Senate Order of Business

No. 146 : Thursday, 28 November 2024

At 9 am

1             Acknowledgement of country and prayers

2            Tabling of documents by Clerk

3            Committees —proposed meetings to be authorised

4            Private senators’ bills

64   Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024 —second reading debate

[Time limit: 1 hour and 10 minutes]

5            Government business

Notice of motion

1      Minister for Finance ( Senator Gallagher ) — Routine of business—Variation

Orders of the day

1      Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 —second reading debate

2      Sydney Airport Demand Management Amendment Bill 2024 —second reading debate

3      Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024 —second reading debate

4      Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Bill 2024

Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) Tax (Imposition) Bill 2024

Commonwealth Entities (Payment Surcharges) (Consequential Provisions and Other Matters) Bill 2024 —second reading debate

At 11.15 am

6            Notices of motion

Chair of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation ( Senator O’Neill ) to withdraw business of the Senate notice no. 1 for 12 sitting days after today

7             Reference of bills

Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee ( Senator Urquhart ) to present report no. 14 of 2024 for adoption

8            Placing of business

Manager of Government Business ( Senator Gallagher ) to move a motion relating to the order of general business for today

Postponements to be authorised

Committees—extensions of time to be authorised

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs—Joint Standing Committee—Truth and Justice Commission Bill 2024—from 11 February to 29 May 2025

Economics References Committee—Residential electrification—from 5 December 2024 to 31 January 2025

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Australia’s youth justice and incarceration system—from 28 February to 1 July 2025

9            Death of former minister

President to inform the Senate of the death of the Honourable John Charles Hodges, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the division of Petrie, Queensland

10         Formal motions

Business of the Senate

1           Senator Payman —Reference and instruction to Education and Employment Legislation Committee (Administration of the CFMEU) (altered on 18 and 21 November 2024 - so77)

Government business

2          Minister for Finance ( Senator Gallagher ) — Estimates hearings for 2025

General business

716      Senator David Pocock —Consideration of the Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 (altered on 27 November 2024 - so77)

720     Senator Dean Smith —Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023—Division of bill

721      Senator Hodgins-May —Compliance with orders for production of documents—Early childhood education

722      Senator Henderson —Order for production of documents—Wage retention grant program

723      Senator David Pocock —Order for production of documents—National Capital Investment Framework

724     Senators Thorpe and Payman —Introduction of Treasury Laws Amendment (Divesting from Illegal Israeli Settlements) Bill 2024

725      Senators Thorpe and Payman —Introduction of Defence Trade Controls Amendment (Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity) Bill 2024

726     Senators Thorpe and Payman —Introduction of Genocide Risk Reporting Bill 2024

727      Senator Canavan —Select Committee on Energy Planning and Regulation in Australia—Instruction to committee

728     Senator Thorpe —Compliance with order for production of documents—Non-disclosure agreements

729     Senator McKim —Establishment of a select committee on measuring outcomes for First Nations communities

731      Senator Allman-Payne —Order for production of documents—Employment services

732      Senator Henderson —Order for production of documents—2024 National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy and Student and School Summary reports

11          Committee memberships

12         Messages

13         Business to be considered

Business of the Senate notices of motion

1              Senator Payman —Reference and instruction to Education and Employment Legislation Committee (Administration of the CFMEU) (altered on 18 and 21 November 2024 - so77)

2      Senator Shoebridge —Reference to Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee (Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2024)

Business of the Senate order of the day

3      Environment and Communications References Committee—Proposed reference (Tasmanian salmon industry)—Resumption of debate on motion moved by Senators Duniam, Colbeck, Askew and Chandler

Government business continued (see item 5)

Not later than 12.15 pm

14         Government business continued (see item 5 )

At 1.30 pm

15         2 minute statements

At 2 pm

16         Questions

17         Motions to take note of answers

18         Tabling and consideration of committee reports and government responses

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Additional information—Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024 (No. 2) ( Government Whip )

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights—Human rights scrutiny report 11 of 2024 ( Government Whip )

Economics References Committee—Final report—Home ownership ( Senator Bragg )

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—Report—Performance of the Department of Defence in supporting the capability and capacity of Australia’s defence industry ( Government Whip )

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Report—Wrongful detention of Australian citizens overseas ( Senator Chandler )

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Report—Australia’s alignment with the priorities of Pacific Island countries ( Senator Fawcett )

Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia ( Government Whip )—

Interim report—Energy, Food and Water Security

Final report—Workforce Development

[Time limit per speaker: 10 minutes]

19         Consideration of documents listed on the Notice Paper , see page 13

[Time limit per speaker: 5 minutes]

20        Consideration of committee reports, government responses and Auditor-General’s reports listed on the Notice Paper , see page 17

[Time limit per speaker: 5 minutes]

[Total time limit for items 18 to 20: 1 hour]

21         Ministerial statements

22        General business debate

Notice of motion no. 730 — Senator Tyrrell —Kinship carers

23        Next meeting

Manager of Government Business ( Senator Gallagher ) to move a motion relating to the next meeting of the Senate and leave of absence for senators

24        Adjournment proposed —5.30 pm

25        Adjournment —not later than 6 pm

 

 

Richard Pye

Clerk of the Senate