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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
FOREIGN AFFAIRS—INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACESenator Ludlam, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 447—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) on 7 September 2001, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly passed Resolution 55/282 declaring that the International Day of Peace should be observed annually on the fixed date of 21 September, as a day of global ceasefire and non-violence, (ii) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has urged member states to support the observance of global ceasefire, and (iii) the slogan chosen by the UN for the 2011 marking of the day is `Peace = Future', drawing particular attention to the impact of armed conflict on children and that the world's concerns will soon be in their hands; (b) supports non-government organisations in Australia who intend to observe the day through vigils, concerts and walks; and (c) calls on the Australian Government to: (i) promote the observance of a global ceasefire for the duration of 21 September, and (ii) support the observation of a ceasefire by not engaging in hostilities for the duration of 21 September, unless provoked to do so in self-defence. Question put.
AYES,10
NOES, 46
Question negatived. Statements by leave: The Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban Water (Senator Farrell), Senator Ludlam and the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Abetz), by leave, made statements relating to the motion. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||