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Senate Journal No. 100 - 14 August 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 DEATH OF SERGEANT BLAINE DIDDAMS
- 4 QUESTION TIME—MODIFIED RULES—TEMPORARY ORDER
- 5 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 6 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 7 SENATE—SENATOR FISHER—IMMINENT RETIREMENT—STATEMENT BY LEAVE
- 8 SUPERANNUATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TRUSTEE OBLIGATIONS AND PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS) BILL 2012
- 9 QUESTIONS
- 10 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 11 PETITIONS
- 12 NOTICES
- 13 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 14 AUSTRALIA'S FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR—SELECT COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 15 PRIVATE SENATORS' BILLS—CONSIDERATION
- 16 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO REPORT
- 17 NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 18 ELECTORAL MATTERS—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 19 POSTPONEMENTS
- 20 HEALTH—POLIO ERADICATION
- 21 ADMINISTRATION—FAIR WORK ACT—REVIEW
- 22 PARLIAMENT—STANDARDS OF MINISTERIAL ETHICS
- 23 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—ADMINISTRATION—GILLARD GOVERNMENT
- 24 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT—BUDGET ESTIMATES 2012-13
- 25 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—INFRASTRUCTURE DELIVERY AND ENGINEERING SKILLS SHORTAGES
- 26 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORTS—COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (JUDICIAL COMPLAINTS) BILL 2012 AND JUDICIAL MISBEHAVIOUR AND INCAPACITY (PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONS) E BILL 2012
- 27 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—ADMINISTRATION OF INDIGENOUS BUSINESS AUSTRALIA IN RELATION TO CERTAIN EVIDENCE GIVEN TO THE SENATE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
- 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 PROHIBITIONE BILL 2011 [NO. 2]
- 29 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—CAPITAL MARKETS FOR SOCIAL ECONOMY ORGANISATIONS
- 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
- 31 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—426TH REPORT
- 32 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—ADMINISTRATION OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL BENEFITS SCHEME
- 33 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—AUSTRALIA'S BIOSECURITY AND QUARANTINE ARRANGEMENTS
- 34 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—AUSTRALIA'S ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE TORRES STRAIT
- 35 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—100THREPORT
- 36 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—DONOR CONCEPTION PRACTICES IN AUSTRALIA
- 37 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 38 LAW AND JUSTICE—MURRAY DARLING BASIN DRAFT PLAN—LEGAL ADVICE—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 39 CONSIDERATION OF DOCUMENTS
- 40 BUSINESS OF THE SENATE—1 JANUARY TO 30 JUNE 2012—DOCUMENT
- 41 WORK OF COMMITTEES—DOCUMENT
- 42 QUESTIONS ON NOTICE SUMMARY—DOCUMENT
- 43 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY—DOCUMENT
- 44 ENVIRONMENT—MURRAY DARLING—INFLOWS—DOCUMENT
- 45 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—BAHRAIN—MR NABEEL RAJAB—DOCUMENT
- 46 WOMEN—DOMESTIC VIOLENCE—BSAFE PROGRAM—DOCUMENT
- 47 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—INTERNATIONAL ARMS TRADE—DOCUMENT
- 48 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE—DOCUMENT
- 49 LAW AND JUSTICE—COMMONWEALTH ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS—DOCUMENT
- 50 INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—REPORT—REVIEW OF THE RE-LISTING OF HIZBALLAH'S EXTERNAL SECURITY ORGANISATION
- 51 DOCUMENTS
- 52 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 53 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGES—ASSENT TO LAWS
- 54 STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY BILL 2012E STRONGER FUTURES IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2011E SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2011
- 55 CONSUMER CREDIT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (ENHANCEMENTS) BILL 2012
- 56 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 57 ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER PRICING) BILL (NO. 1) 2012
- 58 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (SMUGGLED TOBACCO) BILL 2012
- 59 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—MILITARY COURT OF AUSTRALIA BILL 2012 AND A RELATED BILL
- 60 SUPERANNUATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TRUSTEE OBLIGATIONS AND PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS) BILL 2012
- 61 AVIATION TRANSPORT SECURITY AMENDMENT (SCREENING) BILL 2012
- 62 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 63 ADJOURNMENT
- 64 ATTENDANCE
ADMINISTRATION—FAIR WORK ACT—REVIEWSenator Kroger, at the request of the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Abetz) and pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 825—That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) advice from the Department of Finance and Deregulation released under Freedom of Information laws that the review of the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) should have included productivity, for example, a look at the costs incurred through bargaining, disputes, training and delays, (ii) that the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (Mr Shorten) revised the terms of reference drafted by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations to: (A) delete references to flexibility and balancing the needs of employees and employers in the opening paragraph, (B) delete any reference to how the Act has reduced the compliance burden on business, and (C) delete surveys of employers on their experiences in bargaining and agreement making under the Act and a survey of employees to measure their views and experiences under the Act, and (iii) the view of departmental officers that the Minister's terms of reference were too narrow; and (b) expresses concern that the terms of reference for the review were not broader. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES, 32 Senators— Abetz Back Bernardi Birmingham Boyce Brandis Bushby Cash Colbeck Cormann Edwards Eggleston Fawcett Fierravanti-Wells Fifield Heffernan Humphries Johnston Joyce Kroger (Teller) Macdonald Mason McKenzie Parry Payne Ronaldson Ryan Scullion Sinodinos Smith Williams Xenophon
Senators— Bilyk Bishop Brown Cameron Carr, Kim Collins Conroy Crossin Di Natale Farrell Faulkner Furner Gallacher Hanson-Young Hogg Ludlam Ludwig Lundy Marshall McEwen (Teller) McLucas Milne Moore Polley Pratt Rhiannon Siewert Singh Stephens Sterle Thistlethwaite Thorp Urquhart Waters Whish-Wilson Wong Wright Question negatived. | |