1998-2001

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 180

Thursday, 29 March 2001

Contents

1 Meeting of Senate  4123
2 Petitions  4123
3 Notices  4123
4 Order of Business—Rearrangement  4124
5 Postponements  4124
6 Leave of Absence  4125
7 Consideration of Legislation  4125
8 Environment—Jabiluka  4125
9 Lucas Heights Reactor—Select Committee—Extension of Time to Report  4125
10 Overseas Aid—Microcredit Programs  4126
11 Hand Guns  4126
12 Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund—Joint Statutory Committee—Leave to Meet During Sitting  4126
13 Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee—Leave to Meet During
 Sitting  4126
14 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—
 Extension of Time to Report  4127
15 Economics Legislation Committee—Report—Additional Estimates 2000-01  4127
16 Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Amendment
 Bill 2001
Sydney Airport Demand Management Amendment Bill 2001  4127
17 Excise Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2001
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001  4127
18 Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2000-2001
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-2001
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-2001  4128

19 Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee—Order for Production of Documents—Documents  4128
20 Remuneration Tribunal Amendment Bill 2000  4128
21 Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 2) 2000-2001
Appropriation Bill (No. 3) 2000-2001
Appropriation Bill (No. 4) 2000-2001  4129
22 Questions  4129
23 Aged Care—Answers to Questions  4129
24 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—
 Government Response—Funding Australia's Defence  4129
25 Corporations and Securities—Joint Statutory Committee—Government Response—Draft Financial Services Reform Bill  4129
26 National Crime Authority—Joint Statutory Committee—Government Response—Involvement of the National Crime Authority in Controlled Operations  4130
27 Auditor-General—Audit Report No. 31 of 2000-2001—Document  4130
28 Foreign Affairs—South Africa—Document  4130
29 Environment, Communication, Information Technology and the Arts
 Legislation Committee—Additional Information—Estimates 2000-01  4130
30 Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee—380th Report  4130
31 Public Works—Joint Statutory Committee—3rd Report of 2001  4130
32 Documents  4131
33 Governor-General's Proclamation—Commencement of Provisions of an Act  4131
34 Finance—Banking Social Charter  4131
35 Government Documents—Orders of the Day—Consideration  4132
36 Committee Reports and Government Responses—Orders of the Day—Consideration  4132
37 Adjournment  4133
38 Attendance  4133