2010-12

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 117

Thursday, 11 October 2012

Contents

 1   Meeting of Senate   3116

 2   Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) Bill 2012   3116

 3   Notice   3116

 4   Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 13 of 2012   3116

 5   Order of Business—Rearrangement   3118

 6   Leave of Absence   3118

 7   Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Environment and Communications References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   3119

 8   Postponement   3119

 9   Environment and Communications References Committee—Reference   3119

 10   Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Reference   3119

 11   Foreign Affairs—Thailand   3120

 12   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting   3120

 13   Defence—Australian Peacekeepers   3120

 14   Health—World Sight Day   3121

 15   Consideration of Legislation   3121

 16   Women—Parramatta Female Factory Precinct   3122

 17   Law and Justice—Marriage Equality Legislation   3122

 18   Administration—Attorney-General—Data Retention—Proposed Order for Production of Documents   3123

 19   Administration—Attorney-General—National Data Retention Scheme—Proposed Order for Production of Documents   3124

 20   Law and Justice—Public Interest Disclosure Bill—Proposed Order for Production of Documents   3124

 21   Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Document—Management of the Murray-Darling Basin   3125

 22   Committees—Additional Information—Estimates   3125

 23   Publications—Standing Committee—20th Report   3126

 24   Federal Circuit Court of Australia Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Higher Education Support Amendment (Maximum Payment Amounts and Other Measures) Bill 2012
Higher Education Support Amendment (Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2012
National Health Security Amendment Bill 2012   3127

 25   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—Proposed Reference   3127

 26   Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2012   3127

 27   Customs Amendment (Smuggled Tobacco) Bill 2012   3128

 28   National Portrait Gallery of Australia Bill 2012
National Portrait Gallery of Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2012   3128

 29   Customs Amendment (Smuggled Tobacco) Bill 2012—Explanatory Memorandum   3128

 30   Migration Legislation Amendment (Student Visas) Bill 2012   3128

 31   Questions   3129

 32   Motion to Take Note of Answer   3129

 33   Department of the Senate—Report for 2011-12—Document   3129

 34   Access to Committee Documents—Document   3129

 35   Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) Bill 2012   3129

 36   Documents   3129

 37   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3130

 38   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Documents   3130

 39   Committee Membership   3131

 40   Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Amendment Bill 2012
Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Amendment Bill 2012
Excise Tariff Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012
Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012
Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Amendment Bill 2012   3131

 41   Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account Bill 2012
Social and Community Services Pay Equity Special Account (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012   3132

 42   Dental Benefits Amendment Bill 2012
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012   3132

 43   Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—Proposed Reference   3133

 44   Live Animal Export (Slaughter) Prohibition Bill 2012   3133

 45   Taxation—Carbon Tax—Documents   3133

 46   Government Documents—Consideration   3133

 47   Departmental and Agency Appointments and Vacancies—Order for Production of Documents—Document   3134

 48   Departmental and Agency Grants—Order for Production of Documents—Document   3134

 49   Committee Reports and Government Responses—Orders of the Day—Consideration   3134

 50   Auditor-General's Reports—Orders of the Day—Consideration   3136

 51   Adjournment   3136

 52   Attendance   3136