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Senate Journal No. 79 - 1 March 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE E BILL 2010
- 3 ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (BEVERAGE CONTAINER DEPOSIT AND RECOVERY SCHEME) BILL 2010
- 4 NOTICES
- 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 6 POSTPONEMENTS
- 7 LOW AROMATIC FUEL BILL 2012
- 8 ASSISTING VICTIMS OF OVERSEAS TERRORISM BILL 2012
- 9 SOCIAL ISSUES—WORLD PLUMBING DAY
- 10 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—IRAN—HUMAN RIGHTS
- 11 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CHINA AND TIBET—HUMAN RIGHTS
- 13 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 14 ENVIRONMENT—RENEWABLE ENERGY BONUS SCHEME
- 15 PUBLICATIONS—STANDING COMMITTEE—14TH REPORT
- 16 COMMITTEES—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—ESTIMATES
- 17 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—OPERATION OF THE LOBBYING CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE LOBBYIST REGISTER
- 18 AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT INTEGRITY—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—REPORT—INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER—REPORT FOR 2010-11
- 19 CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—REPORT—CORPORATIONS AMENDMENT (FUTURE OF FINANCIAL ADVICE) BILL 2011 AND CORPORATIONS AMENDMENT (FURTHER FUTURE OF FINANCIAL ADVICE MEASURES) BILL 2011
- 20 FAMILY ASSISTANCE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 21 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AMENDMENT (EMERGENCY LISTINGS) BILL 2011
- 22 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2011 MEASURES NO. 9) BILL 2011
- 23 NATIONAL HEALTH AMENDMENT (FIFTH COMMUNITY PHARMACY AGREEMENT INITIATIVES) BILL 2012
- 24 AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 25 QUESTIONS
- 26 NOTICE
- 27 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 28 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 29 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 2 OF 2012
- 30 SENATE—SENATOR ARBIB—IMMINENT RESIGNATION—STATEMENTS BY LEAVE
- 31 DOCUMENTS
- 32 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 33 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY CONTRACTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 34 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 35 ECONOMICS—ECONOMIC AND FISCAL POLICY—GOVERNMENT'S MISMANAGEMENT
- 36 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 37 COMMITTEE REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 38 AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 39 ADJOURNMENT
- 40 ATTENDANCE
ENVIRONMENT—RENEWABLE ENERGY BONUS SCHEMEThe Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown), at the request of Senator Milne and pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 674—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) solar hot water is among the most cost-effective way to reduce householders' power bills and cut greenhouse gas emissions, (ii) the Australian solar water heating industry employs more than 1 000 people in manufacturing and many more in installation around the country, and is beginning to develop as an export industry, and (iii) the Australian solar water heating industry is already under pressure from the high Australian dollar, low renewable energy certificate prices and imports of instantaneous gas hot water systems; and (b) calls on the Government to: (i) immediately reinstate and extend the Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme which has helped a quarter of a million Australians to reduce their power bills and which has supported the development of a clean manufacturing and installation industry, and (ii) release information about the extent to which the scheme's forecast expenditure will exceed actual spending in the 2011-12 and 2012-13 financial years. Question put and passed.
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