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Senate Journal No. 109 - 12 September 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 MIGRATION ACT—DESIGNATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAURU—REGIONAL PROCESSING COUNTRY—APPROVAL
- 4 BROADCASTING SERVICES AMENDMENT (ANTI-SIPHONING) BILL 2012
- 5 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 6 QUESTIONS
- 7 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 8 PARLIAMENT—PARLIAMENTARIANS' INTERESTS—PERSONAL EXPLANATION
- 9 PETITION
- 10 NOTICES
- 11 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 12 CORPORATIONS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 13 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 14 EMPLOYMENT—PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY
- 15 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 16 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 17 ADMINISTRATION—SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSIONS—BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES
- 18 POLITICS—BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENTS AND SANCTIONS POLICY
- 19 HEALTH—FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS
- 20 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—BURMA—HUMAN RIGHTS
- 21 ADMINISTRATION—PROTECTING NATIONALLY THREATENED SPECIES AND WILDERNESS PLACES—RESPONSIBILITY
- 22 DEATH OF MS VIKKI RILEY
- 23 MINERALS RESOURCE RENT TAX AMENDMENT (PROTECTING REVENUE) E BILL 2012
- 24 HEALTH—AUSTRALIA21—ILLICIT DRUGS
- 25 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS—CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION—BLOCKADE
- 26 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—FAIR WORK AUSTRALIA—MR CRAIG THOMSON—PUBLICATION OF DOCUMENTS
- 27 POLITICS—BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENTS AND SANCTIONS POLICY—STATEMENT BY LEAVE
- 28 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—DEFENCE—MILITARY SUPERANNUATION PENSIONS
- 29 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—10TH REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 10 OF 2012
- 30 HUMAN RIGHTS—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—2ND REPORT OF 2012
- 31 HEALTH—NATIONAL DISABILITY INSURANCE SCHEME—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 32 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—CHILD CARE GROWTH—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 33 HUMAN RIGHTS—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—2ND REPORT OF 2012—CONSIDERATION
- 34 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—CHILD CARE GROWTH—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—CONSIDERATION
- 35 DOCUMENT
- 36 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 37 DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY CONTRACTS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 38 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 39 JUDICIAL MISBEHAVIOUR AND INCAPACITY (PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONS) E BILL 2012E COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (JUDICIAL COMPLAINTS) BILL 2012
- 40 NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA BILL 2012E NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA (CONSEQUENTIAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2012
- 41 LEGISLATION COMMITTEES—REPORTS—ANNUAL REPORTS
- 42 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—MARITIME POWERS BILL 2012 AND RELATED BILL
- 43 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—AUSTRALIAN CHARITIES AND NOT-FOR-PROFITS COMMISSION BILL 2012 AND RELATED BILLS
- 44 BROADCASTING SERVICES AMENDMENT (ANTI-SIPHONING) BILL 2012
- 45 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 46 ADJOURNMENT
- 47 ATTENDANCE
ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCESenator Xenophon, also on behalf of the Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Milne), pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved business of the Senate notice of motion no. 1—That the following matter be referred to the Economics References Committee for inquiry and report by 27 November 2012: Allegations of corruption, bribery and maladministration in respect of the conduct of Securency International Ltd and Note Printing Australia, subsidiaries of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), with particular reference to: (a) the dates and level of knowledge of the RBA in respect of these allegations and their governance procedures for dealing with such allegations; (b) the actions taken by the RBA once it was made aware of these allegations and whether the actions were appropriate and timely in the circumstances; (c) the involvement of Austrade in the activities of Securency International Ltd and Note Printing Australia; (d) Austrade's knowledge of the allegations, including dates, and their actions thereto; (e) the role of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in investigating these allegations, and whether ASIC acted in a timely manner in relation to these matters; and (f) any other related matters.
The Senate divided— AYES, 11 Senators— Di Natale Hanson-Young Ludlam Madigan Milne Rhiannon Siewert (Teller) Waters Whish-Wilson Wright Xenophon NOES, 35 Senators— Abetz Back Bernardi Bilyk Bishop Boyce Brown Bushby Colbeck Collins Cormann Crossin Edwards Farrell Fawcett Feeney Fierravanti-Wells Fifield Furner Gallacher Kroger (Teller) Marshall McKenzie McLucas Moore Pratt Ronaldson Ruston Sinodinos Smith Stephens Thistlethwaite Thorp Urquhart Williams Question negatived. | |