2010-13

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 143

Thursday, 21 March 2013

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   3853

 2   Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) Bill 2012   3853

 3   Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2013   3853

 4   Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Finance) Bill 2013   3853

 5   Higher Education Support Amendment (Further Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2013   3853

 6   Advances Under the Annual Appropriation Acts—Report for 2011-12   3854

 7   Community Affairs References Committee—Government Response—Commonwealth Contribution to Former Forced Adoption Policies and Practices   3854

 8   National Apology for Forced Adoptions   3854

 9   Questions   3856

 10   Motions to Take Note of Answers   3857

 11   Economics Legislation Committee—Reference   3857

 12   Multiculturalism—Harmony Day—United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination   3857

 13   Community Affairs References Committee—Extension of Time to Report   3858

 14   Family and Community Services—Newstart   3858

 15   Family and Community Services—Grandcarers Support Scheme   3858

 16   Family and Community Services—World Down Syndrome Day   3858

 17   Indigenous Australians—National Close the Gap Day   3859

 18   Foreign Affairs—Sri Lanka   3859

 19   Foreign Affairs—China—Organ Harvesting   3860

 20   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   3860

 21   Foreign Affairs—Syria   3861

 22   Culture and the Arts—Live Music   3861

 23   Sport—Sporting Clubs—Funding   3861

 24   Environment—Coal and Passenger Trains—Particulate Emissions   3862

 25   Foreign Affairs—Western Sahara   3862

 26   Health—World Tuberculosis Day   3863

 27   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Instruction to Committee   3864

 28   Notices   3864

 29   Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 4 of 2013   3864

 30   Leave of Absence   3867

 31   Senate—Senator Evans—Imminent Resignation—Statement by Leave   3867

 32   Committee Membership   3867

 33   Documents   3867

 34   Indexed Lists of Departmental and Agency Files—Order for Production of Documents—Document   3869

 35   Health Insurance—Anti-Competitive Practices—Order for Production of Documents—Document   3869

 36   Immigration—Detention Centres—Number of Detainees—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3869

 37   Environment and Communications References Committee—Reference   3869

 38   Adjournment   3870

 39   Attendance   3870