1998-2001

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 179

Wednesday, 28 March 2001

Contents

1 Meeting of Senate  4109
2 Government Documents  4109
3 Taxation Laws Amendment (Excise Arrangements) Bill 2000  4109
4 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 1999  4110
5 Matters of Public Interest  4111
6 Questions  4111
7 Taxation—Answers to Questions  4111
8 International Treaty Obligations—Answer to Question  4111
9 Petitions  4111
10 Notices  4112
11 Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 4 of 2001  4114
12 Order of Business—Rearrangement  4115
13 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Leave
 to Meet During Sitting  4116
14 Postponements  4116
15 Notice of Motion  4116
16 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—
 Extension of Time to Report  4116
17 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Extension
 of Time to Report  4116
18 Discussion of Matter of Public Importance  4116
19 Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee—4th Report and Alert Digest
 No. 4 of 2001  4117
20 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee—Report—ABC On-line  4117
21 Documents  4117

22 Indexed Lists of Departmental and Agency Files—Order for Production of Documents—Documents  4117
23 Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee—Appointment of Member  4117
24 Pig Industry Bill 2000  4118
25 Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2001  4118
26 Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2000-2001
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-2001
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-2001  4119
27 Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee—Order for Production of Documents—Documents  4119
28 Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2000-2001
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-2001
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-2001  4119
29 Government documents—Consideration  4119
30 Adjournment  4120
31 Attendance  4120