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Senate Journal No. 60 - 31 October 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 VACANCY IN THE REPRESENTATION OF NEW SOUTH WALES—CHOICE OF ARTHUR SINODINOS
- 3 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 4 STEEL TRANSFORMATION PLAN BILL 2011
- 5 CLEAN ENERGY BILL 2011 AND RELATED BILLS—CONSIDERATION—PROPOSED SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDERS
- 6 CLEAN ENERGY BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (INCOME TAX RATES AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (TAX LAWS AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (FUEL TAX LEGISLATION AMENDMENT) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (EXCISE TARIFF LEGISLATION AMENDMENT) BILL 2011E OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS (IMPORT LEVY) AMENDMENT BILL 2011E OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS (MANUFACTURE LEVY) AMENDMENT BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (UNIT SHORTFALL CHARGE—GENERAL) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (UNIT ISSUE CHARGE—AUCTIONS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (UNIT ISSUE CHARGE—FIXED CHARGE) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (INTERNATIONAL UNIT SURRENDER CHARGE) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (CHARGES—CUSTOMS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (CHARGES—EXCISE) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY REGULATOR BILL 2011E CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY BILL 2011
- 7 DEATH OF CAPTAIN BRYCE DUFFY, CORPORAL ASHLEY BIRT AND LANCE CORPORAL LUKE GAVIN
- 8 QUESTIONS
- 9 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 10 STANDING ORDER 25(9)—COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP—DOCUMENT
- 11 NOTICES
- 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 13 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 14 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 15 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 16 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT
- 17 EDUCATION—PRIMARYCONNECTIONS AND SCIENCE BY DOING—FUNDING
- 18 TAXATION—FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX
- 19 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—TIBET
- 20 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—URANIUM SALES
- 21 ENVIRONMENT—WESTERN AUSTRALIA—GAS MINING IN THE KIMBERLEY
- 22 URGENCY MOTION—DEFENCE—AFGHANISTAN—AUSTRALIAN TROOPS
- 23 DEFENCE—AFGHANISTAN—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 24 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE COMMISSIONER—REPORT FOR 2010-11—DOCUMENT
- 25 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—INTERIM REPORTS—FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
- 26 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—PROFESSIONAL SERVICES REVIEW SCHEME
- 27 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 28 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 9 OF 2011-12—DOCUMENT
- 29 TRADE—NEW ZEALAND—EXPORT OF APPLES TO AUSTRALIA—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 30 HEALTH—MEDICARE CHRONIC DISEASE DENTAL SCHEME—AUDITS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 31 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 32 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY GRANTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 33 CONSIDERATION OF DOCUMENTS
- 34 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO DENMARK, SWEDEN AND GREECE—DOCUMENT
- 35 NATIONAL POLICE REMEMBRANCE DAY—DOCUMENT
- 36 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—NEW ZEALAND—DOCUMENT
- 37 CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2011—EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM—ADDENDUM
- 38 PUBLIC WORKS—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—REPORT—PUBLIC WORKS ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND
- 39 DOCUMENTS
- 40 WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY BILL 2011E WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (TRANSITIONAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2011
- 41 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2011 MEASURES NO. 7) BILL 2011
- 42 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGES—ASSENT TO LAWS
- 43 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION TO AND FROM AUSTRALIA
- 44 CLEAN ENERGY BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (INCOME TAX RATES AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (TAX LAWS AMENDMENTS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (FUEL TAX LEGISLATION AMENDMENT) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (EXCISE TARIFF LEGISLATION AMENDMENT) BILL 2011E OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS (IMPORT LEVY) AMENDMENT BILL 2011E OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS (MANUFACTURE LEVY) AMENDMENT BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (UNIT SHORTFALL CHARGE—GENERAL) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (UNIT ISSUE CHARGE—AUCTIONS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (UNIT ISSUE CHARGE—FIXED CHARGE) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (INTERNATIONAL UNIT SURRENDER CHARGE) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (CHARGES—CUSTOMS) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY (CHARGES—EXCISE) BILL 2011E CLEAN ENERGY REGULATOR BILL 2011E CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY BILL 2011
- 45 ADJOURNMENT
- 46 ATTENDANCE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS—NUCLEAR DISARMAMENTSenator Ludlam, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 471—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) 23 300 nuclear weapons are in existence, posing direct and constant threat to international peace and security, with thousands on hair trigger alert ready to be launched within minutes of an order to fire, (ii) nine countries possess nuclear weapons and under `nuclear sharing' arrangements, five others have nuclear weapons on their soil, and (iii) at the height of the cold war, nuclear weapon stockpiles were approximately 70 000 warheads and more than 40 000 have been dismantled; (b) welcomes efforts taken by the Government to advance nuclear disarmament diplomacy, including the establishment of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament and the request for the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties to undertake an inquiry into the nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament treaties involving Australia; and (c) calls on the Government to support the United Nations General Assembly resolution on the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons. Statement by leave: The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Ludwig), by leave, made a statement relating to the motion. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES, 9 Senators— Brown, Bob Di Natale Hanson-Young Ludlam Milne Rhiannon Siewert (Teller) Waters Wright NOES, 40 Senators— Arbib Bernardi Boswell Boyce Cameron Carr Cash Colbeck Collins Cormann Edwards Evans Farrell Faulkner Fawcett Feeney Fifield Fisher Furner Gallacher Johnston Kroger Ludwig Lundy Madigan Marshall McEwen (Teller) McKenzie McLucas Moore Nash Parry Polley Pratt Sherry Singh Stephens Sterle Thistlethwaite Williams Question negatived.
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