BUSINESS OF THE FEDERATION CHAMBER

Monday, 26 February 2018

The Federation Chamber meets at 10.30 am

 

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS ACCORDED PRIORITY FOR THIS SITTING

11 AM TO 1.30 PM

Notices

    †1    Ms O’Toole : To move—That this House:

(1)         notes that ongoing cuts to public sector jobs in regional cities like Townsville have had a detrimental impact on the local economy and include:

(a)         the relocation of Royal Australian Air Force’s 38 Squadron King Air fleet from Townsville to East Sale in Victoria resulting in the loss of more than 40 aviation jobs in Townsville;

(b)         the Government’s change of process in second division resulting in the loss of up to 10 Townsville Australian Public Service defence support staff;

(c)         Townsville having 50 fewer defence staff in June 2017 than it had in December 2012;

(d)         19 jobs having been cut from CSIRO in Townsville over the last few years;

(e)         regional Queensland Customs staffing being cut by 50 per cent with 30 job losses from Gladstone to Thursday Island with Townsville being one of the hardest hit; and

(f)          the consolidation of the Australian Taxation Office in 2014 resulting in the loss of 110 jobs in Townsville;

(2)         acknowledges that maintaining public sector jobs is important in regional Australia and notes that job cuts are harmful to regional cities like Townsville; and

(3)         calls on the Government to ensure the coming federal budget puts a moratorium on these regional jobs cuts in public sector agencies.

              ( Notice given 12 February 2018. Time allowed—40 minutes. )

    †2    Mr Christensen : To move—That this House:

(1)         supports the Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project because:

(a)         its proponents, Adani Australia, already employ 800 workers in Queensland;

(b)         it will open up the Galilee Basin and lead the way in creating as many as 15,000 jobs across five potential mines for the workers of Central and North Queensland; and

(c)         it will improve the lives of millions of Indians by providing their country with affordable and safe electricity; and

(2)         notes that the Opposition is now opposed to the project, endangering both existing and future jobs in regional Queensland as evidenced by:

(a)         the Leader of the Opposition stating that ‘Labor is increasingly sceptical and today’s revelation, if true, is incredibly disturbing, and if Adani’s relying on false information, that mine does not deserve to go ahead’;

(b)         Senator Singh stating that ‘I believe the Adani coal mine is a big mistake for this country’;

(c)         the Shadow Minister for Environment and Water stating that the Carmichael coal mine ‘will simply displace existing coal operations elsewhere in Australia. There will be jobs lost elsewhere in Queensland or there will be jobs lost in the Hunter Valley...The demand for thermal coal exports around the world is in rapid decline and I think instead we should be talking about other economic developments and job opportunities for North Queensland’; and

(d)         the Member for:

                                                          (i)       Charlton tweeting that ‘Hunter coal mining jobs are endangered by the Adani project’; and

                                                        (ii)       Gellibrand stating that ‘the reality is, the Adani coal mine has always been something that regional Queenslanders know well: snake oil’.

              ( Notice given 6 February 2018. Time allowed—40 minutes. )

Orders of the day

         †    Home Care Packages: Debate to be resumed on the motion of Mr Georganas —That this House:

(1)         notes that the latest:

(a)         waiting list for Home Care Packages (HCP) indicates that more than 100,000 older Australians are waiting for the package they have been approved for; and

(b)         figures showed that the HCP waiting list grew by more than 12,000 between 1 July and 30 September 2017 and it is likely to continue growing without funding for the release of more packages; and

(2)         recognises that the majority of older Australians on the waiting list are those seeking level three and level four packages, who have high care needs including many with dementia;

(3)         condemns the Government for failing to stop the waiting list from growing; and

(4)         calls on the Government to immediately invest in fixing the HCP waiting list and properly address this growing crisis.

              ( Time allowed—40 minutes. )

              See private Members’ business item No. 5 in the House of Representatives Chamber.

      †1    Trade: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr van Manen —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges the importance of open trade and investment policies in growing the Australian economy and creating local jobs;

(2)         commends the Government for leading efforts to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership 11 nation (TPP-11) agreement;

(3)         welcomes the recent conclusion of this landmark deal which will eliminate more than 98 per cent of tariffs in a trade zone with a combined GDP of AUD $13.7 trillion;

(4)         notes the significant opportunities offered by new trade agreements with Canada and Mexico and greater market access to Japan, Chile, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Brunei;

(5)         recognises the importance of the agreement for Australia’s farmers, manufacturers and service providers in increasing their competitiveness in overseas markets;

(6)         notes indicative modelling by the Peterson Institute for International Economics, which found that the TPP-11 agreement would boost Australia’s national income by 0.5 per cent and exports by 4 per cent; and

(7)         encourages the Parliament to work co-operatively to ratify the TPP-11 agreement so that Australian exporters can take advantage of the many benefits it delivers.

              ( Time allowed—remaining private Members’ business time prior to 1.30 pm. )

4.45 PM TO 7.30 PM

Notices —continued

    †3    Mr Crewther : To move—That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         genocide is a crime under international law, which has been enacted into Australian law through Division 268 of the Australian Criminal Code;

(b)         the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic found that ISIL committed, and is continuing to commit, genocide against the Yazidis; and

(c)         the Iraqi Council of Ministers, United Nations institutions, and many parliaments have recognised that ISIL’s crimes against the Yazidis constitute genocide;

(2)         welcomes the Australian Government’s decisive action in resettling Yazidi refugees;

(3)         condemns the continuing genocide perpetrated against Yazidis by ISIL;

(4)         calls for an investigation by Iraqi and international organisations into the disappearance of Yazidi women and children taken as captives by ISIL, and for continued support for the international coalition to defeat ISIL and liberate Yazidis in ISIL captivity;

(5)         recognises the importance of justice for Yazidi victims and survivors of ISIL and calls on the Australian Government to investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of ISIL’s crimes against the Yazidis where possible in Australian courts, including by providing mutual legal assistance, and supporting other national, international and/or hybrid investigations and prosecutions of crimes committed by ISIL against Yazidis;

(6)         calls on the Australian Government to continue supporting the formation of an Investigative Team pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2379 (2017) and, once established, to support it in the collection, preservation and storage of evidence of acts that may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide; and

(7)         supports the:

(a)         continued efforts to defeat ISIL militarily and ideologically via de-radicalisation and countering violent extremism programs;

(b)         continued consideration of the plight of the Yazidis in the development of Australian humanitarian policies and programs;

(c)         continued provision of psychological and other social support services for Yazidi refugees living in Australia;

(d)         right of the Yazidis and all minorities to live in peace, safety and freedom in Syria and Iraq and to participate in relevant political processes; and

(e)         protection of Yazidis, Christians and other minorities in Iraq, under United Nations supervision and in cooperation with relevant authorities and minorities.

              ( Notice given 5 February 2018. Time allowed—30 minutes. )

Orders of the day — continued

      †2    Universities funding: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Ms T. M. Butler —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the Government’s short-sighted $2.2 billion in cuts to universities are equivalent to more than 9,500 Australians missing out on a university place in 2018, and again in 2019;

(b)         across the country this month, students will be attending university, with orientation periods beginning, and that these students are faced with more uncertainty about how the cuts will affect their student experience; and

(c)         the Government’s short-sighted cuts will hurt regional and outer metropolitan universities and their students the most; and

(2)         calls on the Government to reverse its short-sighted, unfair cuts to universities, which are closing the door of opportunity to thousands of Australians.

              ( Time allowed—70 minutes. )

      †3    Order of Australia honours: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Leeser —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges the Order of Australia is the highest national honour award and the pre-eminent way Australians recognise the achievements and service of their fellow citizens;

(2)         recognises that since being established by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in 1975, there have been more than 500 recipients of Companion of the Order of Australia, almost 3,000 awarded Officers of the Order of Australia, more than 10,000 inducted as Members of the Order of Australia and more than 23,000 honoured as recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia;

(3)         notes the almost 900 recipients in the General Division of the Order of Australia on Australia Day in 2018, from an array of fields including education, arts, sport, science and social work; and

(4)         encourages all Members to congratulate recipients from their electorates on this immense achievement.

              ( Time allowed—35 minutes. )

Notices —continued

    †4    Mr Perrett : To move—That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         both the Building Code 2013 (2013 Code) and the Code for the Tendering and Performance of Building Work 2016 (2016 Code) require code covered entities to protect freedom of association on building and construction worksites;

(b)         the 2016 Code includes requirements in respect of building association logos, mottos or indicia; and

(c)         the Australian Building and Construction Commission’s fact sheet Freedom of Association—Logos, Mottos and Indicia specifies that ‘logos, mottos and indicia’ that would breach the 2016 Code include ‘the iconic symbol of the five white stars and white cross on the Eureka Stockade flag’;

(2)         recognises that:

(a)         the Eureka Stockade flag was:

                                                          (i)       first used in 1854 at Ballarat; and

                                                        (ii)       a symbol of resistance of the gold miners during the rebellion;

(b)         beneath the Eureka Stockade flag, the leader of the Ballarat Reform League, Peter Lalor, said ‘We swear by the Southern Cross to stand truly by each other and fight to defend our rights and liberties’;

(c)         the people at the Eureka Stockade defending the original flag came from nearly forty nations from around the world; and

(d)         the Eureka Stockade flag design has gained wider acceptance in Australian culture as a symbol of democracy, protest and the notion of the Australian ‘fair go’;

(3)         further notes that:

(a)         freedom of speech and freedom of association are valued by all fair-minded Australians;

(b)         the Eureka Stockade flag has been a symbol associated with building and construction unions for over 40 years;

(c)         restricting an individual’s right to wear union logos or preventing a construction site from displaying a union flag implies that workers cannot join a union; and

(d)         it is an attack on:

                                                          (i)       an individual’s freedom of association to prevent them from wearing the Eureka Stockade flag on their clothing; and

                                                        (ii)       freedom of association to prevent a construction site from displaying the Eureka Stockade flag; and

(4)         calls on the Government to immediately act to protect the rights of workers in the construction industry by making clear that displaying the iconic symbol of democracy, the Eureka Stockade flag, is not a breach of the 2016 Code.

              ( Notice given 12 February 2018. Time allowed—remaining private Members’ business time prior to 7.30 pm. )

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Orders of the day

         1    Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2017 ( Minister representing the Minister for Communications ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from  15 February 2018 —Mr B. K. Mitchell, in continuation ).

       2    Closing the Gap: Prime Minister’s Report 2018—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018—Mr Wallace ) on the motion of Dr Gillespie —That the House take note of the document.

       3    Response to Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee’s report on the inquiry into suicide by veterans and ex-service personnel—Ministerial Statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 4 December 2017—Mr K. J. Andrews ) on the motion of Mr Tehan —That the House take note of the document.

       4    Veterans and their families—Ministerial Statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 16 August 2017—Ms Flint ) on the motion of Mr C. A. S. Laundy —That the House take note of the document.

       5    Conclusion of the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands—Ministerial Statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 15 August 2017—Mr Entsch ) on the motion of Mr Pyne —That the House take note of the document.

       6    National security update to Parliament—Ministerial statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 13 June 2017—Mr Burke ) on the motion of Dr Gillespie —That the House take note of the document.

       7    50th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum and 25th Anniversary of the Mabo High Court decision—Ministerial statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 8 August 2017—Mr Hastie ) on the motion of Mr Pyne —That the House take note of the document.

       8    Last veterans’ mission to Korea—Ministerial statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 28 March 2017—Mrs Wicks ) on the motion of Mr Pyne —That the House take note of the document.

       9    Agreement to amend the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement—Ministerial Statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 21 March 2017—Mr Falinski ) on the motion of Mr Ciobo —That the House take note of the document.

     10    Recent military commemorations—Ministerial statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 21 March 2017—Mr Crewther ) on the motion of Mr Pyne —That the House take note of the document.

     11    Closing the Gap—Prime Minister’s Report 2017—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 15 February 2017 ) on the motion of Mr C. A. S. Laundy —That the House take note of the document.

     12    Auditor-General—Audit report No. 38 of 2016-2017—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 15 February 2017—Mr Albanese, in continuation ) on the motion of Mr Pyne —That the House take note of the document.

      13    Domestic and family violence: Resumption of debate ( from  30 November 2016 —Mr Littleproud ) on the motion of Mr Turnbull —That the Parliament:

(1)         acknowledge that violence against women is a national issue that requires a whole of community response;

(2)         acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 34 times more likely to experience violence;

(3)         call on all men to take action, call out violence, and link arms and say ‘No More’ to domestic violence; and

(4)         stand united in its commitment to eliminate violence against women.

     14    Infrastructure—Ministerial statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 30 November 2016—Mr Morton ) on the motion of Mr Fletcher —That the House take note of the document.

     15    Investment—Working in the national interest—Ministerial statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 24 November 2016—Mr Drum ) on the motion of Mr Ciobo —That the House take note of the document.

     16    National Security—Ministerial Statement—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 23 November 2016—Mr Drum ) on the motion of Ms Ley —That the House take note of the document.

      17    Equal rights for all Australians: Resumption of debate ( from  23 November 2016 —Mr Alexander ) on the motion of Mr Turnbull —That this House: 

(1)         reaffirms its commitment to the right of all Australians to enjoy equal rights and be treated with equal respect regardless of race, colour, creed or origin;

(2)         reaffirms its commitment to maintaining an immigration policy wholly non-discriminatory on grounds of race, colour, creed or origin;

(3)         reaffirms its commitment to the process of reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, in the context of redressing their profound social and economic disadvantage;

(4)         reaffirms its commitment to maintaining Australia as a culturally diverse, tolerant and open society, united by an overriding commitment to our nation, and its democratic institutions and values; and

(5)         denounces racial intolerance in any form as incompatible with the kind of society we are and want to be.

     18    National security—Statement by the Prime Minister, 1 September 2016—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 12 September 2016 ) on the motion of Mr Pyne —That the House take note of the document.

      19    Grievance Debate: Question—That grievances be noted—Resumption of debate ( from  13 February 2018 ).

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION BUSINESS

Orders of the day

       1    Regional Development and Decentralisation—Select Committee — Inquiry into regional development and decentralisation: Issues Paper —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 6 September 2017— Ms Ley ) on the motion of Dr McVeigh —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

       2    Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee — Modern slavery and global supply chains: Interim report of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade’s inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 6 September 2017— Mr T. R. Wilson ) on the motion of Mr Crewther —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

       3    Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Committee — Report 463: Commonwealth financial statements: Inquiry based on Auditor-General's report 33 (2016-17) —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 7 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Hill —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

       4    Industry, Innovation, Science and Resources—Standing Committee — Social issues relating to land-based automated vehicles in Australia —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 12 September 2017— Mr Littleproud ) on the motion of Ms M. L. Landry —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

       5    Health, Aged Care and Sport—Standing Committee — Still waiting to be heard: Report on the inquiry into the hearing health and wellbeing of Australia —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 September 2017— Mr Leeser ) on the motion of Mr Zimmerman —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

       6    Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Committee — Report 465: Commonwealth procurement—Inquiry based on Auditor-General’s reports 1, 13 and 16 (2016-17) —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Hill —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

       7    National Broadband Network—Joint Standing Committee — The rollout of the National Broadband Network (1st report of the 45th Parliament) —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Ley —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

       8    National Disability Insurance Scheme—Joint Standing Committee — Provision of hearing services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 17 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr K. J. Andrews —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

       9    Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Committee — Report 467: Cybersecurity compliance: Inquiry based on Auditor-General’s report 42 (2016-17) —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 25 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Brodtmann —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     10    Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee — Interim report: Legal foundations of religious freedom in Australia —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 6 December 2017— Mr Dick ) on the motion of Mr K. J. Andrews —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 6 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     11    Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee — Hidden in plain sight: An inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 7 December 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Crewther —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 6 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     12    Agriculture and Water Resources—Standing Committee — Making every drop count: Inquiry into water use efficiency programs in agriculture —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 5 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr R. J. Wilson —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     13    Economics—Standing Committee — Review of the four major banks: Third report —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018— Mr Wallace ) on the motion of Mr Coleman —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     14    Social Policy and Legal Affairs—Standing Committee — A better family law system to support and protect those affected by family violence: Recommendations for an accessible, equitable and responsive family law system which better prioritises safety of those affected by family violence —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018— Mr Howarth ) on the motion of Ms Henderson —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     15    Communications and the Arts—Standing Committee — Report on the inquiry into the Australian film and television industry —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018— Mr Perrett ) on the motion of Mr Howarth —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     16    National Disability Insurance Scheme—Joint Standing Committee — Provision of services under the NDIS Early Childhood Early Intervention approach —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018— Mr R. J. Wilson ) on the motion of Mr K. J. Andrews —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     17    Environment and Energy—Standing Committee — Powering our future: Inquiry into modernising Australia’s electricity grid —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018— Mr T. R. Wilson ) on the motion of Mr Broad —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     18    Indigenous Affairs—Standing Committee — The power of education: From surviving to thriving —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018— Mr T. R. Wilson ) on the motion of Mrs Sudmalis —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     19    Migration—Joint Standing Committee — No one teaches you to become an Australian: Report of the inquiry into migrant settlement outcomes —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018— Mr Irons ) on the motion of Mr Wood —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

     20    Regional Development and Decentralisation—Select Committee — Interim report —MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT: Resumption of debate ( from 14 February 2018— Mr Irons ) on the motion of Ms Swanson —That the House take note of the report.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS —continued

Orders of the day — continued

         1    Regulation of retirement living facilities: Resumption of debate ( from  14 August 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Ryan —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the number of older Australians choosing to live in retirement villages is increasing faster than any other age-specific housing option;

(b)         the revelations in the recent Four Corners program that appeared to show older Australians being exploited were shocking;

(c)         many older Australians are finding it difficult to deal with the complex and confusing contracts offered to them by retirement village management;

(d)         the excessive exit fees and practices used by retirement village companies when older Australians decide to leave a retirement village are unacceptable; and

(e)         older Australians should not be exploited; and

(2)         calls on the Government to:

(a)         commit to a national approach for the regulation of retirement living facilities; and

(b)         adopt consistency on retirement village contracts, with stronger consumer protections.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on 26 February 2018. )

         2    Queensland export businesses: Resumption of debate ( from  14 August 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Evans —That this House:

(1)         condemns the Queensland Government for its statement: ‘the State Government would no longer be constrained or bound by free trade agreements’;

(2)         notes that:

(a)         Australia’s trade agreements guarantee Queensland businesses preferential access to Chile, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States markets;

(b)         Queensland’s exports were worth $62.6 billion to the state’s economy in 2015-16;

(c)         in April 2017, the Queensland Treasurer stated: ‘one in five jobs in our state relies on our export performance’; and

(d)         the Queensland Government’s decision to not abide by its international commitments threatens the access Queensland exporters have to international markets and the jobs that rely on them; and

(3)         calls on the Queensland Government to honour its commitments and abandon its anti-trade position to ensure that Queensland export businesses do not lose access to these crucial global markets.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on 26 February 2018. )

         3    Renewable energy: Resumption of debate ( from  14 August 2017 ) on the motion of Ms McGowan —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         there is electorate wide support for renewable energy;

(b)         in March 2017, the Australia Institute reported that in a national poll 67 per cent think that Australia is moving into renewable energy too slowly and 73 per cent supported setting a new renewable energy target for 2030;

(c)         the Government has committed to ensuring that 23.5 per cent of Australia’s electricity generation in 2020 will be from renewable sources;

(d)         the transition to a renewable energy future will require high levels of social consensus and engagement;

(e)         international best practice has demonstrated that community ownership has become a well established mechanism to build consensus and assist the transition to increased renewable energy sources;

(f)          Australian households are amongst the highest adopters in the world of photovoltaics solar, driven primarily to help control their own energy costs;

(g)         community owned renewable energy projects that allow communities to reduce their energy costs, or even make income from power production, would enable these benefits to be felt across the broader community, addressing the Government’s energy policy priority of security, reliability and affordability;

(h)         the absence of clarity in Government policy has led to many communities ‘going it alone’ to secure their energy future; and

(i)           continued investment and innovation in the sector requires a clear message of support from the Government; and

(2)         calls on the Government to:

(a)         recognise that the community energy sector can play a significant role in the Government achieving its policy trifecta of secure, affordable and reliable energy; and

(b)         demonstrate this recognition with a dedicated funding program for community energy projects to support the design and implementation and management of their own community specific integrated energy plans and projects.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on 26 February 2018. )

         4    Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Resumption of debate ( from  14 August 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Leeser —That this House:

(1)         strongly condemns the Government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) for:

(a)         ongoing development and testing of illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programs including intercontinental ballistic missile tests in June and July 2017;

(b)         destabilising the Korean peninsula and Asia-Pacific region more widely through aggressive acts and rhetoric particularly against South Korea, Japan, the United States and Australia; and

(c)         significant and ongoing human rights abuses committed against the people of North Korea;

(2)         acknowledges the actions of the Australian Government in maintaining diplomatic and economic pressure on the DPRK including through:

(a)         co-sponsoring United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2321, placing additional United Nations sanctions on the DPRK;

(b)         co-sponsoring UNSC Resolution 2270, condemning North Korea’s nuclear test and long-range ballistic missile launch in 2016; and

(c)         imposing financial sanctions and travel bans on five North Korean individuals for their association with North Korean weapons of mass destruction or missile program in June 2017;

(3)         calls upon the DPRK to:

(a)         abandon its missile and nuclear program;

(b)         use the resources spent on its nuclear and missile programs to improve the livelihood of its citizens and implement policies for economic development to better the situation for the North Korean people;

(c)         adhere to multiple UNSC resolutions; and

(d)         re-join the international community and contribute to peace and stability in the region, rather than deepening tensions and the insecurity of other states; and

(4)         acknowledges China’s position of influence in relation to the DPRK and encourages China to:

(a)         pressure the DPRK to adhere to international agreements;

(b)         continue to engage with the international community to decrease tensions on the Korean peninsula; and

(c)         begin constructive talks to permanently dismantle the DPRK’s nuclear capabilities.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on 26 February 2018. )

         5    Ocean conservation: Resumption of debate ( from  14 August 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Burke —That this House:

(1)         notes:

(a)         that the international community came together to recognise the importance of our oceans at the 2017 United Nations Ocean Conference on 5 to 9 June 2017 in New York;

(b)         that the oceans are under increasing pressure and other nations have started to establish protected areas;

(c)         that Australia cannot afford to leave its oceans exposed given the impacts of climate change, including the severe coral reef bleaching, unprecedented mangrove dieback and significant loss of kelp forests already seen around Australia;

(d)         the progress globally by other countries to put in place marine national parks, such as the:

                                                          (i)       Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area (MPA), declared by 24 nations of the world, including Australia, in 2016 to protect 1,549,000 square kilometres of the Antarctic high seas in high level International Union for Conservation of Nature, Category II (IUCN II) National Park protection;

                                                        (ii)       Papahãnaumokuãkea Marine National Monument, declared by the United States of America (USA) in 2006 and expanded in 2016 to protect 1,508,870 square kilometres of Hawaiian islands and atolls in high level IUCN II protection;

                                                       (iii)       Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, declared by the USA in 2009 and expanded in 2014 to protect 1,270,000 square kilometres in high level IUCN II protection; and

                                                      (iv)       Pitcairn Islands Marine Reserve, declared by the United Kingdom in 2015 to protect 834,334 square kilometres around the Pitcairn Islands in the Pacific in high level IUCN II protection;

(e)         that Labor’s 2012 Commonwealth Marine Reserves Network (CMRN):

                                                          (i)       is the world’s largest network;

                                                        (ii)       put Australia at the forefront of ocean conservation globally, with other countries following suit; and

                                                       (iii)       was based on science and extensive consultation, with Labor holding more public and stakeholder meetings which were attended by more people and received more submissions than the Government’s recent review;

(f)          the Government’s own review of the CMRN found that extensive:

                                                          (i)       science went into the development of the CMRN and recognised the scientifically proven benefits of Marine National Park (MNP) IUCN II zones; and

                                                        (ii)       consultation went into the development of the CMRN, stating there was in fact a considerable amount of ‘consultation fatigue’ expressed by many stakeholders; and

(g)         that after 15 years of process, regional businesses and industry leaders are seeking certainty with the completion of the CMRN; and

(2)         calls on the Government to honour its domestic and international obligations, and to bring the CMRN that was declared in 2012 into operation without further delay, and with no reduction of MNP IUCN II zone protection.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on 26 February 2018. )

         6    Western Australia’s infrastructure: Resumption of debate ( from  14 August 2017 ) on the motion of Dr Aly —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         Western Australia has consistently been neglected by the Government;

(b)         despite promising $860 million during the federal election campaign for road and rail projects in Western Australia, the Government will instead dedicate just over $40 million for much needed projects;

(c)         the Government has failed to deliver key infrastructure funding in Western Australia; and

(d)         families and businesses in Western Australia continue to be disadvantaged by a government that ignores them;

(2)         condemns the Government for its failure to deliver on its infrastructure promises for West Australians; and

(3)         calls on the Prime Minister to explain why West Australians are consistently neglected, ignored and ripped off by the Government.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on 26 February 2018. )

         7    ASEAN—50th Anniversary: Resumption of debate ( from  14 August 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Hill —That this House:

(1)         notes that 8 August 2017 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which has grown from its initial five members to a key regional association comprising ten of Australia’s neighbours and partners;

(2)         congratulates ASEAN on five decades of patient and effective work promoting regional peace and stability while advancing economic growth, social progress and cultural development;

(3)         notes that:

(a)         considered collectively, ASEAN countries are Australia’s third largest trading partner, with current two-way trade surpassing $100 billion annually since 2014;

(b)         more than 65 per cent of ASEAN’s population is under 35 years old, presenting a growth opportunity across the region; and

(c)         Australia’s regional aid programs focusing on economic growth and human security help ensure our commitments to ASEAN countries in support of economic integration are met;

(4)         welcomes the:

(a)         strong partnership between Australia and ASEAN, established and deepened over 43 years; and

(b)         advancement of Australia’s status as a dialogue partner and the appointment of an Australian ambassador to ASEAN;

(5)         encourages the Government to place the highest priority on the 2018 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit; and

(6)         calls on the Government to make the most of the opportunity presented by the 2018 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit to reaffirm and strengthen Australia’s strategic partnership with ASEAN, and to identify practical actions whereby Australia can deepen its collaboration in support of ASEAN’s future success.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on 26 February 2018. )

         8    Penalty rates: Resumption of debate ( from  14 August 2017 —Mr Howarth, in continuation ) on the motion of Ms Keay —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the retail trades industry is the second largest employment category in Australia, it employs 1.2 million, or one in nine, Australians and 52 per cent of these workers have no post school qualification;

(b)         the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC’s) decision to cut penalty rates in the retail trade will hit those most powerless to change jobs;

(c)         the take home pay of hundreds of thousands of workers will be cut because of the FWC decision to cut Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for the retail trade;

(d)         workers affected are being treated as second class citizens and their work is not being valued;

(e)         whilst a few jobs may be created on the margins of the economy, the removal of these workers’ spending power from the economy will override any minimal jobs growth; and

(f)          many families will struggle all over the country because of this short sighted decision;

(2)         condemns Government Members and Senators who called for cuts to penalty rates and their continuous pressuring of the FWC to reduce penalty rates;

(3)         calls on Government Members and Senators to stand with Labor to protect low paid workers take home pay; and

(4)         supports Labor’s Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take Home Pay) Bill 2017, to amend the Fair Work Act 2009 .

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on 26 February 2018. )

         9    Older Australians care assistance: Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Georganas —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges the significant contribution of the previous Labor Government’s Living Longer Living Better reforms that were designed to deliver:

(a)         more support and care at home;

(b)         additional home and residential care places;

(c)         a focus on greater consumer choice and control; and

(d)         greater recognition of diversity and support to carers;

(2)         notes:

(a)         the growing number of:

                                                          (i)       older Australians who would like to remain living in their own home for as long as possible; and

                                                        (ii)       carers who work hard to ensure their loved one is able to remain at home for as long as possible;

(b)         that older Australians need adequate, flexible and responsive care options to ensure that they remain safe and healthy; and

(c)         that many older Australians are experiencing long delays in accessing the necessary care they need, and are having to make do with lower levels of care than they were assessed for; and

(3)         calls on the Government to:

(a)         ensure that older Australians receive home care assistance when they need it and at a level they need in order to allow them to remain living in their own home safely and independently for as long as possible; and

(b)         release the number of people waiting for each level of the package.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      10    Cystic fibrosis: Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Sharkie —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         Cystic Fibrosis is a condition that causes impairment of the lungs, airways and digestive system and leaves sufferers with an average life expectancy of 37 years;

(b)         over 3,000 Australians live with Cystic Fibrosis and every four days an Australian child is born with the condition;

(c)         over one million Australians are carriers of the gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis;

(d)         there is currently an application before the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule Advisory Committee (PBSAC) for the drug known as Orkambi which is used to treat the most common mutation of Cystic Fibrosis; and

(e)         if approved, Orkambi will be available to over 1,000 Australians aged 12 and over who are currently suffering from this life shortening condition; and

(2)         calls on the Government to:

(a)         continue to support research into Cystic Fibrosis and its possible cure; and

(b)         expedite the PBSAC review of the application to have Orkambi listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme so that over 1,000 Australians can have access to a potentially lifesaving drug.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      11    Cambodians and human rights: Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Bowen —That this House:

(1)         notes that between 1975 and 1986, over 12,000 Cambodians were settled in Australia under the Special Humanitarian Program after being forced to flee their homeland by the Khmer Rouge;

(2)         acknowledges the contribution that Cambodian-Australians have made to our nation since that time and the role they have played in the success story of Australian multiculturalism, including the large Cambodian communities in Fairfield, Liverpool and Cabramatta;

(3)         notes that the Cambodian community in Australia faces challenges that require attention, including a higher than average unemployment rate and a higher proportion of lower wage employment than the national average;

(4)         notes the struggle that many in Cambodia still face from their Government, including the right to peaceful assembly and opposition to Government policies; and

(5)         reaffirms Australia’s commitment to the United Nations Human Rights Council’s statement of 14 September 2016 that we are ‘deeply concerned about escalating threats to legitimate activities by Opposition parties and Human Rights NGOs’ in Cambodia’.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      12    Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take Home Pay) Bill 2017 ( Mr Shorten ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Shorten —That the Bill be now read a second time— And on the amendment moved thereto by Mr Christensen , viz. —That all words after “That” be omitted with a view to substituting the following words: “The House is of the opinion that the bill does not fully address the issue of penalty rates, and: 

(1)         notes that:

(a)         when the Leader of the Opposition was Secretary of the Australian Workers’ Union (AWU), his union negotiated enterprise agreements that reduced or removed Sunday penalty rates, including for:

                                                          (i)       around 780 workers at Big W in North Queensland, whose penalty rates were 50 per cent under the award;

                                                        (ii)       around 129 workers at Target Country in North Queensland, whose penalty rates were 50 per cent under the award;

                                                       (iii)       around 119 workers at Just Jeans in Queensland, whose penalty rates were 50 per cent under the award;

                                                      (iv)       around 101 workers at Rydges Tradewinds in Cairns, who got no penalty rates at all; and

                                                        (v)       around 480 workers at Cleanevent, who lost all their penalty rates;

(b)         when the Labor Party was in Government, penalty rates were reduced in 2010 following its award modernisation process, including for many workers in the hospitality, restaurants, fast food and clubs sectors;

(c)         presently, millions of workers—including staff at multinational and large businesses, such as Woolworths, Coles, Bunnings, McDonalds, KFC, Pizza Hut, Officeworks, Target, Kmart and the Langham Hotel—receive Sunday penalty rates that are below the award, thanks to enterprise agreements negotiated with large unions, including the AWU and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA);

(d)         the proposed Sunday rate of 150 per cent in the retail industry that has been determined by the Fair Work Commission is the same as the Sunday rate in a range of retail industry agreements negotiated by the AWU and the SDA; and

(e)         small businesses that compete with large retail and fast food chains, and wish to employ staff on a Sunday, must currently employ them at higher rates than those large chains; and

(2)         agrees that any legislation to address cuts in penalty rates under awards must also address cuts in penalty rates under union negotiated enterprise agreements.”.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      13    Royal National Park: Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Burke —That this House notes that:

(1)         Australia has over 500 national parks that protect our unique and precious environment;

(2)         Sydney’s Royal National Park (RNP) was established in 1879 and is Australia’s oldest national park and the world’s second oldest national park;

(3)         the 16,000 hectare RNP has unique cultural, heritage and environmental values;

(4)         the RNP:

(a)         is the traditional country of the Dharawal people;

(b)         has one of the richest concentrations of plant species in temperate Australia with more than 1,000 species; and

(c)         is rich in wildlife such as birds, reptiles and butterflies and exemplifies the biodiverse Hawkesbury Sandstone environment;

(5)         the RNP’s importance to the nation was recognised with a National Heritage listing in 2006;

(6)         the values of the RNP deserve World Heritage protection;

(7)         federal Labor will consult Traditional Owners and the local community on nominating the RNP for the World Heritage List; and

(8)         with the consent of the Traditional Owners, Labor will prioritise a World Heritage nomination.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      14    National Police Remembrance Day: Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Hayes —That this House:

(1)         notes that National Police Remembrance Day is observed on 29 September;

(2)         acknowledges the significant role police officers across Australia play in our local communities and the great deal of risk and sacrifice that comes with their duty;

(3)         honours the lives and memories of those police officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the course of their duty and tragically this year we specifically honour Senior Constable Brett Forte of the Queensland Police Service, who was shot and killed in the Lockyer Valley on 29 May;

(4)         pays tribute to the families and friends of police officers who have been killed in the line of duty throughout our nation’s history;

(5)         commends the good work of Police Legacy, who look after the loved ones of police officers that have fallen; and

(6)         reaffirms its support for the nation’s police officers and honours their courage, commitment and dedication to ensuring the peace and safety of our communities.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      15    Superannuation guarantee non-compliance: Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Ms McGowan —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the Superannuation Guarantee system—in conjunction with voluntary superannuation contributions and a means-tested, government funded age pension—forms an integral part of Australia’s retirement income policy;

(b)         recent analysis by Industry Super Australia indicates employers failed to pay an aggregate amount of $5.6 billion in Superannuation Guarantee contributions in 2013-14;

(c)         this amount represents 2.76 million affected employees, with an average amount of more than $2,000 lost per person in a single year;

(d)         within the electoral division of Indi there were 16,068 affected employees, with an average amount of $2,001 lost per person in a single year;

(e)         evidence received by the Senate Economics References Committee inquiry into the Superannuation Guarantee indicates a failure to adequately detect and address that Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance causes long term financial detriment to millions of Australian employees, significant competitive disadvantage to compliant employers, and an unnecessary impost to Government finances through additional reliance on the age pension; and

(f)          in its report, the Committee:

                                                          (i)       concluded the current approach of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) in identifying and addressing Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance is inadequate and recommends that the ATO takes a more proactive stance;

                                                        (ii)       argued that there is a compelling need for the determination of a reliable Superannuation Guarantee gap figure annually in order to track rates of Superannuation Guarantee non-payment, analyse which policies are effective, and ultimately minimise the problem;

                                                       (iii)       recommended the current Superannuation Guarantee Charge framework, with its reliance on employer self-reporting, should be reviewed in order to ensure that penalties are strong enough deterrents; and

                                                      (iv)       considered it is crucial to move Superannuation Guarantee compliance from the ‘paper age’ to the ‘digital age’, enabling a greater focus on proactive methods, and in turn increasing the effectiveness of efforts to detect and remedy Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance; and

(2)         calls on the Government to accept and act upon all 32 recommendations made in the Committee’s report to address the significant problem of Superannuation Guarantee non-compliance.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      16    Crimes perpetrated by international terrorist groups: Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Brodtmann —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the use of sexual violence in armed conflict is a war crime; and

(b)         the use of sexual violence as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population is a crime against humanity;

(2)         acknowledges that Islamic State:

(a)         is perpetrating war crimes and crimes against humanity against minority Muslim groups, Christians, Yazidis and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria;

(b)         has perpetrated acts of sexual violence amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity; and

(c)         has dedicated infrastructure for the kidnap, trafficking and sale of sex slaves; and

(3)         calls on the Australian Government to:

(a)         investigate, prosecute and hold to account Australians who have committed crimes, according to domestic or international law, as members of Islamic State or other recognised international terrorist groups; and

(b)         support international efforts to gather evidence, investigate and prosecute those responsible for international crimes perpetrated by Islamic State or other recognised international terrorist groups.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      17    Small amount credit contract laws review: Resumption of debate ( from  4 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Hammond —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the Government established a panel to review the Small Amount Credit Contract (SACC) laws on 7 August 2015, which provided its final report to the Government on 3 March 2016;

(b)         the Government released its response to the SACC review on 28 November 2016, in which it agreed with the vast majority of the recommendations in part or in full;

(c)         the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services said at the time that ‘the implementation of these recommendations will ensure that vulnerable consumers are afforded appropriate levels of consumer protection while continuing to access SACCs and leases’;

(d)         the Minister claimed in an interview on Lateline on 28 February 2017 that Treasury was drafting legislation to implement the review’s recommendations; and

(e)         in response to questioning in Senate Additional Estimates by Senator Gallagher on 1 March 2017, Treasury’s head of the Financial System Division confirmed that drafting had not commenced for a bill to enact the SACC review recommendations accepted by the Government;

(2)         acknowledges that consumer credit contracts and consumer leases have been shown to cause unnecessary hardship to vulnerable consumers, and that the Parliament should act to protect vulnerable consumers;

(3)         recognises that the delay in introducing legislation for consideration by the Parliament, to implement the SACC review recommendations, results in an unnecessary continuation of hardship to vulnerable consumers and their families;

(4)         congratulates the consumer advocate groups who attended Parliament House on 27 March 2017 to raise the profile of this important issue; and

(5)         calls on the Government to immediately prepare legislation for consideration by the Parliament, to implement the SACC review recommendations.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 2 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      18    People of Australia’s Commission of Inquiry (Banking and Financial Services) Bill 2017 ( Mr Katter ): Second reading—Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ).

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      19    Building Better Regions Fund: Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Wallace —That this House:

(1)         welcomes the results of Round One of the Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF), including the allocation of $3 million in funding to the Events Centre, Caloundra, on the Sunshine Coast;

(2)         congratulates all of the successful applicants in Round One of this program;

(3)         notes that:

(a)         the BBRF is another example of the Government investing in our regions to boost local economies, grow regional confidence, create jobs and build vibrant communities;

(b)         nationally the successful projects will support a diverse range of important infrastructure in regional and remote areas for projects ranging from tourism and transport, to culture, sporting and healthcare facilities;

(c)         the Events Centre is such an important piece of infrastructure, providing world class cultural experiences for local people on the Sunshine Coast and drawing tourists from all over South East Queensland; and

(d)         nearly 550 organisations applied from all across Australia for the Infrastructure Projects stream;

(4)         commends the Government for its allocation of an additional $200 million in funding for this important program in the 2017 budget; and

(5)         encourages eligible organisations to make an application to Round Two of the BBRF, which is anticipated to open later in 2017.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      20    Sexual assault and domestic violence trauma counselling: Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ) on the motion of Ms T. M. Butler —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges that:

(a)         victims and survivors of sexual and family violence should be able to gain access to the highest standard of professional counselling support;

(b)         1800 RESPECT, a national telephone and on line counselling service for people living with sexual assault and family violence, is an important part of the national response to family and domestic violence;

(c)         since the establishment of the 1800 RESPECT service, Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia has provided specialist sexual assault and domestic violence trauma counselling for the service; and

(d)         Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia, which has operated for almost fifty years, has achieved international recognition for its expertise in its field;

(2)         notes that:

(a)         Medibank Health Solutions (MHS), a for-profit company, receives public funds to administer 1800 RESPECT;

(b)         MHS recently announced that the service previously provided by Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia would now be provided by four organisations, three of which have not previously provided trauma counselling for the 1800 RESPECT service;

(c)         the consequence of this decision is a 75 per cent reduction in the public funding provided to Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia via MHS for the provision of the 1800 RESPECT service, as that organisation becomes one of four providers, rather than the sole provider; and

(d)         in those circumstances, the Board of Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia has decided not to accept the proposed MHS contract, which the Board states does not provide sufficient funding to enable Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia to provide the service, and imposes obligations which the Board considers unethical; and

(3)         calls upon the Prime Minister to ensure that victims and survivors of family and domestic violence continue to have access to best practice specialist sexual assault and family violence trauma counselling services as previously provided by Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      21    Regional Australia’s infrastructure programs: Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ) on the motion of Ms M. L. Landry —That this House:

(1)         notes that the Government is committed to securing the economic future of regional Australia;

(2)         commends the $500 million National Water Infrastructure Development Fund which implements the Government’s commitment to start the detailed planning necessary to build or augment existing water infrastructure, including dams, pipelines or managed aquifer recharge, and welcomes the dedicated northern component of $170 million;

(3)         notes that the $481.6 million Building Better Regions Fund supports the Government’s commitment to create jobs, drive economic growth and build stronger regional communities into the future;

(4)         praises the $600 million Northern Australia Roads Programme which enables upgrades to high priority roads in northern Australia essential to the movement of people and freight to support the north’s economic development;

(5)         welcomes the additional $272.2 million Regional Growth Fund that provides grants of $10 million or more for major transformational projects which support long term economic growth and create jobs in regions undergoing structural adjustment; and

(6)         commends the Government for delivering infrastructure programs that are making a real difference to regional Australia’s ability to diversify its economies. 

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      22    Thompson Square, Windsor: Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Templeman —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         Thompson Square, Windsor, is Australia’s only surviving Georgian public town square;

(b)         in 1810 Governor Lachlan Macquarie proclaimed Thompson Square as the first public place named to honour the contributions of an ex-convict, sending a strong message about Australia as a place of the ‘fair go’;

(c)         the NSW Government’s Windsor Bridge replacement project will result in a large modern concrete structure destroying the current Square; and

(d)         a community action group, Community Action for Windsor Bridge, has staged a 24 hour occupation of Thompson Square since 21 July 2013 in order to fight the NSW Government’s plan;

(2)         condemns the NSW Government for ignoring the advice of its own Office of Environment and Heritage, the Heritage Council of NSW and the National Trust; and

(3)         calls on the Minister for the Environment and Energy to exercise his powers under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and grant emergency heritage listing to the Thompson Square Precinct to protect this unique place of Australia’s cultural heritage.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      23    457 visa program: Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Christensen —That this House:

(1)         recognises the importance of the actions of this Government in abolishing the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457) program to ensure that the interests of Australian workers are protected;

(2)         notes that a review of the changes by Dr Bob Birrell of the Australian Population Research Institute highlights their significance by making the following points, that the:

(a)         abolition of the 457 visa program is a ‘game changer’ rather than being mere ‘window dressing’ as was claimed by critics in the media and members of the Opposition;

(b)         reset stops the past immigration policy outcome of employers recruiting as many temporary skilled foreign workers as they wanted and then facilitating their transition to permanent residence via the Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186); and

(c)         changes go some way to ‘redressing the balance between employer interests and those of domestic workers’;

(3)         further notes that the 457 visa program had become ‘bloated out and a proxy pathway to permanent residence’ as stated by the head of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, Mr Mike Pezzullo; and

(4)         commends the Government on its actions which are predicted to reduce skilled migration numbers by more than 50,000, or one quarter, of the total program, thus resulting in more jobs being available for Australian workers. 

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      24    Melanoma and LEGO Surf Rescue project: Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Rowland —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges that:

(a)         Australia has the highest incidence of melanoma in the world and that melanoma is the most common cancer in young Australians aged 15 to 39; and

(b)         LEGO is a world-renowned brand with a philosophy to foster imaginative and creative learning and development through play;

(2)         congratulates Mr Damien MacRae and his seven year old son Aiden on creating an Australian sun smart beach themed LEGO project entitled ‘LEGO Surf Rescue’, which has reached the required 10,000 supporters for the LEGO Ideas review;

(3)         recognises that:

(a)         Mr MacRae and his family have shown remarkable resilience and positivity, in spite of his terminal melanoma diagnosis, in highlighting the dangers of skin cancer and the importance of sun safety; and

(b)         the ‘LEGO Surf Rescue’ project:

                                                          (i)       demonstrates not only the importance of sun safety to reduce the risks of melanoma, but also highlights the importance of surf lifesaving and promotes healthy and active lifestyles for children; and

                                                        (ii)       would be the first set in LEGO history to feature figures wearing sunscreen; and

(4)         calls on LEGO to support ‘LEGO Surf Rescue’, and to approve the project to become an official LEGO set.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      25    Small businesses and Government defence contracts: Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Wallace —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the Government’s record $200 billion investment in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) capabilities represents a unique opportunity for Australian businesses;

(b)         many Australian businesses who first supplied defence materials to the Australian Government go on to export these products overseas; and

(c)         Australia ranks thirteenth in the world for defence expenditure, but is only the twentieth largest exporter;

(2)         congratulates the Government on its activities to date to encourage local small businesses to bid for Government defence contracts, including the 2016 Defence White Paper, and Integrated Investment Program, the Defence Industry Policy Statement and the Centre for Defence Industry Capability (CDIC);

(3)         welcomes the Government’s efforts to develop a Defence Export Strategy to plan, guide and measure defence export outcomes that will support our foreign and trade policies, defence industry, defence capability and national security objectives; and

(4)         encourages small and medium enterprises all over Australia to explore the opportunity to supply products and services for the ADF, and to contact the CDIC to learn more.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      26    Regional universities: Resumption of debate ( from  11 September 2017 ) on the motion of Ms McGowan —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         regional universities:

                                                          (i)       play an active role in developing regional economies and contributing to the social and cultural development of their regions; and

                                                        (ii)       act as an anchor for investment and workforce development;

(b)         education is a major driver of economic development in regional Australia and should not be seen in isolation from other regional economic development issues;

(c)         one of the biggest threats to the sustainability of rural communities is a declining population of young people;

(d)         regional universities will educate the future regional workforce;

(e)         students who study in regional areas are more likely to stay in regional areas after they graduate;

(f)          the Regional Universities Network reports about three-quarters of those who study at regional universities stay in the regions to work and, by contrast, students who leave their communities to take up university studies in major cities are much less likely to return after graduating; and

(g)         the measures in the Government’s Higher Education Reform Package do not adequately consider the role of regional universities in educating the future workforce in regional communities and driving regional development; and

(2)         calls on the Government to develop a National Regional Higher Education Strategy that:

(a)         considers the role of regional universities in educating the future workforce in regional communities and driving regional development; and

(b)         ensures regional higher education is prioritised and remains a focus of future governments.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 3 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      27    Coral bleaching: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms T. M. Butler —That this House:

(1)         notes that the:

(a)         last three years have seen an unprecedented global coral bleaching event which has had a devastating impact on many coral reefs ecosystems around the world, including our own Great Barrier Reef (GBR); and

(b)         World Heritage Committee:

                                                          (i)       met in early July in Poland and expressed its ‘utmost concern’ regarding the ‘serious impacts from coral bleaching that have affected World Heritage properties’; and

                                                        (ii)       noted that the most widely reported impacts were on the GBR and called on all States Parties to undertake ‘the most ambitious implementation of the Paris Agreement’;

(2)         recognises that:

(a)         the World Heritage Centre released the first global scientific assessment of the impact of climate change on World Heritage coral reefs;

(b)         the assessment found that it is a well established conclusion of international peer reviewed literature that limiting the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels provides a chance of retaining coral-dominated communities for many reef locations around the globe;

(c)         the assessment also found that the GBR will start to experience severe coral bleaching twice per decade by 2035, a mere 18 years away; and

(d)         this frequency of bleaching will not allow coral reefs to recover, putting the survival of the GBR in danger along with the 64,000 jobs that are dependent on it; and

(3)         calls on the Government to:

(a)         urgently adopt a clean energy target that is fully consistent with Australia’s obligations within the World Heritage Convention to protect the outstanding universal value of the GBR World Heritage area; and

(b)         abandon plans for a $1 billion loan through the Northern Australian Infrastructure Facility to Adani to help establish one of the world’s largest coal mines.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      28    Stronger Communities Program: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Wallace —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         applications are now open for Round Three of the Stronger Communities Programme (SCP);

(b)         the SCP has:

                                                          (i)       invested in thousands of worthwhile projects applied for by small community groups and organisations which would often not have received funding another way; and

                                                        (ii)       had a positive impact on the lives of all kinds of Australians, supporting youth sporting clubs, community halls and clubhouses, surf lifesavers, aged and day care facilities among many more;

(2)         welcomes the funding allocated to all successful projects under Rounds One and Two of the SCP, including the Caloundra Woodworking Club’s grant of $15,000 to enable the construction of an extension to their building and the grant of $8,700 to Caloundra Surf Club which enabled the purchase of an inflatable rescue boat;

(3)         congratulates the Government for developing the SCP, for its ongoing commitment to building stronger and safer communities, and for investing a further $22.5 million in the 2017 budget to enable a third round of the SCP to proceed in 2017-18; and

(4)         encourages local community groups across Australia to contact their Federal Member of Parliament to find out more about how to apply for a grant under the Stronger Communities Fund.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      29    Food, beverage and grocery industry: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Champion —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges the important contribution that the Australian food, beverage and grocery industry and its workers make to the Australian economy including:

(a)         creating over 300,000 Australian jobs;

(b)         contributing over $125 billion in turnover; and

(c)         exporting over $30 billion of products; and

(2)         encourages the Government to work with the Australian food, beverage and grocery industry to ensure its continued success.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      30    Trade unions: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Wallace —That this House:

(1)         notes that trade union malfeasance has cost taxpayers around 30 per cent, and possibly more, of their investment in recent infrastructure projects, and has led to widespread harm among Australian workers;

(2)         welcomes the Government’s decisive and comprehensive program of measures to investigate, stamp out and punish union malfeasance, including;

(a)         the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2016 ;

(b)         the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016 , which included the restored Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), and the Building Code 2016; and

(c)         the Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Act 2017 ;

(3)         congratulates the Government on dealing with the scourge of union misbehaviour on Australian construction sites; and

(4)         encourages the Government to continue to explore ways of eliminating unethical trade union practices and to provide all necessary legal and financial support to the ABCC in its work to investigate and punish illegality in the construction industry.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      31    Regional Development Australia committees in Victoria: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Giles —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges the good work of the Northern Melbourne Regional Development Australia (RDA) committee;

(2)         condemns the Government for shutting down the Northern Melbourne RDA;

(3)         recognises that Melbourne’s northern suburbs are a significant growth area, which has not received its fair share of vital infrastructure support under this Government and that this is adversely impacting on productivity and liveability; and

(4)         calls on the Minister to reconsider amalgamating the RDA committees in Victoria.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      32    70th anniversary of peacekeeping: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Rishworth —That this House:

(1)         recognises:

(a)         14 September 2017 marks the 70th anniversary of Australia’s involvement in international peacekeeping; and

(b)         the important and unique role peacekeepers and peacemakers provide in the transition from conflict to peace;

(2)         notes that:

(a)         over 70,000 Australians have been involved in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations since 1947; and

(b)         Australia has had peacekeepers in the field with the United Nations continuously for over 50 years, through which:

                                                          (i)       peacekeeping has involved members of Australian Defence Force, civilians and Australian police;

                                                        (ii)       since 1964, Australian police have served in Cyprus and places as widely separated as Cambodia, Haiti, Mozambique, Bougainville and Timor; and

                                                       (iii)       peacekeepers are often at the centre of dangerous conflicts and are exposed to the impacts of war;

(3)         recognises those who are on peacekeeping missions at the moment, as we assist the United Nations with its mission in the Republic of South Sudan and looks forward to their safe return;

(4)         congratulates all those who have worked hard to deliver the new Australian Peacekeeping Memorial Project on Anzac Parade; and

(5)         remembers and pays tribute to all those who have served Australia in peacekeeping operations, those who have been wounded and the 14 Australians who lost their lives whilst on peacekeeping operations.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      33    Mental health: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Wallace —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         according to Australian Bureau of Statistics figures one in five Australians report having a mental or behavioural condition, while the prevalence is highest among people aged 18 to 24; and

(b)         data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare suggests that 54 per cent of people with a mental illness do not access treatment;

(2)         congratulates the Government for its engagement with the mental health community and for its measures to support mental health in Australia including:

(a)         additional investment of $170 million in mental health programs in the 2017 budget including $80 million to maintain community psycho-social services for people with mental illness who are not eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, $11.1 million to prevent suicide in specific locations where it is a frequent occurrence, $15 million to support mental health research initiatives such as the Thompson Institute on the Sunshine Coast and $50 million for mental illness prevention and support for serving Australian Defence Force members, veterans and their families; and

(b)         investment of:

                                                          (i)       $9.5 million to expand mental health first aid training in 14 high risk communities; and

                                                        (ii)       $9.1 million to support rural telehealth services for mental health and the appointment of the first National Rural Health Commissioner;

(3)         encourages the Government to continue this focused work and to seek additional ways to support the mental health of Australians; and

(4)         further encourages anyone who believes that they might be suffering from a mental illness to seek immediate help from their General Practitioner or a qualified mental health practitioner.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      34    Climate change: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Perrett —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the scientific consensus about climate change, and particularly the role of human activity in driving it, is undeniable;

(b)         the case for real and immediate action on climate change has never been stronger; and

(c)         renewable energy, when combined with storage, is the most economical method of creating new and reliable power;

(2)         recognises that the:

(a)         decisions we make now concerning environment, climate and energy policy will have lasting and profound affects for the future; and

(b)         transition to a low carbon economy will provide significant opportunities for regional development; and

(3)         calls on the Government to:

(a)         commit to:

                                                          (i)       utilising the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility for investments that deliver real benefits to communities in Northern Australia, now and into the future; and

                                                        (ii)       a considered and integrated energy policy in Northern Queensland that actively supports the transition to a low carbon economy; and

(b)         recommit to protecting Australia’s marine resources, like the Great Barrier Reef, from modern and evolving threats, to ensure their economic benefits can be borne by future generations.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      35    Coal: Resumption of debate ( from  16 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Christensen —That this House recognises:

(1)         the long term global demand predictions for coal in providing reliable, secure and affordable baseload power;

(2)         that power prices in Queensland have reached record highs, including up to $14,000 MW/H in January 2017;

(3)         that the high cost of electricity supply in North Queensland has been a disincentive to business investment for many years, putting a strain on Australian businesses and households;

(4)         that Australia has an abundance of high quality coal, better than in many countries around the world; and

(5)         that Australia should utilise this natural advantage by maintaining its prominent role in providing secure, reliable and affordable energy, and that in order to do this, there should be a coal fired power station built in North Queensland.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 4 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      36    Endometriosis: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Brodtmann —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         one in ten Australian women have endometriosis, a disease in which the tissue that is similar to the lining of the womb grows outside it in other parts of the body;

(b)         there is a lack of understanding in the Australian community about endometriosis and the impact it has on women’s lives;

(c)         the disease can lead to extreme pain, infertility and other complications related to the bowel, periods, headaches and a variety of other symptoms around the body;

(d)         there is a delay in diagnosing endometriosis of up to seven to ten years because the symptoms are variable; and

(e)         University of Sydney research has shown that endometriosis costs Australia $7.7 billion each year—two thirds of this is in lost productivity and the rest is in direct healthcare costs; and

(2)         calls on the Australian Government to end the silence about endometriosis by raising awareness of the disease and its symptoms across Australia and promoting further research.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      37    New Colombo Plan: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Flint —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges the success of the New Colombo Plan (Plan);

(2)         recognises that the Plan will have supported more than 30,000 Australian undergraduates to live, study and undertake internships in the Indo-Pacific by the end of 2018;

(3)         welcomes the establishment of the Plan’s alumni ambassadors program, which will support the Plan’s alumnus from across the country to promote the value of engaging with the Indo-Pacific region;

(4)         notes that numerous prime ministers, presidents and foreign ministers of the lndo-Pacfic region have lauded the Plan as evidence of Australia’s commitment to building enduring relationships across the region; and

(5)         recognises that the Plan is enhancing Asian literacy amongst Australian undergraduates, deepening Australia’s engagement in the region and strengthening Australia’s international education sector, which is one of our largest services export industries.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      38    Offshore processing of asylum seekers: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms McGowan —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the planned closure of the regional processing centre on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on 31 October 2017 is creating a highly stressful situation for the 773 asylum seekers who remain on Manus Island;

(b)         the Australian Government is seeking to relocate people to East Lorengau or elsewhere in PNG ahead of the deadline;

(c)         there will be a withdrawal of current medical and mental health care, torture and trauma support and security services to detainees on 31 October;

(d)         a UNHCR survey of the deterioration of the mental health of those on Manus Island and Nauru in May 2016 showed that more than 88 per cent of offshore detainees are suffering serious mental health issues after several years in detention; and

(e)         there is enormous pressure on the detainees on Manus Island to relocate in PNG or return to where they fled, ahead of the deadline, whereas the UNHCR says a majority have been recognised as refugees who would qualify for resettlement; and

(2)         calls on the Government to:

(a)         urgently find viable and humane solutions outside of PNG and Nauru for those remaining under offshore processing arrangements; and

(b)         ensure all detainees are settled safely and with appropriate medical support prior to the 31 October closure of the Manus Island regional processing centre.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      39    Elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn ban: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Wood —That this House:

(1)         welcomes and congratulates the Government for banning the importation of African lion hunting trophies and its participation in helping end the practice of canned hunting;

(2)         acknowledges and commends the Government for its elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn ban for products produced after 1975 but recognises that these bans need to be implemented for all products produced prior to 1975 as well;

(3)         notes that elephants and rhinoceroses are facing extinction due to poaching with:

(a)         one elephant dying every 15 minutes for its tusks;

(b)         one rhinoceros dying every 8 hours for its horn;

(c)         less than 400,000 African elephants remaining; and

(d)         less than 27,000 rhinoceroses remaining;

(4)         notes with concern that we can still buy and sell elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn in Australia, which is part of the problem;

(5)         notes the sadistic and cruel method poachers use when harvesting elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn;

(6)         recognises that this ban is not about attacking legal hunters, it is about stopping illegal poaching and illegal trading in elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn; and

(7)         calls on all governments to help Australia be part of the solution and prohibit the domestic trade of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn, additionally to set up an infringement fine system, offense provisions and penalties.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      40    School funding: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Wallace —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the Government’s additional $23.5 billion investment in Australian schools over the next 10 years, on top of the 2016 budget, will deliver the real needs based funding that our students need to succeed;

(b)         this funding package will ensure that all students and schools are treated fairly and equitably, and that students with the same need in the same sector receive the same support from the Commonwealth; and

(c)         in the electoral division of Fisher this action by the Government will ensure that, for example, Glasshouse Christian College will receive an additional $28.5 million, Chancellor State College will receive an additional $24.6 million, and Meridan State College will receive an additional $23.5 million in funding over the next ten years;

(2)         congratulates the Government on this major investment in Australia’s future and on delivering needs based funding into the school system;

(3)         welcomes the Government’s action to ensure that this additional funding delivers improved results, through initiatives like the Review to Achieve Educational Excellence in Australian Schools, the Review into Regional, Rural and Remote Education, and the Teacher Performance Assessment; and

(4)         encourages the Government to continue its focus on improving educational outcomes and ensuring that school funding is well spent, particularly in regional areas such as the Sunshine Coast. 

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      41    Holden: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Champion —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges the important role Holden’s workforce has played in Holden Australia’s history including when it:

(a)         was established in 1856 by James Alexander Holden as a saddlery business;

(b)         became the exclusive supplier for General Motors in Australia in 1924;

(c)         built the first all-Australian motor vehicle in 1948, the FX Holden;

(d)         commenced construction on the current Holden site in Elizabeth, South Australia in 1958; and,

(e)         hosted Queen Elizabeth II at the Elizabeth plant in 1963;

(2)         congratulates the current Holden workforce for its ongoing professionalism which has ensured the Holden Elizabeth plant remains General Motors’ top factory for quality globally; and

(3)         acknowledges the role of Prime Minister Chifley and South Australian Premier Sir Thomas Playford in establishing the Australian automotive industry.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      42    Women’s Leadership Initiative: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Banks —That this House:

(1)         welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the United Nations General Assembly on 22 September 2017 of the Women’s Leadership Initiative (Initiative);

(2)         notes that the Initiative is a five year program to support emerging women leaders in the Pacific and to help participants—selected from Australia Awards scholars—to fulfil their leadership potential and drive ideas and reforms in their communities;

(3)         further notes that the Initiative is part of Australia’s partnership with Pacific Island countries to meet shared challenges and support a stable, secure and prosperous Pacific region;

(4)         acknowledges that the Initiative will deepen our long standing relationship with our Pacific neighbours and see Pacific women mentored by successful female leaders, including Australian Indigenous leaders, private sector representatives and pioneering leaders from the Pacific; and

(5)         recognises that the empowerment of women and girls is a priority for Australia’s development assistance and is fundamental to our increased engagement in the Pacific.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      43    Carers: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Ms Claydon —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         15 to 21 October 2017 is National Carers Week and that it is estimated that there are 2.7 million carers who provide care and support to a family member or friend with a disability, mental illness, chronic condition, terminal illness, or who is frail aged in Australia; and

(b)         the theme for National Carers Week is ‘Carers Count’;

(2)         acknowledges the significant contribution that carers make to the Australian community, saving the nation an estimated $60 billion per year; and

(3)         recognises the incredible sacrifices carers make and the challenges they face including fewer employment options and a restricted capacity to participate in community life.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      44    Illicit drugs: Resumption of debate ( from  23 October 2017 ) on the motion of Mr Morton —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         illicit drugs can cause untold harm in our communities and on our streets; and

(b)         the Government:

                                                          (i)       is committed to targeting the supply, demand, and harm caused to our communities by the scourge of illicit drugs; and

                                                        (ii)       has made significant investments in our law enforcement agencies to do all they can to keep drugs off our streets;

(2)         acknowledges that Australian law enforcement officers continue to confront Australia’s drug market and combat the criminal syndicates that peddle illicit drugs; and

(3)         calls on all Members to promote greater awareness of the harmful effects of illicit drugs on individuals and communities across Australia and support our law enforcement agencies in keeping drugs off our streets.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 5 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      45    Rakhine State in Myanmar: Resumption of debate ( from  5 February 2018 —Mr K. J. Andrews ) on the motion of Ms Vamvakinou —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         Amnesty International has evidence that hundreds of Rohingya women, men and children have been killed since the escalation of a violent assault in Northern Arakan/Rakhine State, Myanmar, since 25 August 2017;

(b)         the United Nations has estimated that since August 2017, over 589,000 Rohingyas have been forced to flee to refugee camps in Bangladesh;

(c)         there are at least another 20,000 Rohingyas being detained at the borders;

(d)         the United Nations Human Rights team has witnessed accounts and heard testimonies of the Myanmar security force setting villages on fire and injuring, torturing, raping, killing and executing innocent victims;

(e)         214 villages have been destroyed through fire and will be taken over by the Myanmar Government because burnt land becomes government-managed land;

(f)          the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Prince Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, has called these government attacks ‘a textbook example of ethnic cleansing’;

(g)         approximately 600,000 people are still deadlocked inside Rakhine State with limited access to food, medical care or humanitarian assistance;

(h)         despite the history of the Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine region extending back to the post-colonial era, this community has been denied citizenship and most basic government services since 1982; and

(i)           the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in the Rakhine region is an issue that deeply concerns the Australian community; and

(2)         urges:

(a)         the Government of Myanmar to:

                                                          (i)       recommit to the pursuit of peace and national reconciliation; and

                                                        (ii)       allow access to all parts of Rakhine State to allow for the provision of humanitarian aid;

(b)         the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs to:

                                                          (i)       do everything in her power to help alleviate the suffering in Rakhine State;

                                                        (ii)       lead the push for a strong United Nations General Assembly resolution on the violence in Rakhine State; and

                                                       (iii)       work to establish an independent United Nations investigation into human rights abuses in Myanmar; and

(c)         the Australian Government to:

                                                          (i)       support unimpeded humanitarian access to the Rohingya population;

                                                        (ii)       maintain pressure on the Myanmar Government, particularly the military and security forces, by condemning the persecution, attacks, killings and human rights abuses of the Rohingyas; and

                                                       (iii)       stand up for the moderate voices in Myanmar which are being widely suppressed by the threat of persecution by the Myanmar military.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      46    City Deals: Resumption of debate ( from  5 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Wallace —That this House:

(1)         welcomes the Government’s action to make our cities better places to live in and do business through ongoing City Deal developments in Townsville, Launceston, Western Sydney and Darwin;

(2)         notes that:

(a)         City Deals:

                                                          (i)       bring together all three levels of Government to develop collective plans for growth with a focus on jobs, housing, transport and the environment; and

                                                        (ii)       are already delivering firm commitments and real benefits for communities, including the $250 million North Queensland Stadium, the Townsville Eastern Access Rail Corridor, movement of the University of Tasmania’s main campus and the rejuvenation of the CBD in Launceston; and

(b)         further benefits through City Deals are under development, including the Western Sydney Housing Package and the redevelopment of Paterson Barracks in Launceston;

(3)         commends the Government for continuing to encourage and pursue new City Deals with other regional cities around Australia, including areas such as the Sunshine Coast; and

(4)         encourages state and territory governments and local councils in regional cities, especially on the Sunshine Coast, to work closely with their local Members of Parliament and the Assistant Minister for Cities and Digital Transformation to develop City Deals for their eligible communities.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      47    Aviation rescue and fire fighting services: Resumption of debate ( from  5 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Albanese —That this House:

(1)         declares:

(a)         its support for the vital work performed each and every day by the highly trained professionals providing aviation rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) services to ensure the safety of the flying public;

(b)         that the ARFF service is particularly important to the safe operation of airports in regional Australia where it also responds to non-aviation emergencies within its local communities; and

(c)         that the presence of the ARFF service is key to safeguarding the safety and security at major metropolitan and regional airports around the country, which is critical for international and domestic tourism; and

(2)         calls on the Government to reject any proposal to increase the threshold for the provision of ARFF services at airports from the existing 350,000 passenger movements annually, noting that this would preclude the establishment of these services at Proserpine Whitsunday Coast Airport and lead to the removal of these services from the following regional communities: Ballina; Coffs Harbour; Ayres Rock; Gladstone; Hamilton Island; Broome; Karratha; Newman; and Port Hedland. 

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      48    Exports: Resumption of debate ( from  5 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Coulton —That this House:

(1)         acknowledges the important contribution that the Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (Efic) makes to supporting Australian exporters;

(2)         notes the recent passage of the Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Commonwealth Entities) Bill 2016 through the Parliament with bipartisan support, helping Efic keep pace with Australia’s changing exports; and

(3)         commends the Government for issuing a new Statement of Expectations for Efic, re-enabling it to support onshore resource projects, and related infrastructure.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      49    Plastic bags: Resumption of debate ( from  5 February 2018 ) on the motion of Ms Sharkie —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         plastic bags are detrimental to the environment;

(b)         Australians use an estimated 5 billion plastic bags a year, which represents over 20 million bags used every day;

(c)         research has indicated that as of 2013, approximately 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic have been floating in our world’s oceans—these are mostly microplastics of less than 5 millimetres in size and are regularly eaten by marine life, through which they enter the global food chain and are consumed by humans;

(d)         thousands of marine mammals and seabirds die every year around the world as a result of plastic litter;

(e)         plastic bags are particularly bad for the environment because they take from between 20 and 1,000 years to biodegrade and can travel long distances via air and water;

(f)          South Australia led the nation with the phasing out of lightweight non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags, which state legislation defines as a carry bag, the body of which comprises (in whole or in part) polyethylene with a thickness of less than 35 microns and includes handles;

(g)         South Australia’s ban on plastic shopping bags came into force on 4 May 2009; and

(h)         the South Australian Environmental Protection Authority estimates that the state’s ban on plastic shopping bags has resulted in almost 400 million fewer plastic bags in that state each year; and

(2)         calls on the:

(a)         state governments yet to enact a ban on lightweight non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags to do so with speed and urgency; and

(b)         Australian Government to work with the state Governments to implement a national ban on lightweight non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags by the end of 2018.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      50    ThinkUKnow program: Resumption of debate ( from  5 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mrs Marino —That this House:

(1)         recognises the:

(a)         importance of educating and protecting our children in the online space; and

(b)         work of the Australian Federal Police through the ThinkUKnow program, a free, evidence based cyber safety program, to provide educational presentations to parents, carers and teachers, and students across Australia;

(2)         congratulates the Australian Government on passing the Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Act 2017 , also known as Carly’s Law, which targets online predators preparing or planning to cause harm to, procure or engage in sexual activity with a child; and

(3)         recognises the new law is a testament to Sonya Ryan, who has advocated for this since her 15 year old daughter Carly was murdered a decade ago by an online predator posing as a teenage boy.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      51    Cambodian elections: Resumption of debate ( from  5 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr M. C. Butler —That this House:

(1)         recognises:

(a)         the role of Australia in helping to broker the Paris Peace Accords (PPA); and

(b)         that one of the core promises of the PPA was to provide the Cambodian people with free and fair elections;

(2)         expresses serious concerns about:

(a)         political suppression in Cambodia, including the closure of media outlets such as the Cambodia Daily; and

(b)         the arrest and trial of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) leader, Kem Sokha, arising from a speech he delivered in Australia in 2013;

(3)         calls for:

(a)         the immediate release of Kem Sokha from detention and the removal of restrictions on civil society; and

(b)         greater transparency and assurance of due process in proceedings against political prisoners and dissidents;

(4)         condemns the move to disband the CNRP and redistribute seats to minor parties without by-elections;

(5)         expresses serious concerns about the timing of the actions against the CNRP and Kem Sokha in light of the impending 2018 general election; and

(6)         calls upon the Australian Government to impress upon the Cambodian Government the importance of free and fair elections for the Cambodian people.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      52    Tax and superannuation systems: Resumption of debate ( from  5 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr van Manen —That this House:

(1)         recognises positive effect of the Government’s measures to assist more hard working Australians to:

(a)         earn more through the tax system, in particular by:

                                                          (i)       legislating tax cuts for middle income earners to ensure they are not pushed into the second highest tax bracket;

                                                        (ii)       introducing to Parliament the Enterprise Tax Plan, which will extend small business tax concessions to businesses up to $10 million from the outdated $2 million threshold; and

                                                       (iii)       supporting employers to invest more, provide more hours and increase wages through a more competitive international tax rate;

(b)         save more for their retirement through increased flexibility in the superannuation system, in particular by:

                                                          (i)       abolishing the so called ‘10 per cent rule’, which prevents anyone earning more than 10 per cent of their income from salary and wages from claiming a deduction for personal superannuation contributions; and

                                                        (ii)       introducing catch up concessional contributions to provide assistance to those—particularly women—who have interrupted work patterns, whether to raise children, look after elderly parents, or seek to boost their retirement savings just before retirement; and

(2)         notes with deep concern that the Opposition:

(a)         refuses to support tax relief for small business, while at the same time advocating tax cuts for foreign workers;

(b)         seeks to abolish measures to improve the retirement savings of hard working Australians, particularly those on low incomes and with interrupted work patterns; and

(c)         has no plan for jobs and growth, despite having previously advocated for a more competitive tax rate for employers.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 7 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      53    Leadership and gender diversity: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Ms McGowan —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         among 15 rural research and development corporations which receive statutory levies partly matched by the Commonwealth, the representation of women is no higher than 44 per cent, is as low as 11 per cent, and averages 26 per cent;

(b)         the Australian Institute of Company Directors (Institute) says its quest for 30 per cent female representation across ASX 200 boards by 2018 has stalled;

(c)         the Institute’s latest gender diversity report shows that as of 31 August 2017 there were 25.4 per cent female directors, only marginally higher than the 25.3 per cent reached at the end of 2016;

(d)         at the time of the publication of the Institute’s latest gender diversity report, 11 ASX 200 companies had no women on their boards; and

(e)         the Institute says that the Government may be forced to intervene with quotas to force companies to appoint more female directors;

(2)         acknowledges the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program (Program) initiative launched by the National Farmers’ Federation and AACo on 15 October 2017, which asks organisations to commit to auditing the gender diversity within their leadership teams and pledge to make ‘meaningful change’ towards achieving enhanced gender equality; and

(3)         calls on the:

(a)         Government to support the Program and similar initiatives to ensure that companies appoint more female directors; and

(b)         Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources to outline to the Parliament a plan to increase the representation of women to a minimum of 30 per cent on all agricultural boards over which the Government has some level of influence, including rural research and development corporations, agricultural committees, panels and councils. 

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      54    Relocation of Commonwealth agencies: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Wallace —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         8 million Australians live outside our capital cities; and

(b)         while some regions like the Sunshine Coast are experiencing strong economic growth, others are not enjoying the same levels of economic activity;

(2)         further notes that:

(a)         many regions, including the Sunshine Coast, can supply substantially lower office accommodation costs and lower operating costs;

(b)         regions such as the Sunshine Coast can offer a highly educated workforce, high quality business facilities, first class health and transport infrastructure, as well as innovative start-up communities;

(c)         regions, including the Sunshine Coast, can offer lifestyle benefits like lower cost housing, short commute times and a family-friendly environment; and

(d)         research suggests that highly skilled people are taking increasing account of lifestyle factors when choosing their employer;

(3)         welcomes the Government’s pursuit of a policy of decentralisation of public sector agencies, and the recent relocation of some parts of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority to Wodonga; and

(4)         encourages the Government to continue to explore further options for the relocation of Commonwealth agencies to the regions.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      55    South Australia and Commonwealth funding: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Zappia —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         the Government has delayed release of the Productivity Commission’s review of the GST distribution until after the South Australian state election on 17 March 2018;

(b)         the Productivity Commission’s draft report recommended changes to the distribution of GST revenue that would see South Australia lose up to $557 million in the first year alone;

(c)         South Australia did not receive one new dollar of infrastructure funding in the 2017-18 budget;

(d)         education funding to South Australia has been cut by $210 million by the Government; and

(e)         the Government’s failure to support Holden has resulted in thousands of job losses in South Australia; and

(2)         calls on the Government to provide South Australia with its fair share of Commonwealth funding and to release the Productivity Commission’s report prior to 17 March.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      56    International Mother Language Day: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Thistlethwaite —That this House:

(1)         notes that:

(a)         in 1999, the 30th General Conference of UNESCO proclaimed annual observance of International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on 21 February; and

(b)         about 200 different languages are spoken throughout Australia;

(2)         acknowledges:

(a)         the significance of preserving Indigenous languages as a link to Indigenous culture and histories and as an expression of identity;

(b)         the social, cultural and economic benefits of multilingualism to the Australian community; and

(c)         that encouraging Australians to learn a language other than English should be a priority for all levels of government; and

(3)         calls on the Government to observe IMLD on 21 February across Australia and to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by the people around the world through:

(a)         promoting the active participation, revitalisation and maintenance of local Indigenous languages;

(b)         continuing the National Library of Australia’s collection of oral history and available alphabets of spoken languages as a means of preserving the multi-lingual inheritance of the people of Australia; and

(c)         supporting second language instruction in Australian educational institutions.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      57    Travel Insurance: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Zimmerman —That this House:

(1)         notes the release on 5 October 2017 of the Consular State of Play 2016-17 (State of Play), which provides an overview of the Government’s provision of consular assistance to Australians in the last financial year;

(2)         acknowledges the hard work and dedication of Australian consular officials who have provided high-quality assistance to Australians in distress in 12,454 cases during 2016-17;

(3)         notes with concern that a significant number of Australian travellers are travelling overseas without insurance;

(4)         reiterates the Minister for Foreign Affairs’ remarks in launching the State of Play that if travellers cannot afford travel insurance, they cannot afford to travel;

(5)         acknowledges that the Australian Government will provide consular assistance where possible, while noting there are limits to what it can do to assist Australians in trouble overseas; and

(6)         calls on Australians to:

(a)         draw on resources such as Australian Government Smartraveller advice to inform themselves about their destination; and

(b)         purchase insurance appropriate to their activities and circumstances.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )

      58    United Nations World Radio Day: Resumption of debate ( from  12 February 2018 ) on the motion of Mr Albanese —That this House:

(1)         observes:

(a)         United Nations World Radio Day (WRD) on 13 February 2018;

(b)         this year’s WRD theme of ‘Radio and Sports’ which calls on us to:

                                                          (i)       celebrate the role of radio in promoting Australian sports and the inspiring stories of our high achieving sportspeople and teams;

                                                        (ii)       support and promote the grassroots sports that anchor us within our communities;

                                                       (iii)       be inspired by the stories that challenge gender stereotypes; and

                                                      (iv)       equally cover both men’s and women’s sports events;

(2)         recognises the:

(a)         unique ability of sport to unite and inspire Australians of all backgrounds, and the iconic nature of many Australian sporting events;

(b)         power of radio to unite, inform and entertain Australians throughout the nation and across commercial, public and community broadcasting;

(c)         particular importance of publicly funded radio in regional and remote Australia, especially during natural disasters;

(d)         critical importance of publicly funded radio for our culturally and linguistically diverse communities through the SBS; and

(e)         role of community broadcasters in nurturing new Australian talent including sports broadcasters, journalists and producers;

(3)         acknowledges:

(a)         the significant disparity between the coverage of men’s and women’s sports in Australia in radio broadcasting, as well as television, print and online; and

(b)         the need to address this disparity to encourage greater participation in women’s sports and to recognise the achievements of our women athletes; and

(4)         calls for:

(a)         commercial, public and community radio broadcasters to cover more women’s sports and to ensure there is a diversity of voices in sports commentary; and

(b)         greater recognition of the extraordinary achievements of our women’s sports teams in the media, including by ensuring equal public funding.

              ( Order of the day will be removed from the Notice Paper unless re-accorded priority on any of the next 8 sitting Mondays including 26 February 2018. )