Introduced

• Future Drought Fund Bill 2019
  Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
• Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Australian Freedoms) Bill 2019 [private senators bill]
• Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019
  Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019
• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2019
• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019
• Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2019 [private senator's bill]

Considered

• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the Poverty Trap) Bill 2018 [private senator's bill]
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• Murray-Darling Basin Commission of Inquiry Bill 2019 [private senator's bill]
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Debate on these bills will continue at a later date

Passed

Without amendment

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Worker Screening Database) Bill 2019
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• Road Vehicle Standards Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
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• Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2019
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The House of Representatives will now consider the bills

• Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
• Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019
  Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
  Watch the debate [part 1] [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]
  Read the transcript [part 1 [part 2] [part 3] [part 4]

These bills will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

With amendments

• National Rental Affordability Scheme Amendment Bill 2019
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The House of Representatives will now consider the bill

• Future Drought Fund Bill 2019
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The House of Representatives will now consider the Senate's amendment

New inquiries

• Compliance by former Ministers of State with Ministerial Standards referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee for inquiry and report by 10 September 2019
• Disclosure and reporting of sensitive and classified information referred to the Environment and Communications References Committee for inquiry and report by the third sitting day of December 2019
• Select committee on multi-jurisdictional management and execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan for inquiry and report by 1 November 2020
• Income support payments referred to the Community Affairs Reference Committee for inquiry and report by 27 March 2020
• The Senate adopted report no. 3 of 2019 of the Selection of Bills Committee and made the following references:
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Amendment (Assisted Reproductive Treatment Statistics) Bill 2019 referred to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 11 November 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 referred to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 5 September 2019
• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019 referred to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 6 September 2019

Joint committees

• The Senate concurred with resolutions of the House relating to the formation of joint committees.

Reports tabled

• Reports on annual reports Environment and Communications, Finance and Public Administration, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committees
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members’ Interests First) Bill 2019 Economics Legislation Committee
• Examination of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Annual Report 2016-17 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
• Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2016-17 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
• Impact of new and emerging information and communications technology Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
• Theft and export of motor vehicles and parts Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
• Reports on matters referred during the previous Parliament Environment and Communications References Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation and References Committees―The Senate agreed to readopt certain inquiries from the 45th Parliament
• Delegated legislation monitor 3 of 2019 Regulations and Ordinances Committee
• Scrutiny digest 3 of 2019 Scrutiny of Bills Committee

Government responses

• Response to Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Bill 2019 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
• Response to The Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2018 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
• Response to Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Support for Infrastructure Financing) Bill 2019 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

Membership

Monday, 22 July

• Variations were agreed to

Tuesday, 23 July

• Variations were agreed to

Wednesday, 24 July

• Variations were agreed to
• Members were appointed to joint committees

Thursday, 25 July

• Variations were agreed to

See also committee membership page

Tabled documents

Government documents and documents presented by the President

• Monday, 22 July (includes documents presented since the Senate last sat)
• Tuesday, 23 July
• Wednesday, 24 July

Clerk's documents

• Monday, 22 July [legislative instruments and other documents required by statute to be tabled]
• Tuesday, 23 July
• Wednesday, 24 July
• Thursday, 25 July

To view individual instruments visit www.legislation.gov.au and search using the Federal Register of Legislation (FRL) number

• Response to a question asked by Senator Wong during question time on 13 February 2019
• Response to a question asked by Senator Kitching during question time on 4 July 2019
• Information concerning a question asked by Senator Watt during question time on 22 July 2019
• Information concerning a question asked by Senator Wong during question time on 23 July 2019

Order for the production of documents

Agreed to

• Documents relating to the Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Needs Assessment to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Health by no later than 4.30pm on 25 July 2019

Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Statement of Ministerial Standards agreed to on 4 July 2019. The Minister representing the Prime Minister (Senator Cormann) made a statement regarding the document, and the Senate debated the statement
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• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Independent Health Advice Panel agreed to on 4 July 2019
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Department of Home Affairs and Paladin agreed to on 4 July 2019

Ministerial statement

• Road safety tabled on behalf of the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development
• Joint defence facilities tabled on behalf of the Minister for Defence

Petitions

• Senator Brown presented a petition regarding the proposed Integrated Carers Support Service

Motions

Agreed to

• Nation building projects moved by Senator Roberts
• Domestic violence moved by Senator Waters
• Australian farmers and graziers moved by Senators McDonald, Stoker, Rennick and Scarr
• Fifth anniversary of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 moved by Senator Bilyk
• 2019 State of Origin moved by Senators Keneally, Ayres, McAllister, O'Neill, Sheldon, Bragg, Davey, Faruqi, Fierravanti-Wells, Hughes, Payne, Sinodinos and Seselja
• Newstart and Youth Allowance moved by Senator Siewert
• Nuclear waste dump site moved by Senator Hanson-Young
• Live exports moved by Senator Faruqi
• Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability moved by Senators Steele-John and Brown

Negatived

• Higher education support moved by Senator Faruqi
• Age of criminal responsibility moved by Senators Siewert and Dodson
• Great Barrier Reef protection moved by Senator Waters

Denied formality

• Human rights in China moved by Senator Di Natale

Disallowance motions

Notice of motion to disallow

• Civil Aviation (Community Service Flights – Conditions on Flight Crew Licences) Amendment Instrument 2019 [F2019L00554] notice given by Senator Patrick

Attendance of minister

• The Leader of the Government in the Senate (Senator Cormann) made a statement regarding ministerial standards in response to an order of the Senate agreed to on 4 July 2019. The Senate debated the statement
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Address-in-reply

• The Address-in-reply to the Governor-General's opening speech was debated
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Statistics