2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 121

Thursday, 1 November 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   3234

 2   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) Bill 2012   3234

 3   Petition   3234

 4   Notices   3234

 5   Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 14 of 2012   3237

 6   Order of Business—Rearrangement   3238

 7   Days of Meeting   3238

 8   Legislation Committees—Estimates Hearings   3239

 9   Routine of Business—Variation   3240

 10   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   3240

 11   Leave of Absence   3240

 12   Postponement   3240

 13   Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Reference   3241

 14   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Extension of Time to Report   3241

 15   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   3241

 16   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Extension of Time to Report   3242

 17   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   3242

 18   Community Affairs References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   3242

 19   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   3242

 20   Health—International Brain Tumour Awareness Week   3243

 21   Health—Asia Pacific Region—Malaria   3243

 22   Consideration of Legislation   3244

 23   Foreign Affairs—Global Hydro Fluorocarbons Phase-Out   3244

 24   Finance—Clean Energy Costings—Proposed Order for Production of Documents   3245

 25   Finance—Minerals Resource Rent Tax Costings—Proposed Order for Production of Documents   3248

 26   Foreign Affairs—India—Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant—Protesters   3249

 27   Family and Community Services—Newstart   3250

 28   Indigenous Australians—Community Safety and Wellbeing Research Study—Proposed Order for Production of Document   3250

 29   Indigenous Australians—Northern Territory Emergency Response—Order for Production of Documents   3251

 30   Indigenous Australians—Healing Foundation   3251

 31   Gambling Reform—Joint Select Committee—Reference   3251

 32   Administration—Bushfires   3252

 33   Committees—Additional Information—Estimates   3252

 34   Publications—Standing Committee—21st Report   3253

 35   Electricity Prices—Select Committee—Report   3258

 36   Higher Education Support Amendment (Maximum Payment Amounts and Other Measures) Bill 2012   3258

 37   Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012   3258

 38   Commonwealth Government Securities Legislation Amendment (Retail Trading) Bill 2012   3259

 39   Migration Legislation Amendment (Student Visas) Bill 2012   3259

 40   Electricity Prices—Select Committee—Report—Consideration   3260

 41   Questions   3260

 42   Motions to Take Note of Answers   3260

 43   Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee—Government Response—Women in Sport and Recreation in Australia   3260

 44   Law Enforcement—Joint Statutory Committee—Government Response—Examination of the Australian Crime Commission and the Australian Federal Police Annual Reports for 2010-11   3260

 45   Migration—Joint Standing Committee—Government Response—Migration Treatment of Disability   3260

 46   Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—Government Response—125th Report   3261

 47   Women—Affordable Housing—Document   3261

 48   Auditor-General—Audit Report No. 9 of 2012-13—Document   3261

 49   Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral Procedure) Bill 2012—Explanatory Memorandum   3261

 50   Documents   3261

 51   Committee Membership   3263

 52   Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2012   3263

 53   Fair Work Amendment Bill 2012   3263

 54   Primary Industries—Australian Agriculture—Biosecurity and Quarantine Matters   3264

 55   Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Amendment Bill 2012   3264

 56   Government Documents—Orders of the Day—Consideration   3264

 57   Committee Membership   3267

 58   Fair Work Amendment (Transfer of Business) Bill 2012
Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 2012   3268

 59   Constitutional Recognition of Local Government—Joint Select Committee—Appointment   3268

 60   Committee Membership   3270

 61   Electricity Prices—Select Committee—Report—Consideration   3270

 62   Committee Reports and Government Responses—Orders of the Day—Consideration   3270

 63   Auditor-General's Reports—Orders of the Day—Consideration   3271

 64   Adjournment   3272

 65   Attendance   3272