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Senate Journal No. 124 - 21 November 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 WATER AMENDMENT (LONG-TERM AVERAGE SUSTAINABLE DIVERSION LIMIT ADJUSTMENT) BILL 2012
- 3 HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (STREAMLINING AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 4 CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (SERIOUS DRUGS, IDENTITY CRIME AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 5 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 6 QUESTIONS
- 7 PARLIAMENT—SENATOR BOB CARR—PERSONAL EXPLANATION
- 8 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWER
- 9 NOTICES
- 10 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 11 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 12 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 13 POSTPONEMENTS
- 14 PRIVILEGES—STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 15 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 16 CULTURE AND THE ARTS—DEEPAVALI—CELEBRATIONS
- 17 WOMEN—INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
- 18 COMMUNICATION—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION—AUDIO DESCRIPTION TRIAL
- 19 COMMUNICATIONS—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION—TASMANIAN TELEVISION PRODUCTION UNIT
- 20 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—ISRAEL
- 21 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 22 ENVIRONMENT—PROPOSED SEISMIC SURVEY
- 23 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
- 24 ENVIRONMENT—NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP—PROPOSED SITE—PROPOSED ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENT
- 25 NOTICE OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 26 DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—ENVIRONMENT—PROTECTION OF NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WILDERNESS PLACES
- 27 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—14TH REPORT AND ALERT DIGEST NO. 14 OF 2012
- 28 DOCUMENTS
- 29 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 30 MIGRATION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2012—DISALLOWANCE
- 31 CLEAN ENERGY AMENDMENT (INTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS TRADING AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012E CLEAN ENERGY (CHARGES—EXCISE) AMENDMENT BILL 2012E CLEAN ENERGY (CHARGES—CUSTOMS) AMENDMENT BILL 2012E EXCISE TARIFF AMENDMENT (PER-TONNE CARBON PRICE EQUIVALENT) E BILL 2012E OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS (IMPORT LEVY) AMENDMENT (PER-TONNE CARBON PRICE EQUIVALENT) BILL 2012E OZONE PROTECTION AND SYNTHETIC GREENHOUSE GAS (MANUFACTURE LEVY) AMENDMENT (PER-TONNE CARBON PRICE EQUIVALENT) BILL 2012E CLEAN ENERGY (UNIT ISSUE CHARGE—AUCTIONS) AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 32 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—CONSIDERATION
- 33 ADJOURNMENT
- 34 ATTENDANCE
COMMUNICATION—AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION—AUDIO DESCRIPTION TRIALSenator Ludlam, also on behalf of Senator Siewert, amended general business notice of motion no. 1036 by leave and, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved—That the Senate— (a) notes: (i) strong support and popularity has been expressed by the blind and visual impaired community for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) 13 week trial of audio description of scenes during television programs, (ii) that technical issues identified during the trial will be reported to the Minister by the ABC by the end of 2012, and (iii) the 5 November 2012 statement by the Minister indicating that the Government will work with all parties to address the technical difficulties towards establishing a permanent service; and (b) calls on the Government to: (i) make the ABC report on the audio description trial public, and (ii) subject to the findings of the report, consider including funding for the audio description trial in the ABC triennial funding process. Question put and passed. | |