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Senate Journal No. 74 - 8 February 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 STANDING ORDERS—AMENDMENT—COMMITTEES—ALLOCATION OF DEPARTMENTS
- 4 TOBACCO ADVERTISING PROHIBITION AMENDMENT BILL 2010
- 5 NATIONAL RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT BILL 2010
- 6 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 7 QUESTIONS
- 8 QUESTION ON NOTICE—ANSWER AND EXPLANATION
- 9 ESTIMATES HEARINGS—QUESTIONS ON NOTICE—ANSWERS AND EXPLANATION
- 10 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 11 NOTICES
- 12 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 13 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 14 POSTPONEMENTS
- 15 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 16 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 17 HISTORICAL EVENTS—FALL OF SINGAPORE—BOMBING OF DARWIN
- 18 HEALTH—EFFECTS OF WIND FARMS
- 19 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—PROPOSED ATTENDANCE OF WITNESS
- 20 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—KOREAN PRISONERS OF WAR
- 21 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 22 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 23 MIGRATION—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 24 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 25 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 26 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 27 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 28 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 29 CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 30 MIGRATION AMENDMENT (REMOVAL OF MANDATORY MINIMUM PENALTIES) E BILL 2012
- 31 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CZECH REPUBLIC—VACLAV HAVEL
- 32 HEALTH—OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
- 33 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS—FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA—HEALTH SERVICES UNION
- 34 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—1ST REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 1 OF 2012
- 35 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—PAPUA NEW GUINEA—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 36 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—SYRIA—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 37 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 24 OF 2011-12—DOCUMENT
- 38 DOCUMENTS
- 39 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 40 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY GRANTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 41 FINANCE—AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABLE PROCUREMENT FRAMEWORK—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 42 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 43 AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 44 EXCISE AMENDMENT (REDUCING BUSINESS COMPLIANCE BURDEN) BILL 2011E CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (REDUCING BUSINESS COMPLIANCE BURDEN) BILL 2011
- 45 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 46 OBJECTION TO RULING OF PRESIDENT
- 47 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 48 ADJOURNMENT
- 49 ATTENDANCE
HEALTH—EFFECTS OF WIND FARMSSenator Madigan, also on behalf of Senator Xenophon, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 616—That the Senate— (a) notes that on 23 June 2011 the Community Affairs References Committee tabled its final report, Social and economic impact of rural wind farms containing seven recommendations, including recommendations calling for studies on the effects of wind farms on human health; and (b) calls on the Government to: (i) immediately act on the committee's recommendations in the report, and (ii) support a moratorium on the construction of further wind turbines until the recommendations have been satisfactorily addressed. Senator Birmingham, by leave, moved the following amendment: Omit subparagraph (b)(ii). Statements by leave: Senators Birmingham, Madigan and Xenophon, by leave, made statements relating to the motion. Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put. The Senate divided— AYES, 36 Senators— Abetz Back Bernardi Birmingham Boswell Boyce Brown, Bob Bushby Cash Colbeck Di Natale Edwards Fierravanti-Wells Fifield Fisher Hanson-Young Heffernan Humphries Johnston Kroger Ludlam Macdonald Mason McKenzie Milne Parry Payne Rhiannon Ronaldson Ryan Scullion Siewert Sinodinos Waters Williams (Teller) Wright
Senators— Bishop Brown, C (Teller) Cameron Carr Collins Crossin Farrell Faulkner Feeney Furner Gallacher Hogg Ludwig Madigan Marshall McEwen McLucas Moore Polley Pratt Sherry Singh Stephens Sterle Thistlethwaite Urquhart Xenophon Question agreed to. Main question, as amended, put and passed. | |