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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
DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—FOREIGN AFFAIRS—JAPAN—FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANTThe Acting Deputy President (Senator Marshall) informed the Senate that, at 8.30 am today, Senator Fifield and Senator Siewert each submitted a letter in accordance with standing order 75 proposing a matter of public importance for discussion. The question of which proposal would be submitted to the Senate was determined by lot. As a result, the Acting Deputy President (Senator Marshall) informed the Senate that Senator Siewert had proposed that the following matter of public importance be submitted to the Senate for discussion: The implications of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and Australia's participation at the High Level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security to be held on 22 September 2011 at the United Nations Headquarters. The proposal was supported by 4 senators and the matter was discussed. Documents: Senator Ludlam, by leave, tabled the following documents: Foreign affairs—Japan—Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant— Costs, risks and myths of nuclear power—NGO world-wide study on the implications of the catastrophe at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power station—Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, dated 2011.
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