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Senate Journal No. 32 - 18 September 2008
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 TEMPORARY CHAIR OF COMMITTEES
- 3 PETITION
- 4 NOTICES
- 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 6 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REFERENCE
- 7 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
- 8 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS—STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTINGS
- 9 COMMUNITY AFFAIRS—STANDING COMMITTEE—EXTENSIONS OF TIME TO REPORT
- 10 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT—STANDING COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 11 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
- 12 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—BURMA
- 13 REGULATIONS AND ORDINANCES—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT
- 14 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—94TH REPORT
- 15 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT—ADMINISTRATION OF THE CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY (CASA) AND RELATED MATTERS
- 16 AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH COUNCIL AMENDMENT BILL 2008
- 17 STATE GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—SELECT COMMITTEE—REPORT
- 18 PROCEDURE—STANDING COMMITTEE—FIRST REPORT OF 2008—CONSIDERATION
- 19 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 20 TAX LAWS AMENDMENT (LUXURY CAR TAX) BILL 2008 AND RELATED BILLS—CONSIDERATION
- 21 INTERNATIONAL TAX AGREEMENTS AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 1) 2008
- 22 QUESTIONS
- 23 MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 24 HEALTH—DEMENTIA AWARENESS WEEK—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENT
- 25 FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—GOVERNMENT RESPONSE—AUSTRALIA'S TRADE WITH MEXICO AND THE REGION
- 26 SELECTION OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT NO. 11 OF 2008
- 27 DOCUMENT
- 28 INDEXED LISTS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND AGENCY FILES—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—DOCUMENTS
- 29 ENVIRONMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND THE ARTS—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENT—GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2008
- 30 COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
- 31 PROCEDURE—STANDING COMMITTEE—FIRST REPORT OF 2008—CONSIDERATION
- 32 ECONOMICS—MANAGEMENT OF THE ECONOMY
- 33 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 34 COMMITTEE REPORTS AND GOVERNMENT RESPONSES—ORDERS OF THE DAY—CONSIDERATION
- 35 ADJOURNMENT
- 36 ATTENDANCE
NOTICESSenator Bernardi: To move on the next day of sitting—That the Senate— (a) congratulates the 170 Australian Paralympic athletes and 121 officials, Australia's largest ever overseas team, on their success and efforts in the recent Paralympic Games in Beijing; and (b) notes that the 2008 Australian Paralympic team brought home a total of 79 medals, including 23 gold, placing Australia fifth on the 2008 Paralympic Games medal tally. (general business notice of motion no. 203) The Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Senator Crossin): To move on the next day of sitting—That the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee be authorised to hold a public meeting during the sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, 23 September 2008, from 4 pm, to take evidence for the committee's inquiry into the provisions of the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008. (general business notice of motion no. 204) The Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (Senator Crossin): To move on the next day of sitting—That the time for the presentation of reports of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee be extended as follows: (a) Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—Superannuation) Bill 2008 and the provisions of the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008—to 8 October 2008; and (b) Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2]—to 14 October 2008. (general business notice of motion no. 205) The Chairman of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances (Senator Wortley): To move 15 sitting days after today—That the Higher Education in External Territories Guidelines 2008, made under section 238-10 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003, be disallowed. The Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown): To move on 23 September 2008—That the Senate calls on the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Water (Mr Garrett) to ensure that the assessment of the proposed dam on the Mary River in Queensland includes all prudent and feasible alternatives. (general business notice of motion no. 206)
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