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Title: COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL AMENDMENT (16 AND 17 YEAR OLD VOLUNTARY ENROLMENT) BILL 1996

First Reading
Database: Senate Hansard

Date: 26-06-1996
Source: Senate
Parl No.: 38
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Page: 2188
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System Id: chamber/hansards/1996-06-26/0033

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- Start of Business
- PETITIONS
  - Head of State
  - Procedural Text
- NOTICES OF MOTION
  - Consideration of Legislation
    - Senator KEMP
  - Regulations and Ordinances Committee
    - Senator O'CHEE
  - Introduction of Legislation
    - Senator KEMP
  - Australian Drug Evaluation Committee
    - Senator NEAL
  - Administration of Drugs to Women in Prison
    - Senator SPINDLER
  - Introduction of Legislation
    - Senator CHRIS EVANS
  - Introduction of Legislation
    - Senator STOTT DESPOJA
  - Introduction of Legislation
    - Senator WOODLEY
  - Mr P.J. Keating: Piggery
    - Senator MICHAEL BAUME
  - Employment, Education and Training References Committee
    - Senator CROWLEY
  - Economy: Privatisation
    - Senator KNOWLES
  - Women
    - Senator CROWLEY
  - Days and Hours of Meeting
    - Senator KEMP
  - Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
    - Senator WOODLEY
  - Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
    - Senator WOODLEY
- PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS
  - Senator MICHAEL BAUME
- ORDER OF BUSINESS
  - Consideration of Legislation
- COMMITTEES
  - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
    - Report
- NATIONAL COMMISSION OF AUDIT
  - Senator FAULKNER
  - Senator FAULKNER
- ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICES
  - Senator HERRON
- COMMITTEES
  - Employment, Education and Training References Committee
    - Extension of Time
- DAYS AND HOURS OF MEETING
- ORDER OF BUSINESS
  - General Business and Committee Reports
- HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES (COMPENSATION) AMENDMENT BILL 1996 ABORIGINAL LAND RIGHTS (NORTHERN TERRITORY) AMENDMENT BILL 1996
  - First Reading
  - Second Reading
    - Senator KEMP
- COMMITTEES
  - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
    - Reference
      - Senator COOK
  - Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee
    - Meeting
- STRIP SEARCHES IN PRISONS
- COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL AMENDMENT (16 AND 17 YEAR OLD VOLUNTARY ENROLMENT) BILL 1996
  - First Reading
  - Second Reading
    - Senator CHAMARETTE
- VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKERS
- EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING AMENDMENT BILL 1996
  - Referral to Committee
- COMMITTEES
  - Employment, Education and Training Legislation Committee
    - Report
      - Senator TIERNEY
  - Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee
    - Report
      - Senator ELLISON
  - Senators' Interests Committee
    - Report
      - Senator CHRIS EVANS
  - Community Standards Committee
    - Reference
  - Membership
- ORDER OF BUSINESS
  - Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
    - Senator BOURNE
- COMMITTEES
  - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
    - Reference
- ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION AMENDMENT BILL 1996
  - Second Reading
  - In Committee
- MATTERS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
  - Mr P.J. Keating: Piggery
    - Senator MICHAEL BAUME
  - Second Sydney Airport
    - Senator FORSHAW
  - Valedictory
    - Senator SPINDLER
  - Youth Homelessness
    - Senator WHEELWRIGHT
  - Youth Homelessness Antarctica
    - Senator CAMPBELL
  - Indonesia
    - Senator MARGETTS
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
  - Social Security: Pensions
    (Senator FAULKNER, Senator NEWMAN)
  - Macquarie, Heard and McDonald Islands
    (Senator McGAURAN, Senator HILL)
  - Social Security
    (Senator CHRIS EVANS, Senator NEWMAN)
  - Aboriginal Legal Services
    (Senator ELLISON, Senator HERRON)
  - Project Investment
    (Senator COOK, Senator SHORT)
  - Labour Downsizing
    (Senator KERNOT, Senator VANSTONE)
  - Commonwealth Bank of Australia: Share Offer
    (Senator JONES, Senator SHORT)
  - Uranium Mining
    (Senator MARGETTS, Senator HILL)
  - National Commission of Audit
    (Senator WHEELWRIGHT, Senator SHORT)
  - Poverty
    (Senator CHAPMAN, Senator NEWMAN)
  - Telstra
    (Senator KNOWLES, Senator ALSTON)
  - Aboriginal Affairs: Special Auditor
    (Senator COLSTON, Senator HERRON)
  - Burma
    (Senator BOURNE, Senator HILL)
  - Aboriginal Affairs: Special Auditor
    (Senator BOB COLLINS, Senator HERRON)
- MEDICARE LEVY AMENDMENT BILL 1996 INCOME TAX ASSESSMENT AMENDMENT BILL 1996
  - Senator SHORT
- QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE
  - Aboriginal Health
    (Senator HERRON)
  - Project Investment
  - Aboriginal Affairs: Special Auditor
    (Senator BOB COLLINS, Senator Herron, Senator Patterson)
- REPORT OF PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO ZAMBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
- NOTIFICATION OF SENATORS' INTERESTS
- COMMITTEES
  - Superannuation Committee
    - Report: Government Response
      - Senator GIBSON
  - Scrutiny of Bills Committee
    - Report
      - Senator COONEY
  - Foreign, Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
    - Report
- ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER COMMISSION AMENDMENT BILL 1996
  - In Committee
  - Third Reading
- CUSTOMS AMENDMENT BILL 1996 CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT BILL (No. 1) 1996
  - Second Reading
    - Senator COOK
    - Senator SPINDLER
- NOTICES OF MOTION
  - Senate Officer: Evidence in Legal Proceedings
    - Senator CHRIS EVANS
- ORDER OF BUSINESS
  - Senator KEMP
  - Senator CHRIS EVANS
  - Senator KEMP
- ASSENT TO LAWS
- BILLS RETURNED FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- DOCUMENTS
  - Compliance Report on ILO Instruments Adopted in 1995
    - Senator MARGETTS
- CUSTOMS AMENDMENT BILL 1996 CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT BILL (No. 1) 1996
  - Second Reading
- ADJOURNMENT
  - Share Ownership
    - Senator GIBSON
  - Howard Government
    - Senator CHILDS
  - Child Labour Gun Shows Victoria: Regional Business Facilitators
    - Senator SPINDLER
  - Condolences: Mr John Boardman
    - Senator COOK
  - Superannuation Funds
    - Senator WATSON
- Adjournment
- DOCUMENTS
  - Tabling
- QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
  - Airservices Australia: Mr Dick Smith
    (Senator Bob Collins, Senator Alston)

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Wednesday, 26 June 1996
Page: 2188

Motion (by Senator Chamarette) agreed to:

That the following bill be introduced: a Bill for an Act to amend the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 to provide voluntary electoral enrolment for persons who are 16 and 17 years of age, and for related purposes.

Motion (by Senator Chamarette) agreed to:

That this bill may proceed without formalities and be now read a first time.

Bill read a first time.

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