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Hansard
- Start of Business
- STATEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
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BILLS
- International Monetary Agreements Amendment Bill 2013, Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill 2013
- International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) Bill 2013
- International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013
- Parliamentary Service Amendment (Freedom of Information) Bill 2013
- Constitution Alteration (Local Government) 2013
- Crimes Legislation Amendment (Law Enforcement Integrity, Vulnerable Witness Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2013
- Privacy Amendment (Privacy Alerts) Bill 2013
- Public Interest Disclosure (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013
- Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Bill 2013
- Superannuation Laws Amendment (MySuper Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Measures) Bill 2013
- Social Security Legislation Amendment (Public Housing Tenants' Support) Bill 2013
- Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Bill 2013
- Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill 2013
- Charities Bill 2013
- Charities (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2013
- Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill 2013
- Tax Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 2) Bill 2013
- Banking Amendment (Unclaimed Money) Bill 2013
- DisabilityCare Australia Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013
- COMMITTEES
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BILLS
- Tax Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) Bill 2013
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Increased Concessional Contributions Cap and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Sustaining the Superannuation Contribution Concession) Imposition Bill 2013
- Superannuation (Sustaining the Superannuation Contribution Concession) Imposition Bill 2013
- Aboriginal Land Rights and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013
- International Monetary Agreements Amendment Bill 2013
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Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill 2013
- Report from Federation Chamber
- Third Reading
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) Bill 2013
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STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS
- Petition: Far West Community Legal Centre
- Media Diversity
- Live Animal Exports
- National Broadband Network
- Forde Electorate: Keeping the Spirit Alive, Forde Electorate: Get Set for Learning
- Gambling
- Brisbane Electorate: Fortitude Valley
- Parramatta Female Factory
- Macarthur Electorate: Macarthur Acts of Kindness
- Canberra Centenary
- MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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National Security
(Abbott, Tony, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Economy
(Marles, Richard, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
National Security
(Pyne, Christopher, MP, Byrne, Anthony, MP) -
Employment
(Cheeseman, Darren, MP, Swan, Wayne, MP) -
National Security
(Pyne, Christopher, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Distance Education
(Windsor, Tony, MP, Garrett, Peter, MP) -
Superannuation
(Murphy, John, MP, Shorten, Bill, MP)
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National Security
- DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
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QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
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National Security
(Keenan, Michael, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Family Payments
(Smyth, Laura, MP, Macklin, Jenny, MP) -
Asylum Seekers
(Griggs, Natasha, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Education Funding
(O'Neill, Sen Deb, Garrett, Peter, MP) -
Asylum Seekers
(Scott, Bruce, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Vocational Education and Training
(Zappia, Tony, MP, Bird, Sharon, MP) -
National Security
(Bishop, Bronwyn, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Child Support
(Rowland, Michelle, MP, Ellis, Kate, MP) -
Asylum Seekers
(Morrison, Scott, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Consumer Protection
(Perrett, Graham, MP, Bradbury, David, MP) -
Asylum Seekers
(Morrison, Scott, MP, Gillard, Julia, MP) -
Aged Care
(Hall, Jill, MP, Butler, Mark, MP)
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National Security
- STATEMENTS ON INDULGENCE
- DOCUMENTS
- COMMITTEES
- STATEMENTS ON INDULGENCE
- PRIVATE MEMBERS' BUSINESS
- MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
- COMMITTEES
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BILLS
- DisabilityCare Australia Fund Bill 2013, Family Trust Distribution Tax (Primary Liability) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Fringe Benefits Tax Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax (First Home Saver Accounts Misuse Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax Rates Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Income Tax (TFN Withholding Tax (ESS)) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Medicare Levy Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, National Disability Insurance Scheme Legislation Amendment Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Untaxed Roll-over Amounts Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Superannuation (Excess Non-concessional Contributions Tax) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 1) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Taxation (Trustee Beneficiary Non-disclosure Tax) (No. 2) Amendment (DisabilityCare Australia) Bill 2013, Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Inbound Cargo Security Enhancement) Bill 2013, Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend) Bill 2013, Customs and AusCheck Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012, Foreign Affairs Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2013, Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Reform of Self Managed Superannuation Funds Supervisory Levy Arrangements) Bill 2013
- Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) Bill 2013
- BUSINESS
- BILLS
- ADJOURNMENT
- BILLS
- ADJOURNMENT
- NOTICES
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Federation Chamber
- Start of Business
- CONSTITUENCY STATEMENTS
- BUSINESS
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BILLS
- International Monetary Agreements Amendment Bill 2013
- Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill 2013
- Aboriginal Land Rights and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013
- Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014, Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014
- International Monetary Agreements Amendment Bill 2013
- Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill 2013
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Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014
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Second Reading
- Ramsey, Rowan, MP
- Cobb, John, MP
- Alexander, John, MP
- Jones, Ewen, MP
- Roy, Wyatt, MP
- Markus, Louise, MP
- Crook, Tony, MP
- McCormack, Michael, MP
- Gash, Joanna, MP
- Grierson, Sharon, MP
- Scott, Bruce, MP
- Katter, Bob, MP
- Smith, Tony, MP
- Christensen, George, MP
- Irons, Steve, MP
- Ley, Sussan, MP
- Haase, Barry, MP
- Matheson, Russell, MP
- Ciobo, Steven, MP
- Prentice, Jane, MP
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Second Reading
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QUESTIONS IN WRITING
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HMAS Penguin: Health Centre (Question No. 1345)
(Fletcher, Paul, MP, Smith, Stephen, MP) -
Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (Question No. 1380)
(Alexander, John, MP, Plibersek, Tanya, MP) -
Health and Ageing (Question No. 1381)
(Alexander, John, MP, Plibersek, Tanya, MP) -
Health and Ageing (Question No. 1481)
(Alexander, John, MP, Plibersek, Tanya, MP)
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HMAS Penguin: Health Centre (Question No. 1345)
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Wednesday, 29 May 2013
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Mr WINDSOR (New England) (09:05): Speaker, I would just briefly respond as chair of the committee that made the two recommendations to you.
I understand what you have said, Speaker, in terms of the committee's report not being impugned by the release of information during the draft stage, and the committee is aware of the apology that has been given by one of its members and understands the circumstances in which the breach may well have occurred in an inadvertent sense. The issue, though, still revolves around the media's misuse of the rules, and in this particular case—and, in fact, upon his own admission—the journalist has actually admitted that he knew what the rules were and had decided that in view of his readership et cetera, and the issue of fly-in fly-out and the importance of that issue in Western Australia, essentially to ignore those rules and go to print.
I do understand the position that you are placed in, and I recognise that the Father of the House and others are here, who were involved with the Privileges Committee. Having been on the committee as well and looked at a similar issue in relation to another journalist in the not-too-distant past, I do understand that there are significant issues here of actually getting something through the Privileges Committee in terms of contempt at the journalistic level. But the one thing that I would say is that we are seeing too many examples of this. I understand that with this current parliament coming to its conclusion it would be almost impossible to get a resolution through the Privileges Committee in that time—and who knows what will happen after 14 September? But I think that the media really need to recognise that they cannot operate not only in contempt of privileges but in contempt of the rules that they understand to be there. I think that the parliament—and there have been various recommendations in the past on this that have essentially been ignored by the parliament—needs to look very closely at what this issue is about and how these circumstances can be avoided in the future.
I will not get into the significance of those reports, but I would ask you, Speaker, if in fact the due processes could be put in place where we revisit some of the recommendations of the past, look at how we can make sure that we do have the freedom of the press and, in this case, I agree with your comment that I do not think the breach has in fact impacted on the report at all. It was a breach at the draft stage so there would be some argument if it did in fact go to the Privileges Committee that they would not make a finding against. I think the very important fact still remains that we need to address this issue.
Some of the recommendations that have been made in the past go part way to doing that. The parliament itself has not been of a mind to do something and we get this continual referral to the Privileges Committee to do something, and the privileges committee does very little. I am not being critical of that committee—it is the way that processes have worked.
The journalists have wised up to the arrangement and they are, in fact, thumbing their noses at the parliament and the various privileges that they and we have. It is something that does need to be addressed. The journalists themselves are well aware—the senior journalists in this parliament—of the rules. I know there are some briefings that take place from time to time. It is beholden on them to educate the younger ones as to what the rules are about.
In conclusion, Speaker, the committee accepts your finding not to make a recommendation to go to the Privileges Committee, but I would ask that you do whatever is in your power to make sure that this issue has further airing, both within the House and within the media circles.
The SPEAKER: I thank the member for New England for his constructive comments and for the way the committee conducted itself during its inquiry.