2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 114

Thursday, 20 September 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   3041

 2   Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012   3041

 3   Petition   3041

 4   Notices   3041

 5   Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 12 of 2012   3043

 6   Order of Business—Rearrangement   3044

 7   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Extension of Time to Report   3044

 8   Electricity Prices—Select Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   3045

 9   Leave of Absence   3045

 10   Postponements   3045

 11   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   3045

 12   Community Affairs References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sittings   3045

 13   Community Affairs References Committee—Reference   3046

 14   Indigenous Australians—Study of Indigenous Children—Order for Production of Documents   3047

 15   Environment and Communications References Committee—Proposed Reference   3047

 16   Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Proposed Reference   3048

 17   Foreign Affairs—Dutch Politician—Mr Geert Wilders   3048

 18   Environment—Bald Hills Wind Farm   3049

 19   Administration—Newstart   3050

 20   Administration—Protecting Nationally threatened Species and Wilderness Places—Responsibility   3051

 21   Committees—Additional Information—Estimates   3051

 22   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Additional Information—Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012 and Related Bills   3052

 23   Publications—Standing Committee—19th Report   3052

 24   Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012
Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2012   3053

 25   Committee Membership   3054

 26   Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012   3054

 27   Judges and Governors-General Legislation Amendment (Family Law)
 Bill 2012   3054

 28   Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012   3054

 29   Questions   3054

 30   Motions to Take Note of Answers   3054

 31   Community Affairs References Committee—Government Response—Funding and Administration of Mental Health Services   3055

 32   Marriage Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012   3055

 33   Temporary Chair of Committees   3056

 34   Australian National Audit Office—Report for 2011-12—Document   3056

 35   Auditor-General—Audit Report No. 4 of 2012-13—Document   3056

 36   Electoral Matters—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Review of the AEC Analysis of the FWA Report on the HSU   3056

 37   Human Rights—Joint Statutory Committee—4th Report of 2012   3056

 38   Documents   3056

 39   Departmental and Agency Contracts—Order for Production of Documents—Document   3057

 40   Committee Membership   3057

 41   Governor-General's Message—Assent to Law   3058

 42   Regional Australia—Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Industries   3058

 43   Human Rights—Joint Statutory Committee—4th Report of 2012—Statement by Leave   3058

 44   Government Documents—Consideration   3058

 45   Committee Reports and Government Responses—Orders of the Day—Consideration   3059

 46   Auditor-General's Reports—Orders of the Day—Consideration   3061

 47   Adjournment   3061

 48   Attendance   3061