2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 76

Monday, 27 February 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   2104

 2   Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2104

 3   National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010   2104

 4   Ministerial Arrangements—Statement by Leave   2106

 5   Questions   2106

 6   Motions to Take Note of Answers   2106

 7   Notices   2106

 8   Leave of Absence   2109

 9   Private Senators' Bills—Consideration   2109

 10   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting—Variation   2109

 11   Postponements   2109

 12   Notice of Motion Withdrawn   2109

 13   Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012   2110

 14   Social Issues—Australian Flags—Destruction or Desecration   2110

 15   Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee—Extension of Time to Report   2110

 16   Indigenous Australians—Stolen Generations   2110

 17   Discussion of Matter of Public Importance—Administration—Labor Government   2111

 18   Defence—Afghanistan—Ministerial Statement—Document   2111

 19   Defence—HMAS Success Commission of Inquiry—Ministerial Statement—Documents   2111

 20   Economics—Global Economy—Ministerial Statement—Document   2111

 21   Indigenous Australians—Closing the Gap—Ministerial Statement—Documents   2112

 22   Foreign Affairs—Syria and Iran—Ministerial Statement—Document   2112

 23   Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Report—Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011 and Related Bills   2112

 24   Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee—Government Response—Disability Employment Services   2112

 25   Community Affairs References Committee—Government Response—Consumer Access to Pharmaceutical Benefits   2112

 26   Government Documents   2113

 27   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2113

 28   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2113

 29   Consideration of Documents   2113

 30   Law and Justice—Transgender Day of Remembrance—Document   2113

 31   Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Bill 2011—Explanatory Memorandum—Addendum   2114

 32   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Review of the Defence Annual Report 2009-10   2114

 33   Public Works—Joint Statutory Committee—1st Report of 2012   2114

 34   Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee—Executive Minutes—Responses to Committee Recommendations in Reports Nos 417, 418, 422, 423 and 424   2114

 35   Documents   2114

 36   Indexed Lists of Departmental and Agency Files—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2121

 37   Departmental and Agency Contracts—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   2121

 38   Committee Membership   2121

 39   Access to Justice (Federal Jurisdiction) Amendment Bill 2011
National Health Amendment (Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement Initiatives) Bill 2012
Tax Laws Amendment (2011 Measures No. 9) Bill 2011   2122

 40   Nuclear Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2011   2122

 41   Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2012
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge)
 Bill 2012
Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Bill 2012   2123

 42   Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2012 and Related Bills—Consideration—Proposed Suspension of Standing Orders   2123

 43   Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee—Report—Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection Service and Other Measures) Bill 2011 and Related Bills   2124

 44   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Report—Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Protecting Australia's Water Resources) Bill 2011   2125

 45   Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee—Report—Fair Work Amendment (Textile, Clothing and Footwear Industry) Bill 2011 [2012]   2125

 46   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Report—Illegal Logging Prohibition Bill 2011   2125

 47   Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Report—Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012   2125

 48   Consideration of Legislation   2126

 49   Nuclear Terrorism Legislation Amendment Bill 2011   2126

 50   Order of Business—Rearrangement   2126

 51   Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012   2126

 52   Order of Business—Rearrangement   2128

 53   Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 [2012]   2128

 54   Order of Business—Rearrangement   2129

 55   Extradition and Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Bill 2011   2129

 56   Adjournment   2129

 57   Attendance   2129