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Senate Journal No. 98 - 27 June 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 TEMPORARY CHAIR OF COMMITTEES
- 3 ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATION
- 4 PAID PARENTAL LEAVE AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DAD AND PARTNER PAY AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 5 PASSENGER MOVEMENT CHARGE AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 6 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (2012 MEASURES NO. 2) BILL 2012E PAY AS YOU GO WITHHOLDING NON-COMPLIANCE TAX BILL 2012
- 7 FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 3) 2012
- 8 QUESTIONS
- 9 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWER
- 10 MINISTERIAL CODE OF CONDUCT—PERSONAL EXPLANATION
- 11 DEATH OF FORMER MEMBER DR HAROLD (HARRY) RAYMOND EDWARDS
- 12 NOTICES
- 13 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 14 POSTPONEMENT
- 15 AUSTRALIA'S FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR—SELECT COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 16 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME
- 17 NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—PROPOSED APPOINTMENT
- 18 IMMIGRATION—MIGRANT WORKERS
- 19 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE
- 20 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—ADMINISTRATION—GILLARD GOVERNMENT
- 21 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—7TH REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 7 OF 2012
- 22 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—INTERIM REPORT—PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES
- 23 FIRST SPEECH
- 24 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—126TH REPORT
- 25 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORTS NOS 53 AND 54 OF 2011-12—DOCUMENTS
- 26 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY PROGRAM
- 27 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES
- 28 DOCUMENT
- 29 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORTS—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
- 30 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 31 LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS AMENDMENT (SUNSETTING MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 32 HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (STUDENT CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012E STATUTE STOCKTAKE (APPROPRIATIONS) BILL (NO. 1) 2012E TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (INVESTMENT MANAGER REGIME) BILL 2012
- 33 NATIONAL BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2010
- 34 PROCEDURE—STANDING COMMITTEE—FIRST REPORT OF 2012—CONSIDERATION
- 35 FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 3) 2012
- 36 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
- 37 ADJOURNMENT
- 38 ATTENDANCE
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCESenator Rhiannon, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 815—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) two-thirds of women in Australia affected by domestic violence are in some form of paid employment, (ii) violence against women and children will cost the Australian economy $15.6 billion by 2022 unless effective action is taken to prevent it, (iii) domestic violence can have a significant impact on the employment of women who are subjected to it, due to lost productivity as a result of distraction in the workplace, absenteeism due to physical and psychological injuries, disrupted work histories as victims frequently change jobs, and lower personal incomes and reduced hours of work, and (iv) it is common for victims and survivors of domestic and family violence to be denied leave to attend to violence-related matters, such as attending court or moving into a shelter; and (b) calls on the Government to: (i) consider introducing domestic and family violence as a separate ground of discrimination, (ii) consider making discrimination related to domestic and family violence unlawful in the workplace, and
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