2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 115

Tuesday, 9 October 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   3065

 2   Government Documents   3065

 3   Death of Charles Kennedy Comans, CBE, QC—Statement by President   3065

 4   Committees—Leave to Meet During Sitting—Variation   3065

 5   Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work)
 Bill 2012   3066

 6   Questions   3066

 7   Motions to Take Note of Answers   3067

 8   Petitions   3067

 9   Notices   3067

 10   Private Senators' Bills—Consideration   3072

 11   Leave of Absence   3072

 12   National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   3072

 13   Postponements   3072

 14   Economics References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   3072

 15   Foreign Affairs—Burma   3073

 16   Law and Justice—Wikileaks   3073

 17   Education—Higher Education Funding   3073

 18   Discussion of Matter of Public Importance—Law and Justice—
 Attorney-General   3075

 19   Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Reports—Low Aromatic Fuel Bill 2012   3075

 20   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012   3075

 21   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Interim Report—Management of the Murray-Darling Basin   3075

 22   Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Report—Detention of Minors   3076

 23   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Government Response—Government's Response to Kidnappings of Australian Citizens Overseas   3076

 24   Government Documents   3076

 25   Auditor-General—Audit Reports Nos 5, 6 and 7 of 2012-13—Documents   3076

 26   Immigration—Nauru—Service Provisions—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3077

 27   Indigenous Australians—Study of Indigenous Children—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3077

 28   Taxation—Minerals Resource Rent Tax—Monthly Revenue Collection Updates—Order for Production of Documents—Document   3077

 29   Departmental and Agency Contracts—Order for Production of Documents—Document   3077

 30   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3077

 31   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3078

 32   Consideration of Documents   3078

 33   Health—Dementia Awareness Week—Document   3078

 34   Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill 2012 and National Portrait Gallery of Australia Bill 2012—Explanatory Memorandum—Addenda   3078

 35   National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee—Government Response—Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network   3079

 36   Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Further MySuper and Transparency Measures) Bill 2012   3079

 37   Documents   3079

 38   Indexed Lists of Departmental and Agency Files—Order for Production of Documents—Document   3085

 39   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3086

 40   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3086

 41   Committee Membership   3086

 42   Governor-General's Messages—Assent to Laws   3086

 43   Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Military Court of Australia Bill 2012 and Military Court of Australia (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012   3087

 44   Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work)
 Bill 2012   3087

 45   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development) Bill 2012   3088

 46   Government Documents—Consideration   3090

 47   Adjournment   3090

 48   Attendance   3090