1998-2001

THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

JOURNALS OF THE SENATE

No. 212

Wednesday, 19 September 2001

Contents

1 Meeting of Senate  4871
2 Government Document  4871
3 Consideration of Legislation  4871
4 Days of Meeting—Variation  4871
5 Consideration of Legislation  4871
6 States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment
 Bill (No. 2) 2001  4872
7 Matters of Public Interest  4872
8 Questions  4873
9 Transport—Ansett Australia—Answers to Questions  4873
10 Notices  4873
11 Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report No. 14 of 2001  4877
12 Postponements  4878
13 Privileges—Standing Committee—Reference  4879
14 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—
 Reference  4879
15 Commonwealth Games—Melbourne  4879
16 Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education
 References Committee—Extension of Time to Report  4880
17 Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Extension of
 Time to Report  4880
18 Economics References Committee—Extension of Time to Report  4880
19 Transport—Ansett Australia—Order for Production of Documents  4880
20 Veterans—Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Benefits  4881
21 Urgency Motion  4882
22 Notice of Motion  4882
23 Privileges—Standing Committee—100th Report  4882

24 Economics Legislation Committee—Report—Taxation Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2001  4883
25 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Legislation Committee—Report—Trade Practices Amendment (Telecommunications) Bill 2001  4883
26 Employment, Workplace Relations, Small Business and Education
 Legislation Committee—Report—Workplace Relations Amendment (Prohibition of Compulsory Union Fees) Bill 2001  4883
27 Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Report—Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2001  4884
28 Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee—12th Report and Alert Digest
 No. 12 of 2001  4884
29 Economics Legislation Committee—Report—Annual Reports  4884
30 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Australia's Relations with the Middle East  4884
31 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Link between Aid and Human Rights  4884
32 Migration—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Review of State-Specific Migration Mechanisms  4885
33 Odgers' Australian Senate Practice—10th Edition—Document  4885
34 Auditor-General—Audit Reports Nos 10 and 11 of 2001-2002  4885
35 Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Slovak Republic, Republic of
 Croatia and Czech Republic—Document  4885
36 Documents  4885
37 Indexed Lists of Departmental and Agency Files—Order for Production of Documents—Documents  4886
38 Departmental and Agency Contracts—Order for Production of Documents—Documents  4886
39 Governor-General's Messages—Assent to Laws  4886
40 Committees—Changes in Membership  4886
41 Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2001  4887
42 Trade Practices Amendment (Telecommunications) Bill 2001  4887
43 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2001  4887
44 Environmental Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001  4888
45 International Maritime Conventions Legislation Amendment Bill 2001  4888
46 Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—Change in Membership  4888
47 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee—Proposed Reference  4888
48 Government Documents—Consideration  4889
49 Adjournment  4889
50 Attendance  4889