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Senate Journal No. 69 - 22 November 2011
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 QUESTIONS
- 4 QUESTION ON NOTICE—ANSWER AND EXPLANATION
- 5 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 6 NOTICES
- 7 POSTPONEMENTS
- 8 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY—JULIAN BURTON BURNS TRUST
- 9 SOCIAL ISSUES—SOCIAL INCLUSION WEEK
- 10 MIGRATION—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 11 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING—VARIATION
- 12 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 13 NATIONAL CAPITAL AND EXTERNAL TERRITORIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 14 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 15 SOCIAL ISSUES—MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 16 WOMEN—INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
- 17 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 18 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 19 SENATE—ORDER OF CALL
- 20 ENVIRONMENT—TARKINE—NATIONAL HERITAGE LIST
- 21 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
- 22 NOTICE OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 23 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—TAXATION—PROPOSED MINING TAX
- 24 NOTICE
- 25 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 13 OF 2011-12—DOCUMENT
- 26 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—PILOT SAFETY, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION AMENDMENT (INCIDENT REPORTS) BILL 2010
- 27 PARLIAMENTARY ZONE—CAPITAL WORKS PROPOSAL—DOCUMENTS
- 28 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—122ND REPORT
- 29 INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—REPORT—ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES 2010-11
- 30 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (MILITARY END-USE) BILL 2011 AND DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS BILL 2011—DOCUMENT
- 31 DEFENCE TRADE CONTROLS BILL 2011E CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (MILITARY END-USE) BILL 2011
- 32 RURAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—PILOT SAFETY, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF THE TRANSPORT SAFETY INVESTIGATION AMENDMENT (INCIDENT REPORTS) BILL 2010—CONSIDERATION
- 33 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2011 MEASURES NO. 8) BILL 2011
- 34 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE—ASSENT TO LAWS
- 35 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—REGULATORY STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF MEDICAL DEVICES
- 36 FAMILY LAW LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FAMILY VIOLENCE AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 37 CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2011E AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY AMENDMENT (AIR CARGO) BILL 2011E VETERANS' AFFAIRS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PARTICIPANTS IN BRITISH NUCLEAR TESTS) BILL 2011E PROTECTION OF THE SEA (PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS) AMENDMENT (OILS IN THE ANTARCTIC AREA) BILL 2011
- 38 ADJOURNMENT
- 39 ATTENDANCE
WOMEN—INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENSenator Cash, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 570—That the Senate— (a) notes that 25 November 2011 marks White Ribbon Day, the United Nations' International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women; (b) recognises that: (i) statistics show one in three women in Australia has experienced violence since the age of 15 and one in five has experienced sexual violence, (ii) all forms of violence, including physical, sexual, financial and psychological, are unacceptable, and (iii) the social and economic cost to Australian families and all Australians that stem from domestic violence and violence in the home are devastating; (c) acknowledges that: (i) all women, regardless of their status, deserve to live their lives free from the trauma, despair and impaired health that violence can inflict on them, and (ii) whatever a person's circumstances, the role of government is to keep them safe from violence; and (d) encourages all Australians to purchase a white ribbon and wear it on White Ribbon Day to highlight that violence against women is simply not acceptable. Question put and passed. | |