- Title
SJ No 121 - 1 December 2003
FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CHINA—HUMAN RIGHTS
- Database
Senate Journals
- Date
01-12-2003
- Source
Senate
- Parl No.
40
- Number
121
- Page
2785
- Status
Final
- System Id
chamber/journals/2003-12-01/0021
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Senate Journal No. 121 - 1 December 2003
- 1 MEETING OF SENATE
- 2 PRIVILEGES—STANDING COMMITTEE—STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 3 HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT BILL 2003E HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPORT (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2003
- 4 HOURS OF MEETING AND ROUTINE OF BUSINESS—VARIATION
- 5 STATES GRANTS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT BILL 2003
- 6 QUESTIONS
- 7 FINANCE—DEPOSIT BONDS—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS—STATEMENT BY LEAVE
- 8 TRANSPORT—AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT—ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
- 9 TRADE—FREE TRADE AGREEMENT—AUSTRALIAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY—ANSWER TO QUESTION
- 10 PETITIONS
- 11 NOTICES
- 12 POSTPONEMENTS
- 13 NOTICE OF MOTION WITHDRAWN
- 14 LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—PROPOSED REFERENCE
- 15 RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HATRED BILL 2003 [NO. 2]
- 16 ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 17 TAXATION—FIRST HOME OWNERS, `BRACKET CREEP' AND INTERGENERATIONAL REPORT—ORDER FOR PRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS
- 18 DEFENCE—IRAQ—WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
- 19 RURAL AND REGIONAL AFFAIRS AND TRANSPORT LEGISLATION COMMITTEE—LEAVE TO MEET DURING SITTING
- 20 ASIO, ASIS AND DSD—JOINT STATUTORY COMMITTEE—EXTENSION OF TIME TO REPORT
- 21 FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CHINA—HUMAN RIGHTS
- 22 URGENCY MOTION—TAXATION—HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
- 23 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 14 OF 2003-04—DOCUMENT
- 24 AUDITOR-GENERAL—AUDIT REPORT NO. 15 OF 2003-04—DOCUMENT
- 25 DOCUMENTS
- 26 GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S PROCLAMATIONS—COMMENCEMENT OF PROVISIONS OF ACTS
- 27 ELECTORAL MATTERS—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—REPORT—INCREASING THE MINIMUM REPRESENTATION FOR THE TERRITORIES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- 28 TREATIES—JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE—56TH REPORT
- 29 INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION—109TH CONFERENCE—DOCUMENT
- 30 COMMONWEALTH PARLIAMENTARY ASSOCIATION—49TH CONFERENCE—DOCUMENT
- 31 AGE DISCRIMINATION BILL 2003E AGE DISCRIMINATION (CONSEQUENTIAL PROVISIONS) BILL 2003
- 32 TAXATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 5) 2003E CUSTOMS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL (NO. 2) 2003
- 33 WORKPLACE RELATIONS AMENDMENT (IMPROVED PROTECTION FOR VICTORIAN WORKERS) BILL 2003
- 34 STATES GRANTS (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSISTANCE) AMENDMENT BILL 2003
- 35 TRADE PRACTICES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2003
- 36 TRADE PRACTICES AMENDMENT (PERSONAL INJURIES AND DEATH) BILL 2003
- 37 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 38 NEW BUSINESS TAX SYSTEM (TAXATION OF FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS) BILL (NO. 1) 2003
- 39 DEFENCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2003
- 40 ORDER OF BUSINESS—REARRANGEMENT
- 41 LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS BILL 2003E LEGISLATIVE INSTRUMENTS (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS) BILL 2003
- 42 ADJOURNMENT
- 43 ATTENDANCE
FOREIGN AFFAIRS—CHINA—HUMAN RIGHTSSenator Stott Despoja amended her notice of motion by leave and, pursuant to notice of motion not objected to as a formal motion, moved general business notice of motion no. 704—That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) close relatives of Australian citizens are currently being detained by the People's Republic of China on the basis that they practise Falun Gong, and (ii) the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights applies to the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners worldwide; (b) expresses its support for an open and effective human rights dialogue between Australia and the People's Republic of China; (c) calls on the Australian Government, in the context of the human rights dialogue, to: (i) raise the issue of the continued detention of Falun Gong practitioners with close family ties to Australia, and (ii) emphasise that the practise of religion should not form the basis of the incarceration of any individual; and (d) reaffirms its commitment to freedom of belief within Australia and recognises the freedom of Australians to practise Falun Gong without fear of harassment. Question put and passed. | |