2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 73

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   1981

 2   Government Documents   1981

 3   Senate—Former Clerk of the Senate—Regalia—Statement by President   1982

 4   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   1982

 5   Gambling Reform—Joint Select Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   1982

 6   Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   1982

 7   Minerals Resource Rent Tax Bill 2011
Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011
Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) Bill 2011
Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2011
Minerals Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2011
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Amendment Bill 2011
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—General) Bill 2011
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Customs) Bill 2011
Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (Imposition—Excise) Bill 2011
Tax Laws Amendment (Stronger, Fairer, Simpler and Other Measures)
 Bill 2011
Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment Bill 2011   1983

 8   Taxation—Minerals Resource Rent Tax—Order for Production of Documents—Non-compliance—Proposed Suspension of Standing Orders   1984

 9   Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Bill 2010   1985

 10   Ministry and Ministerial Arrangements—Document   1985

 11   Questions   1985

 12   Motions to Take Note of Answers   1985

 13   Death of Former Governor-General the Right Honourable Sir Zelman Cowen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, QC   1986

 14   Diamond Jubilee Anniversary—Address to Her Majesty The Queen   1986

 15   Petitions   1986

 16   Notices   1986

 17   Private Senators' Bills—Consideration   1994

 18   Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   1994

 19   Leave of Absence   1994

 20   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   1995

 21   Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   1995

 22   Postponements   1995

 23   Cyber Safety—Joint Select Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   1996

 24   Foreign Affairs—Papua New Guinea—Women in Parliament   1996

 25   Foreign Affairs—Palestine   1996

 26   Economics—Sovereign Wealth Fund   1997

 27   Discussion of Matter of Public Importance—Administration—Gillard Government   1997

 28   Queensland Floods—Ministerial Statement—Document   1998

 29   Foreign Affairs—Australian Aid—Ministerial Statement—Document   1998

 30   Law and Justice—People Trafficking—Ministerial Statement—Document   1998

 31   Environment—Murray-Darling Basin—Ministerial Statement—Document   1998

 32   Defence—Afghanistan—Ministerial Statement—Document   1998

 33   Queensland Floods—Update on Current Emergency Events—Ministerial Statement—Document   1998

 34   Parliamentary Committee Reports—President's Report—Government Responses Outstanding   1999

 35   Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee—Interim Report—Management of the Murray-Darling Basin   1999

 36   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Interim Reports—Procurement Procedures for Defence Capital Projects   1999

 37   Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2011   2000

 38   Economics Legislation Committee—Report—Consumer Credit and Corporations Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2011   2000

 39   Gambling Reform—Joint Select Committee—Report—Interactive and Online Gambling and Gambling Advertising and Interactive Gambling and Broadcasting Amendment (Online Transactions and Other Measures) Bill 2011   2000

 40   Senators' Interests—Standing Committee—Register of Senators' Interests—Document   2000

 41   Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns   2000

 42   Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee—Interim Report—Biosecurity and Quarantine Arrangements   2001

 43   Appropriations and Staffing—Standing Committee—Annual Report   2001

 44   Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Government Response—Exposure Draft and Explanatory Memorandum of the Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011   2001

 45   Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Government Response—Review of Government Compensation Payments   2001

 46   Community Affairs References Committee—Government Response—Gene Patents   2001

 47   Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee—Government Response—Forestry and Mining Operations on the Tiwi Islands   2001

 48   Cyber Safety—Joint Select Committee—Government Response—Interim Report   2002

 49   Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Government Response—Native Vegetation Laws, Greenhouse Gas Abatement and Climate Change Measures   2002

 50   Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Government Response—Administration of Health Practitioner Registration by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency   2002

 51   Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Government Response—Annual Reports   2002

 52   Economics References Committee—Government Response—Australian Dairy Industry   2002

 53   Economics References Committee—Government Response—Impacts of Supermarket Price Decisions on the Dairy Industry   2002

 54   Communications—Australia Network—Ministerial Statement—Document   2003

 55   Government Documents   2003

 56   Auditor-General—Audit Reports Nos 15 to 21 of 2011-12—Documents   2005

 57   Workplace Relations—Fair Work Amendment (State Referrals and Other Measures) Bill 2009—Bilateral Intergovernmental Agreements—Order for Production of Documents—Document   2005

 58   Environment—Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement—Harvesting Requirements—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2005

 59   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2006

 60   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2006

 61   Consideration of Documents   2006

 62   Indigenous Australians—Hearing Health—Documents   2006

 63   Law and Justice—Sex and Gender Diverse People—Passports—Document   2006

 64   Social Issues—Global Population—Document   2007

 65   Foreign Affairs—Iran—Religious Freedom—Document   2007

 66   Foreign Affairs—Egypt—Coptic Christians—Document   2007

 67   Foreign Affairs—Iran—Document   2007

 68   Health—Tuberculosis—Document   2007

 69   Family and Community Services—Youth in Communities—Document   2007

 70   Sport—Cricket—Mr Patrick Cummins—Document   2007

 71   Proposed Matters of Privilege—Statement by President—Documents   2008

 72   Business of the Senate—1 January to 31 December 2011—Document   2008

 73   Questions on Notice Summary—Document   2008

 74   Department of the Senate—Register of Senior Executive Officers' Interests—Document   2008

 75   Auditor-General—Audit Reports Nos 14, 22 and 23 of 2011-12—Documents   2008

 76   Australia Day—Document   2008

 77   Parliamentary Committee Reports—Government Response—President's Report on Government Responses   2009

 78   Department of Defence—Special Purpose Flights—Document   2009

 79   Parliamentarians' Expenditure on Entitlements—Document   2009

 80   Former Parliamentarians' Expenditure on Entitlements—Document   2009

 81   Parliamentarians' Overseas Study Travel Reports—Documents   2009

 82   Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee—Reports—Statutory Oversight of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission—Collapse of Trio Capital   2009

 83   Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee—427th and 428th Reports   2010

 84   Documents   2010

 85   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2034

 86   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2035

 87   Health—Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme—Audits—Report—Order for Production of Documents—Document   2035

 88   Committee Membership   2035

 89   Governor-General's Messages—Assent to Laws   2036

 90   Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Air Cargo) Bill 2011
Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2011   2039

 91   Business Names Registration (Application of Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011
Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment
 Bill 2011
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Participation Measures) Bill 2011   2039

 92   Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) Bill 2011   2039

 93   Cyber Safety—Joint Select Committee—Variation of Appointment   2039

 94   Objection to Ruling of President   2040

 95   Government Documents—Consideration   2040

 96   Adjournment   2040

 97   Attendance   2040