2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 100

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   2714

 2   Government Documents   2714

 3   Death of Sergeant Blaine Diddams   2714

 4   Question Time—Modified Rules—Temporary Order   2714

 5   Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2714

 6   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Community Affairs References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2715

 7   Senate—Senator Fisher—Imminent Retirement—Statement by Leave   2715

 8   Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012   2715

 9   Questions   2715

 10   Motions to Take Note of Answers   2715

 11   Petitions   2716

 12   Notices   2716

 13   Leave of Absence   2719

 14   Australia's Food Processing Sector—Select Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2719

 15   Private Senators' Bills—Consideration   2719

 16   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Extensions of Time to Report   2719

 17   National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2720

 18   Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   2720

 19   Postponements   2720

 20   Health—Polio Eradication   2720

 21   Administration—Fair Work Act—Review   2721

 22   Parliament—Standards of Ministerial Ethics   2722

 23   Discussion of Matter of Public Importance—Administration—Gillard Government   2723

 24   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Document—Budget

 Estimates 2012-13   2723

 25   Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee—Report—Infrastructure Delivery and Engineering Skills Shortages   2723

 26   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Reports—Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Complaints) Bill 2012 and Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Bill 2012   2724

 27   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Administration of Indigenous Business Australia in Relation to Certain Evidence given to the Senate Community Affairs Committee   2724

 28   Rural Affairs and Transport References Committee—Government Response—Animal Welfare Standards in Australia's Live Export Markets and the Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2011 [No. 2] and Live Animal Export Restriction and Prohibition
 Bill 2011 [No. 2]   2724

 29   Economics References Committee—Government Response—Capital Markets for Social Economy Organisations   2724

 30   Economics References Committee—Government Response—Tax Laws Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011 and Income Tax Rates Amendment (Temporary Flood and Cyclone Reconstruction Levy) Bill 2011   2725

 31   Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee—Government Response—426th Report   2725

 32   Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Government Response—Administration of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme   2725

 33   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Government Response—Australia's Biosecurity and Quarantine Arrangements   2725

 34   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Government Response—Australia's Administration and Management of the Torres Strait   2725

 35   Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—Government Response—100th Report   2726

 36   Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Government Response—Donor Conception Practices in Australia   2726

 37   Government Documents   2726

 38   Law and Justice—Murray Darling Basin Draft Plan—Legal Advice—Order for Production of Documents—Document   2726

 39   Consideration of Documents   2726

 40   Business of the Senate—1 January to 30 June 2012—Document   2727

 41   Work of Committees—Document   2727

 42   Questions on Notice Summary—Document   2727

 43   Family and Community Services—World Down Syndrome Day—Document   2727

 44   Environment—Murray Darling—Inflows—Document   2727

 45   Foreign Affairs—Bahrain—Mr Nabeel Rajab—Document   2727

 46   Women—Domestic Violence—Bsafe Program—Document   2728

 47   Foreign Affairs—International Arms Trade—Document   2728

 48   Family and Community Services—Domestic and Family Violence—Document   2728

 49   Law and Justice—Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws—Document   2728

 50   Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Review of the Re-listing of Hizballah's External Security Organisation   2728

 51   Documents   2729

 52   Committee Membership   2744

 53   Governor-General's Messages—Assent to Laws   2745

 54   Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2012
Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2011
Social Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2011   2747

 55   Consumer Credit Legislation Amendment (Enhancements) Bill 2012   2747

 56   Committee Membership   2748

 57   Economics Legislation Committee—Report—Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill (No. 1) 2012   2748

 58   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Customs Amendment (Smuggled Tobacco) Bill 2012   2748

 59   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—Report—Military Court of Australia Bill 2012 and a Related Bill   2748

 60   Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012   2748

 61   Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012   2750

 62   Government Documents—Consideration   2750

 63   Adjournment   2750

 64   Attendance   2750