8          Notices

The Chair of the Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation (Senator White): To move 15 sitting days after today—

That the Australian Education Regulations 2023, made under the Australian Education Act 2013 , be disallowed [F2023L01020].

That the Insurance Exemption Determination No. 1 of 2023, made under the Insurance Act 1973 , be disallowed [F2023L00971].

That the Higher Education Support (Other Grants) Amendment (National Priorities Pool Program and Regional Partnerships Project Pool Program) Guidelines 2023, made under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 , be disallowed [F2023L00983].

That the Competition and Consumer (Gas Market Code) Regulations 2023, made under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 , be disallowed [F2023L00994].

That the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2023, made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 , be disallowed [F2023L00998].

Senator Thorpe: To move on 17 October 2023—That the Social Security (Remote Engagement Program Payment) Determination 2023, made under the Social Security Act 1991 , be disallowed [F2023L01003].

Senator McKim: To move 15 sitting days after today—That the Competition and Consumer (Gas Market Code) Regulations 2023, made under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 , be disallowed [F2023L00994].

Senator Shoebridge: To move on the next day of sitting—That the Senate—

(a)               notes that the response from the Minister for Defence to order for the production of documents no. 309, relating to Special Purpose Aircraft guidelines, did not include a copy of the draft 2023 Special Purpose Aircraft guidelines; and

(b)              requires the Minister representing the Minister for Defence to attend the Senate, after motions to take note of answers on Tuesday, 17 October 2023, to provide an explanation of not more than 5 minutes of the failure to table the draft 2023 guidelines, and that:

(i)                    any senator may move to take note of the explanation; and

(ii)                  any such motion may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes, shall have precedence over all other business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each. ( general business notice of motion no. 343 )

Senator Cash: To move on the next day of sitting—That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report by 25 October 2023:

The Australian Capital Territory Government’s (ACT)  Drugs of Dependence (Personal Use) Amendment Act 2022 , with particular reference to:

(a)               operational issues that arise for police;

(b)              the potential risks posed to police, ambulance officers and other first responders;

(c)               the types and quantities of drugs permitted to be dealt with by the simple drug offence notice scheme;

(d)              the interaction with Commonwealth law, including the application of ACT laws to other territories, aircraft and seagoing vessels;

(e)               the views of families who have lost loved ones to addiction and overdose; and

(f)                any other relevant matter.

Senator Davey: To move on the next day of sitting—That the Senate—

(a)               notes:

(i)                    that on 6 September 2023, order for production of documents no. 318 was agreed by the Senate requiring the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than 10 am on Thursday, 14 September 2023, to table copies of any briefing notes, media briefing notes, file notes, emails, written communication and reports held and generated by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the Murray Darling Basin Authority and the Commonwealth Environmental Water Office since May 2022 regarding:

(A)                 the agreement of Murray-Darling Basin ministers to deliver the Basin Plan in full, released by the Minister for the Environment and Water on 22 August 2023,

(B)                 options to deliver the remaining water, including water efficiency infrastructure projects and voluntary water purchases,

(C)                  funding, including funding sources and rationale behind how much funding each state and territory will receive on signing up to the new agreement,

(D)                 new supply projects,

(E)                 options to deliver the 450 GL of water for enhanced environmental outcomes,

(F)                  package of ‘no regrets’ constraints relaxation projects, including what constraints projects are considered to be ‘no regrets’,

(G)                 minimising the socioeconomic impact on communities of buybacks,

(H)                water recovery options,

(I)                   consultants engaged to work on the agreement and all aspects related including market advice on options to recover water, and

(J)                  the December 2018 Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council agreement on socioeconomic criteria and the associated assessment, which was adopted as the basis of the neutrality test for assessing efficiency measures projects, and

(ii)                  as at 11 am on Thursday, 14 September 2023, the order had not been complied with; and

(b)              resolves to:

(i)                    reaffirm its agreement to the order, and

(ii)                  require the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water to comply with the order as soon as possible, and by no later than midday on Tuesday, 17 October 2023. ( general business notice of motion no. 344 )