Reporting dates extended

• The Senate agreed that, if required, reporting dates may be extended by agreement of the committee and notified to the President. Any such extensions will be reflected on the relevant committee homepage and recorded in the Senate business pages

Membership

Monday, 23 March

• Variations were agreed to
• Members were appointed to joint committees [see Journals entries 15 and 20]

See also committee membership page

Tabled documents

Government documents and documents presented by the President

• Monday, 23 March (includes documents presented since the Senate last sat)

Clerk's documents

• Monday, 23 March [legislative instruments and other documents required by statute to be tabled]

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

Approval of determination

• The Senate approved the Health Insurance (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Amendment  Determination 2020 [F2020L00166]

Statements

• The President made a statement regarding COVID-19 pandemic and arrangements to maintain social distancing during the sitting of the Senate
  Watch the debate    Read the transcript
• Senators Cormann, Keneally, McKim, McKenzie, Roberts and Griff made statements regarding the COVID-19 pandemic
  Watch the debate    Read the transcript

Scheduling

• The Senate agreed to new arrangements regarding the remainder of the 2020 sitting calendar.

Statistics