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Senate Journal No. 87 - 22 March 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 3 SOLAR HOT WATER REBATE BILL 2012
- 4 ASSISTING VICTIMS OF OVERSEAS TERRORISM BILL 2012
- 5 NOTICES
- 6 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 4 OF 2012
- 7 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 8 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 9 POSTPONEMENTS
- 10 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 11 BROADCASTING SERVICES AMENDMENT (ANTI-SIPHONING) BILL 2012E NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 12 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
- 13 HEALTH—WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY
- 14 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
- 15 INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS—CLOSING THE GAP
- 16 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 17 GAMBLING REFORM—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 18 LIVE ANIMAL EXPORT (SLAUGHTER) PROHIBITION BILL 2012
- 19 POLITICS—FARMERS AND SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION
- 20 DEFENCE—AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY—KIRKHAM INQUIRY
- 21 SENATE—PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE
- 22 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 23 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 24 POKER MACHINE HARM REDUCTION ($1 BETS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 25 ADMINISTRATION—CONSTITUENTS' REQUEST PROGRAM
- 26 SENATE—PROCEDURES FOR DEALING WITH MATTERS OF PRIVILEGE—STATEMENT BY LEAVE
- 27 ECONOMICS—MINING INDUSTRY
- 28 SENATE—WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES
- 29 PRIVILEGES—STANDING COMMITTEE—INTERNAL PROCEDURES
- 30 SENATE—ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
- 31 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—NUCLEAR ENERGY
- 32 ENVIRONMENT—GREAT AUSTRALIAN BIGHT
- 33 ENVIRONMENT—COAL SEAM GAS MINING
- 34 ENVIRONMENT—GREAT BARRIER REEF WORLD HERITAGE AREA
- 35 SOCIAL ISSUES—WORLD WATER DAY
- 36 QUESTIONS
- 37 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 38 PRIVILEGES—STANDING COMMITTEE—151ST REPORT
- 39 ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATION
- 40 FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT (VALIDATION OF CERTAIN ORDERS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 41 ANTARCTIC TREATY (ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION) AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 42 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—CLASSIFICATION (PUBLICATIONS, FILMS AND COMPUTER GAMES) AMENDMENT (R 18+ COMPUTER GAMES) BILL 2012
- 43 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—AIR NAVIGATION AND CIVIL AVIATION AMENDMENT (AIRCRAFT CREW) BILL 2011 AND QANTAS SALE AMENDMENT (STILL CALL AUSTRALIA HOME) BILL 2011
- 44 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—ADDITIONAL ESTIMATES 2011-12
- 45 LANDHOLDERS' RIGHT TO REFUSE (COAL SEAM GAS) BILL 2011
- 46 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 47 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 48 COMMITTEE REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 49 AUDITOR-GENERAL'S REPORTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 50 JUDGES AND GOVERNORS-GENERAL LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FAMILY LAW) BILL 2012
- 51 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—4TH REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 4 OF 2012
- 52 ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT (MAINTAINING ADDRESS) BILL 2011E ELECTORAL AND REFERENDUM AMENDMENT (PROTECTING ELECTOR PARTICIPATION) BILL 2012
- 53 TELECOMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSAL SERVICE MANAGEMENT AGENCY BILL 2011E TELECOMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (UNIVERSAL SERVICE REFORM) BILL 2011
- 54 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AMENDMENT (RAISING THE BAR) E BILL 2011 [2012]
- 55 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGES—ASSENT TO LAWS
- 56 PUBLICATIONS—STANDING COMMITTEE—15TH REPORT
- 57 COMMITTEES—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—ESTIMATES
- 58 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION—SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011 AND RELATED BILLS
- 59 REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT
- 60 DOCUMENTS
- 61 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 62 NEXT MEETING OF SENATE
- 63 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 64 ADJOURNMENT
- 65 ATTENDANCE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS—NUCLEAR ENERGYSenator Ludlam, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 726—That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) that a crackdown by over 6 000 police on non-violent anti-nuclear power protestors, including arrests for sedition and the prohibition on people congregating, occurred at the construction site of a nuclear reactor near the fishing village of Koodankulam in south India on 19 March and 20 March 2012, (ii) that 20 000 people gathered on 20 March 2012 with thousands on an indefinite hunger strike until the non-violent protestors are released,
(iv) the sale of uranium to India while that country refuses to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) would be illegal under the Treaty of Rarotonga, signed by the Australian Government in 1985, (v) the 1998 United Nations Security Council resolution 1172 `encourages all States to prevent the export of equipment, materials or technology that could in any way assist programmes in India or Pakistan for nuclear weapons or for ballistic missiles capable of delivering such weapons, and welcomes national policies adopted and declared in this respect', and (vi) the Nuclear Security Summit will be held on 26 March and 27 March 2012 in South Korea; and (b) calls on the Government to utilise all diplomatic channels to: (i) protest the Indian Government's unprecedented deployment of police around Koodankulam and the harassment of peaceful protestors as inconsistent with the democratic right to peaceful protest, (ii) caution the Indian Government against loading uranium fuel rods into the reactor at Koodankulam without conducting any safety or evacuation drills, mandatory exercises under the Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board rules, (iii) promote the independence of nuclear regulators from industry and government as best international practice, and (iv) not sell uranium to countries that stand outside the NPT and its associated safeguards system. Statement by leave: Senator Ludlam, by leave, made a statement relating to the motion. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES,10
NOES, 34
Question negatived.
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