• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Economic Disruption) Bill 2020 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
• Annual report of committee activities 2019–20 Intelligence and Security Joint Committee
• Review of regulations listing the Islamic State West Africa Province and re-listing Boko Haram, Islamic State and Islamic State East Asia as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code Act 1995 Intelligence and Security Joint Committee
• Review of the mandatory data retention regime Intelligence and Security Joint Committee
• Summary report of the 24 June 2020 public hearing on the Australian Institute of Criminology’s National Deaths in Custody Program Law Enforcement Joint Committee
• Delegation to the Antarctic Parliamentarians Assembly National Capital and External Territories Joint Committee
• 190th report—Matters relating to two treaties with Hong Kong Treaties Joint Committee
• 191st report—IMF-NAB; IMF-BBA; IMF-PRGT Treaties Joint Committee
• Scrutiny Digest 15 of 2020 Scrutiny of Bills Committee
• Delegated legislation monitor 12 of 2020 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
• Regulation of auditing in Australia Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee
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• Final report—Illicit tobacco Law Enforcement Joint Committee

Government response

• Business case for the NBN and the experiences of small businesses extended to 31 March 2021
• Environment and Communications Legislation Committee 2020-21 Budget estimates extended to 8 December 2020

• A member was appointed to a joint committee

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Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents for a copy of the AUSTRAC 2017 Casino Junkets Campaign Information Report agreed to on 11 November 2020

Agreed to

• Copy of AUSTRAC 2017 Casino Junkets Campaign Information Report to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, by no later than 11.45 am on 12 November 2020
• Documents relating to the Inland Rail Interface Improvement Program to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, by no later than 10 am on 1 December 2020
• Documents relating to the acquisition of the Leppington Triangle land to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure, by no later than 5.30 pm on 18 November 2020

• Senator Abetz presented a petition regarding access to e-cigarettes
• Senator Fierravanti-Wells presented a petition regarding changes to the rules relating to foreign investment

• Australia’s energy future tabled on behalf of the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction
• Australian industry and manufacturing tabled on behalf of the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
• Developing Northern Australia tabled on behalf of the Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia
• Rural and regional Budget outcomes tabled on behalf of the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development

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• Veterans and their families tabled on behalf of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

Negatived

• Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Social Security (Coronavirus Economic Response – 2020 Measures No. 14) Determination 2020 [F2020L01093] moved by Senator Dodson
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Notice of motion to disallow

• Fair Work Amendment (Variation of Enterprise Agreements No. 2) Regulations 2020 [F2020L00702] notice given by the Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator Fierravanti-Wells)

Withdrawn

• Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator Fierravanti-Wells) withdrew the following notice: Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Amendment (Threshold Test) Regulations 2020 [F2020L00435]

• Statements were made regarding ministerial and party positions
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• The Senate took note of the Minister’s explanation relating to the delay in providing an answer to estimates question on notice no. 48 asked by Senator Ayres
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The Senate agreed to suspend sitting on 11 November 2020 to enable senators to attend Remembrance Day services