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Senate Journal No. 128 - 28 November 2012
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 FAIR WORK AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 4 WHEAT EXPORT MARKETING AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 5 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 6 QUESTIONS
- 7 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 8 NOTICES
- 9 POSTPONEMENTS
- 10 LEAVE OF ABSENCE
- 11 PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 12 EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 13 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 14 ENVIRONMENT—WESTERN AUSTRALIA—URANIUM PROJECT
- 15 IMMIGRATION—ASYLUM SEEKERS
- 16 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 17 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 18 BIOSECURITY BILL 2012E INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF BIOSECURITY BILL 2012
- 19 LAW AND JUSTICE—UGANDA AND NIGERIA—ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY LEGISLATION
- 20 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 21 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 22 POSTPONEMENT
- 23 DEFENCE—AUSTRALIAN PEACEKEEPERS
- 24 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—15TH REPORT OF 2012
- 25 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—PERFORMANCE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SERVICES
- 26 ECONOMICS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE AUSTRALIAN BANKING SECTOR
- 27 FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REPORT—MEDICARE FUNDING FOR HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT
- 28 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—131ST REPORT
- 29 HUMAN RIGHTS—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—7TH REPORT OF 2012
- 30 LAW ENFORCEMENT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—REPORT—REGULATORY POWERS (STANDARD PROVISIONS) BILL 2012
- 31 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—NATIONAL GAMBLING REFORM BILL 2012 AND RELATED BILLS
- 32 ENVIRONMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—REPORT—RENEWABLE ENERGY (ELECTRICITY) AMENDMENT (EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM WIND FARMS) BILL 2012
- 33 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT—INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT BILL 2012
- 34 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—433RD AND 434TH REPORTS
- 35 PUBLIC WORKS—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—6TH REPORT OF 2012
- 36 PARLIAMENT HOUSE—RULES FOR MEDIA RELATED ACTIVITY—STATEMENT AND DOCUMENT
- 37 HEALTH—WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY—DOCUMENT
- 38 HEALTH—WORLD SIGHT DAY—DOCUMENT
- 39 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 11 OF 2012-13—DOCUMENT
- 40 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—126TH REPORT
- 41 PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE REPORTS—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON GOVERNMENT RESPONSES
- 42 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT REFERENCES COMMITTEE—INTERIM REPORT—FOREIGN INVESTMENT REVIEW BOARD NATIONAL INTEREST TEST
- 43 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO THE 125TH INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION ASSEMBLY AND BILATERAL VISITS TO GERMANY AND AUSTRIA—DOCUMENT
- 44 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA—DOCUMENT
- 45 AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO SOLOMON ISLANDS AND SAMOA—DOCUMENT
- 46 DOCUMENTS
- 47 INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS—NORTHERN TERRITORY EMERGENCY RESPONSE—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENT
- 48 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 49 TREASURY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (UNCLAIMED MONEY AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012
- 50 CUSTOMS AMENDMENT (MALAYSIA-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012E CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT (MALAYSIA-AUSTRALIA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION) BILL 2012
- 51 HEALTH AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2012E MIGRATION AMENDMENT (REFORM OF EMPLOYER SANCTIONS) BILL 2012
- 52 FAIR WORK AMENDMENT (TRANSFER OF BUSINESS) BILL 2012E HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT AMENDMENT (STREAMLINING AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2012E MIGRATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (STUDENT VISAS) BILL 2012E SUPERANNUATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (MYSUPER CORE PROVISIONS) E BILL 2012
- 53 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 54 CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION OF ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE—APPOINTMENT
- 55 BASIN PLAN 2012—PROPOSED DISALLOWANCE
- 56 ADJOURNMENT
- 57 ATTENDANCE
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS REFERENCES COMMITTEE—REFERENCESenator Waters, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved business of the Senate notice of motion no. 5—That— (a) the Senate notes, with concern, the recent and growing job losses in state governments around Australia, as well as the difficulties many state public sector employees face in bargaining over wages and conditions; and (b) the following matter be referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee for inquiry and report by 17 June 2013: The conditions of employment of state public sector employees and the adequacy of protection of their rights at work as compared with other employees, including: (i) whether: (A) the current state government industrial relations legislation provides state public sector workers with less protection and entitlements than workers to whom the Fair Work Act 2009 (the Act) applies,
(C) the rendering unenforceable of elements of existing collective agreements relating to employment security is a breach of the obligations under the ILO conventions ratified by Australia relating to collective bargaining, (D) the current state government industrial relations frameworks provide protection to workers as required under the ILO conventions ratified by Australia, (E) state public sector workers face particular difficulties in bargaining under state or federal legislation, and (F) the Act provides the same protections to state public sector workers as it does to other workers to the extent possible, within the scope of the Commonwealth's legislative powers; and (ii) noting the scope of states' referrals of power to support the Act, what legislative or regulatory options are available to the Commonwealth to ensure that all Australian workers, including those in state public sectors, have adequate and equal protection of their rights at work. Statement by leave: Senator Cash, by leave, made a statement relating to the motion. Question put. The Senate divided— AYES, 37 Senators— Bilyk Bishop Brown Cameron Carr, Kim Collins Conroy Crossin Di Natale Farrell Faulkner Feeney Furner Gallacher Hanson-Young Hogg Ludlam Ludwig Lundy Madigan Marshall McEwen (Teller) McLucas Milne Moore Polley Pratt Rhiannon Siewert Singh Stephens Sterle Thorp Urquhart Waters Whish-Wilson Wright NOES, 30 Senators— Back Bernardi Birmingham Boyce Brandis Bushby Cash Colbeck Edwards Eggleston Fawcett Fierravanti-Wells Fifield Heffernan Humphries Johnston Joyce Kroger (Teller) Macdonald Mason McKenzie Nash Parry Payne Ronaldson Ruston Ryan Sinodinos Smith Williams Question agreed to.
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