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Senate Journal No. 51 - 3 December 2008
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- 3 AUDITOR-GENERAL AMENDMENT BILL 2008E CORPORATIONS AMENDMENT (NO. 1) BILL 2008E MIGRATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2008E THERAPEUTIC GOODS AMENDMENT (MEDICAL DEVICES AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2008
- 4 CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION
- 5 BROADCASTING LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (DIGITAL TELEVISION SWITCH-OVER) BILL 2008
- 6 INTERSTATE ROAD TRANSPORT CHARGE AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2008E ROAD CHARGES LEGISLATION REPEAL AND AMENDMENT BILL 2008
- 7 MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
- 8 QUESTIONS
- 9 IMMIGRATION—MR MARAT AMINOV—STATEMENT BY LEAVE
- 10 MOTIONS TO TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS
- 11 DEATH OF FORMER MEMBER THE HONOURABLE FRANCIS DANIEL CREAN
- 12 NOTICES
- 13 POSTPONEMENTS
- 14 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—WEST AFRICA—CHILD LABOUR
- 15 WATER AMENDMENT (SAVING THE GOULBURN AND MURRAY RIVERS) BILL 2008
- 16 WATER ACT 2007—CRITICAL HUMAN WATER NEEDS—DEFINITIONS AND CRITERIA—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENT
- 17 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES—ABC LEARNING—CHILD CARE
- 18 ECONOMICS—ECONOMIC STRATEGY
- 19 ENVIRONMENT—NATIVE FORESTS AND WOODLANDS
- 20 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY
- 21 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON TUESDAY—DIVISIONS ON THURSDAY—SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES—TEMPORARY ORDERS
- 22 SCRUTINY OF BILLS—STANDING COMMITTEE—ALERT DIGEST NO. 14 OF 2008
- 23 SENATORS' INTERESTS—STANDING COMMITTEE—DOCUMENTS
- 24 PARLIAMENT—COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL AMENDMENT (POLITICAL DONATIONS AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2008—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—DOCUMENTS
- 25 TRADE—TRANS PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—CONSIDERATION
- 26 DEPARTMENT OF THE SENATE—REGISTER OF SENATE SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS' INTERESTS—DOCUMENT
- 27 INDEPENDENT AUDIT—AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE—DOCUMENT
- 28 DOCUMENTS
- 29 FAMILIES, HOUSING, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FURTHER 2008 BUDGET AND OTHER MEASURES) BILL 2008
- 30 NATION-BUILDING FUNDS BILL 2008E NATION-BUILDING FUNDS (CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2008E COAG REFORM FUND BILL 2008
- 31 SCHOOLS ASSISTANCE BILL 2008
- 32 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S MESSAGE—ASSENT TO LAWS
- 33 ECONOMICS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT—DEFINITION OF UNCONSCIONABLE CONDUCT FOR THE PURPOSES OF PART IVA OF THE TRADE PRACTICES ACT 1974
- 34 ECONOMICS—STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT—MATTERS RELATING TO THE GAS EXPLOSION AT VARANUS ISLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- 35 VALEDICTORY STATEMENTS
- 36 NOTICE
- 37 ADJOURNMENT
- 38 ATTENDANCE
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITYSenator Siewert, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved government business notice of motion no. 318—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) Wednesday, 3 December 2008 is International Day of People with Disability, (ii) the theme for 2008 is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, (iii) Australia became a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in July 2008, (iv) the Government is currently developing a national disability strategy, and (v) the recent Council of Australian Governments' funding round provided a welcome increase in the rate of indexation and the overall level of funding to the states and territories for the provision of disability services and support; and (b) calls on the Government to ensure that the national disability strategy: (i) contains a strong emphasis on human rights, and (ii) provides a suitable platform through which to address the current lack of consistency between the states and territories in the provision of services, supported accommodation and aids to people with disability. Question put and negatived. Statement by leave: Senator Bernardi, by leave, made a statement relating to the motion.
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