The Senate   View:  All Items - Bills - Committees - Documents   Thursday, 9 February 2012
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2. General business – order of the day relating to private senators’ bills
    
No. 51–Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans) Bill 2011 [homepage] – Resumption of second reading debate
    
Commenced 9:31 AM
Second reading debate interrupted 
Time limit: 2 hours and 20 minutes
    
   
No. 632 – Leader of the Australian Greens (Senator Bob Brown) – Introduction of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Monitoring of Whaling) Bill 2012
    
Commenced 11:55 AM
Bill introduced. Debate adjourned 
   
8. Messages from the House of Representatives transmitting the following bills for concurrence:
    

Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency Bill 2011

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Service Reform) Bill 2011

Telecommunications (Industry Levy) Bill 2011

(these bills are not subject to the bills cut-off order)

 

    
Commenced 1:03 PM
Bills introduced. Debate adjourned 
Further message from the House of Representative transmitting the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 for concurrence (this bill is subject to the bills cut-off order)
    
Commenced 1:04 PM
Bill introduced. Debate adjourned 
Government business – orders of the day –
    
No. 3–Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) Bill 2011 [homepage]
    
Commenced 1:05 PM
Bill passed without amendments 
No. 4–Customs Amendment (New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2011 [homepage]
    
Commenced 1:11 PM
Bill passed without amendments 
No. 1–Higher Education Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Other Measures) Bill 2011 [2012] [homepage]
    
Commenced 1:22 PM
Bill passed without amendments 
   
Commenced 1:56 PM
Senate suspended till 2 pm