
- 22 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—FOREIGN AFFAIRS—JAPAN—FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
- 23 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—11TH REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 11 OF 2011
- 24 SOCIAL ISSUES—PENSION REFORM—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 25 DOCUMENTS
- 26 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 27 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 28 EXTRADITION AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE IN CRIMINAL MATTERS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011E PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE AMENDMENT (PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICER) BILL 2011
- 29 MIGRATION AMENDMENT REGULATIONS 2011—PROPOSED DISALLOWANCE
- 30 ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENT (EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES EXIT PACKAGE) BILL 2011
- 31 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING (ACCOUNTABILITY) BILL 2011
- 32 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—PATENT AMENDMENT (HUMAN GENES AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS) BILL 2010
- 33 HIGHER EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (STUDENT SERVICES AND AMENITIES) BILL 2010
- 34 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 35 ADJOURNMENT
- 36 ATTENDANCE
DAYS AND HOURS OF MEETING AND ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATIONThe Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig), pursuant to notice, moved government business notice of motion no. 4—That— (1) Divisions may take place on: (a) Thursday, 13 October 2011, after 4.30 pm; and (b) Monday, 21 November 2011, before 12.30 pm. (2) The order of the Senate of 22 November 2010 relating to the days of meeting of the Senate for the year 2011, be modified as follows: Insert "Monday, 7 November to Thursday, 10 November". (3) On Tuesday, 1 November and 8 November 2011: (a) the hours of meeting shall be 11 am to 6.30 pm and 7.30 pm to 10.40 pm; (b) the routine of business from 11 am shall be consideration of the government business order of the day relating to the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills; and (c) the question for the adjournment of the Senate shall be proposed at 10 pm. (4) On Thursday, 3 November and 10 November 2011: (a) the hours of meeting shall be 9.30 am to 8.40 pm; (b) consideration of general business and consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General's reports under standing order 62(1) and (2) shall not be proceeded with; (c) the government business order of the day relating to the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills shall have precedence over all government business; (d) divisions may take place after 4.30 pm; and (e) the question for the adjournment of the Senate shall be proposed at 8 pm. (5) The government business order of the day relating to the Clean Energy Bill 2011 and 17 related bills be considered under a limitation of time and that the time allotted be as follows: (a) on Thursday, 3 November 2011, from 3.45 pm to 4 pm—second reading;
(c) on Monday, 21 November 2011, at 6 pm—all remaining stages, including consideration of any messages from the House of Representatives. (6) Subject to paragraph (5), this order operate as an allocation of time under standing order 142. Debate ensued. Closure: Senator Ludwig moved—That the question be now put. Question—That the question be now put—put. The Senate divided— AYES, 35 Senators— Arbib Bilyk Bishop Brown, C (Teller) Cameron Carr Collins Conroy Crossin Di Natale Farrell Faulkner Feeney Furner Gallacher Hanson-Young Hogg Ludlam Ludwig Marshall McEwen Milne Moore Pratt Rhiannon Sherry Siewert Singh Stephens Sterle Thistlethwaite Urquhart Waters Wong Wright NOES, 30 Senators— Abetz Adams (Teller) Back Bernardi Birmingham Boyce Brandis Bushby Cash Colbeck Cormann Edwards Fawcett Fierravanti-Wells Fifield Heffernan Humphries Johnston Joyce Kroger Macdonald Madigan Mason McKenzie Parry Ronaldson Ryan Scullion Williams Xenophon Question agreed to. Question put and passed. | |