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Senate Journal No. 85 - 20 March 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT AGENCY BILL 2011E TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORM) BILL 2011E TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INDUSTRY LEVY) BILL 2011
- 4 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT (TRANSITION TO FAIR WORK) BILL 2012
- 5 QUESTIONS
- 6 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 7 MATTER OF PRIVILEGE—PERSONAL EXPLANATION
- 8 NOTICES
- 9 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 10 POSTPONEMENTS
- 11 CYBER SAFETY—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 13 MIGRATION—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 14 ENVIRONMENT—COAL SEAM GAS EMISSIONS—STUDY—PROPOSED ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENT
- 15 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 27 OF 2011-12—DOCUMENT
- 16 STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BILL 2012 AND STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2011—EXPLANATORY MEMORANDA
- 17 PUBLIC WORKS—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—75TH ANNUAL REPORT
- 18 PUBLIC WORKS—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—2ND REPORT OF 2012
- 19 DOCUMENTS
- 20 ROAD SAFETY REMUNERATION BILL 2012E ROAD SAFETY REMUNERATION (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS) BILL 2012
- 21 INSURANCE CONTRACTS AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 22 CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) AMENDMENT (R 18+ COMPUTER GAMES) BILL 2012
- 23 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 24 LEGISLATION COMMITTEES—REPORTS—ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES 2011-12
- 25 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT AMENDMENT (TRANSITION TO FAIR WORK) BILL 2012
- 26 HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 2012
- 27 ROAD SAFETY REMUNERATION BILL 2012E ROAD SAFETY REMUNERATION (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND RELATED PROVISIONS) BILL 2012
- 28 CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (POWERS AND OFFENCES) BILL 2012
- 29 ADJOURNMENT
- 30 ATTENDANCE
MATTER OF PRIVILEGE—PERSONAL EXPLANATIONSenator Brandis, by leave, made a personal explanation relating to remarks made by the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) during debate on the 150th report of the Committee of Privileges on 19 March 2012. Document: Senator Brandis, by leave, tabled the following document: Matter of privilege—Letter from Senator Brandis to the Chair of the Standing Committee of Privileges (Senator Johnston) relating to the committee's inquiry into whether there was any improper influence in relation to political donations made by Mr Graeme Wood and questions without notice asked by Senator Bob Brown and Senator Milne, dated 10 February 2012. Leave refused: Senator Bob Brown sought leave to make a statement relating to the matter. An objection was raised and leave was not granted. Proposed suspension of standing orders: Senator Bob Brown, pursuant to contingent notice, moved—That so much of the standing orders be suspended as would prevent Senator Bob Brown making a statement.
Closure: The Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research (Senator Evans) moved—That the question be now put. Question—That the question be now put—put and passed. Question—That the motion to suspend standing orders be agreed to—put. The Senate divided— AYES, 9 Senators— Brown, Bob Di Natale Hanson-Young Ludlam Milne Rhiannon Siewert (Teller) Waters Wright NOES, 37 Senators— Abetz Back Bernardi Bilyk Boswell Boyce Brandis Brown, Carol Cameron Cash Colbeck Collins Edwards Evans Farrell Faulkner Fifield Fisher Gallacher Johnston Kroger (Teller) Lundy Macdonald Madigan Marshall McEwen McKenzie Moore Nash Parry Polley Ryan Singh Stephens Thistlethwaite Urquhart Williams Question negatived. | |