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No. 636 – Senators Di Natale and Xenophon – Order for the production of documents – Advice and documentation received in relation to bet limits
    
Commenced 12:48 PM
Negatived Senate divided: Ayes 11; Noes 32
7. Tabling and consideration of committee reports – pursuant to standing order 62(4)
    
  • Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications (Senator Carol Brown) to present 13th report and move for its adoption
    
Commenced 1:01 PM
Report tabled and adopted
  • Government Whip (Senator McEwen) to present additional information received by legislation committees relating to estimates hearings:
  • Economics – supplementary budget estimates 2011-12
  • Environment and Communications – supplementary budget estimates 2011-12
  • Finance and Public Administration – supplementary budget estimates 2011-12
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade – supplementary budget estimates 2011-12
  • Legal and Constitutional Affairs – budget estimates 2011-12, supplementary budget estimates 2011-12
    
Commenced 1:02 PM
Documents tabled 
  • Chair of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee (Senator Crossin) to present report – Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Online Games) Bill 2011[Provisions] (pursuant to Selection of Bills Committee report)
    
Commenced 1:02 PM
Report tabled 
  • Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances (Senator Furner) to present delegated legislation monitor for 2011
    
Commenced 1:02 PM
Document tabled 
  • live animal exports
    
Commenced 3:39 PM
Tabled. Motion to take note of document agreed to 
  • Defence Security Authority vetting (made in the House of Representatives on 8 February 2012)
    
Commenced 3:39 PM
Tabled. Motion to take note of document agreed to 
   
15. Tabling of documents
    
(c) By senators tabling reports from committees
    
  • Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee (Senator McEwen), by leave, to present report no. 1 of 2012 and move for its adoption
    
Commenced 4:16 PM
Report tabled and adopted
  • Particulars of proposed additional expenditure—Minister, by leave, to move motion to refer particulars of proposed additional expenditure to committees
    
Commenced 4:17 PM
Documents tabled Motion to refer agreed to
  • Portfolio additional estimates statements for portfolio and executive departments

 

    
Commenced 4:18 PM
Documents tabled 
  • Government’s responses to the following reports:
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee:
  • Defence’s request for tender for aviation contracts (a motion to take note of the response was agreed to)
  • Part II: Incidents onboard HMAS Success between March and May 2009 and subsequent events
  • Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity––Interim and final reports––Inquiry into the operation of the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006
  • Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade––Report––Human Rights in the Asia-Pacific: Challenges and opportunities
  • Joint Standing Committee on Treaties––110th report––Treaties tabled 18, 25(2) and 26 November 2009 and 2 (2) February 2010
    
Commenced 4:18 PM
Responses tabled 
  • Statement and documents relating to the order for the production of documents concerning the Mineral Resource Rent Tax
    
Commenced 4:26 PM
Documents tabled. Motion to take note agreed to 
Tabling of documents
    

(a) By President

  • Work of Committees – 1 July to 31 December 2011
  • Reports of the Auditor-General:
  • Report no. 25 of 2011-12 – Performance audit – Administration of Project Wickenby: Australian Taxation Office; Australian Crime Commission; Australian Federal Police
  • Report no. 26 of 2011-12 – Performance audit – Capacity development Indigenous service delivery: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs; Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations; Department of Health and Ageing
    
Commenced 7:11 PM
Documents tabled 

(d) By Clerk (delegated legislation including regulations, ordinances, determinations, rules, declarations and orders)

  • Letters of advice relating to departmental and agency appointments and vacancies, and grants, pursuant to order
    
Commenced 7:12 PM
Documents tabled