2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 75

Thursday, 9 February 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   2070

 2   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans) Bill 2011   2070

 3   Petition   2070

 4   Notices   2070

 5   Order of Business—Rearrangement   2070

 6   Leave of Absence   2071

 7   Postponement   2071

 8   Death of Mr Arthur Beetson   2071

 9   Gambling Reform—Joint Select Committee—Reference   2072

 10   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Monitoring of Whaling) Bill 2012   2072

 11   Foreign Affairs—Syria   2073

 12   Foreign Affairs—Russia—Human Rights   2073

 13   Australia's Food Processing Sector—Select Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2073

 14   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Community Affairs References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2073

 15   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   2074

 16   Economics Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2074

 17   Environment—Tasmanian Forests Intergovernmental Agreement   2074

 18   Regional Australia—Australian Year of the Farmer 2012   2075

 19   Taxation—Minerals Resource Rent Tax—Order for Production of Documents—Non-compliance   2076

 20   Australian Greens—Senator Rhiannon   2077

 21   Economics—Grocery Retailing Sector   2078

 22   Administration—Register of the National Estate   2079

 23   Family and Community Services—Poker Machines—Limits—Proposed Order for Production of Documents   2080

 24   Foreign Affairs—Sri Lanka   2081

 25   Publications—Standing Committee—13th Report   2082

 26   Committees—Additional Information—Estimates   2084

 27   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Online Games) Bill 2011   2085

 28   Regulations and Ordinances—Standing Committee—Document   2085

 29   Committee Membership   2085

 30   Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Bill 2011
Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Bill 2011   2086

 31   Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012   2086

 32   Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) Bill 2011   2086

 33   Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2011   2087

 34   Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [2012]   2087

 35   Questions   2087

 36   Estimates Hearings—Questions on Notice—Answers and Explanation   2088

 37   Motion to Take Note of Answers   2088

 38   Notice   2088

 39   Trade—Live Animal Exports—Ministerial Statement—Document   2088

 40   Defence—Defence Security Authority Vetting—Ministerial Statement—Documents   2089

 41   Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 1 of 2012   2089

 42   Particulars of Proposed Additional Expenditure—2011-12—Documents   2090

 43   Estimates of Proposed Additional Expenditure for 2011-12—Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements—Portfolios and Executive Departments—Documents   2090

 44   Committee Membership   2091

 45   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Government Response—Requests for Tender for Aviation Contracts   2091

 46   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Government Response—Equity and Diversity Health Checks in the Royal Australian Navy   2092

 47   Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Joint Statutory Committee—Government Responses—Operation of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006    2092

 48   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Government Response—Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific   2092

 49   Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—Government Response—110th Report   2092

 50   Taxation—Minerals Resource Rent Tax—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2092

 51   Parliament—Reflections on Members of Parliament   2092

 52   Government Documents—Orders of the Day—Consideration   2093

 53   Committee Reports and Government Responses—Orders of the Day—Consideration   2095

 54   Auditor-General's Reports—Orders of the Day—Consideration   2098

 55   Work of Committees—Document   2099

 56   Auditor-General—Audit Reports Nos 25 and 26 of 2011-12—Documents   2099

 57   Documents   2099

 58   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Document   2099

 59   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2099

 60   Rules of Debate—Unparliamentary Language—Statement by President   2099

 61   Adjournment   2100

 62   Attendance   2100