2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 74

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   2043

 2   Government Documents   2043

 3   Standing Orders—Amendment—Committees—Allocation of Departments   2043

 4   Tobacco Advertising Prohibition Amendment Bill 2010   2044

 5   National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010   2045

 6   Matters of Public Interest   2045

 7   Questions   2045

 8   Question on Notice—Answer and Explanation   2045

 9   Estimates Hearings—Questions on Notice—Answers and Explanation   2045

 10   Motions to Take Note of Answers   2046

 11   Notices   2046

 12   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Extension of Time to Report   2052

 13   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2052

 14   Postponements   2052

 15   Community Affairs References Committee—Reference   2053

 16   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Reference   2053

 17   Historical Events—Fall of Singapore—Bombing of Darwin   2054

 18   Health—Effects of Wind Farms   2054

 19   Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee—Proposed Attendance of Witness   2055

 20   Foreign Affairs—Korean Prisoners of War   2056

 21   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2056

 22   Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2056

 23   Migration—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2057

 24   Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   2057

 25   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Extension of Time to Report   2057

 26   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2057

 27   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2057

 28   Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2058

 29   Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   2058

 30   Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties)
 Bill 2012   2058

 31   Foreign Affairs—Czech Republic—Vaclav Havel   2058

 32   Health—Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month   2059

 33   Discussion of Matter of Public Importance—Industrial Relations—Fair Work Australia—Health Services Union   2061

 34   Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee—1st Report and Alert Digest No. 1 of 2012   2061

 35   Foreign Affairs—Papua New Guinea—Ministerial Statement—Document   2061

 36   Foreign Affairs—Syria—Ministerial Statement—Document   2061

 37   Auditor-General—Audit Report No. 24 of 2011-12—Document   2061

 38   Documents   2062

 39   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Document   2063

 40   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2063

 41   Finance—Australian and New Zealand Government Sustainable Procurement Framework—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2063

 42   Committee Membership   2064

 43   Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2011   2064

 44   Excise Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011
Customs Amendment (Reducing Business Compliance Burden) Bill 2011   2064

 45   Committee Membership   2064

 46   Objection to Ruling of President   2065

 47   Government Documents—Consideration   2065

 48   Adjournment   2065

 49   Attendance   2066