Details of Reports tabled in the Senate and other related matters
14 Individual/Packages
of Bills referred through Selection of Bills Committee:
12 February 2009
Federal Financial Relations Bill 2009 [Provisions] and the
Federal Financial Relations (Consequential Amendments and Transitional
Provisions) Bill 2009 [Provisions] to the Economics Committee for inquiry and
report by 3 March 2009.
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 10 March 2009.
Foreign Evidence Amendment Bill 2008 to the Legal and
Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 3 March 2009.
Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and
Amenities, and Other Measures) Bill 2009 [Provisions] to the Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations Committee for inquiry and report by 10 March 2009.
19 March 2009
Australian Business Investment Partnership Bill 2009 and Australian
Business Investment Partnership (Consequential Amendment) Bill 2009 to the
Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 7 May 2009.
Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Enhancing
Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2009 [Provisions] to the Economics Committee
for inquiry and report by 7 May 2009.
Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009
[Provisions] to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 7 May 2009.
Evidence Amendment (Journalists' Privilege) Bill 2009
[Provisions] to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and
report by 7 May 2009.
Law and Justice (Cross Border and Other Amendments) Bill
2009 [Provisions] to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry
and report by 7 May 2009.
Native Title Amendment Bill 2009 [Provisions] to the Legal
and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 7 May 2009.
Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential
Amendments) Bill 2009 [Provisions] to the Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations Committee for inquiry and report by 7 May 2009.
Family Assistance and Other Legislation Amendment (2008
Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2009 [Provisions] to the Community Affairs
Committee for inquiry and report by 7 May 2009.
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for
Carers) Bill 2009 [Provisions] to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry
and report by 7 May 2009.
National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2009
[Provisions] to the Finance and Public Administration Committee for inquiry and
report by 7 May 2009.
4 Individual/Packages of Bills
referred by the Senate
5 February 2009
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008–2009 [Provisions]; Appropriation (Nation Building and
Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008–2009 [Provisions]; Commonwealth Inscribed Stock
Amendment Bill 2009 [Provisions]; Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009
[Provisions]; Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009 [Provisions] and Tax
Bonus for Working Australians (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
to the Finance and Public Administration Committee for inquiry and report by 10
February 2009.
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008–2009 [Provisions]: [Provisions] relating to the Social Housing Program to the
Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 10 February 2009.
12 February 2009
Excise Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009
[Provisions] and the Customs Tariff Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009
[Provisions], together with the impact of the tax on ready-to-drink alcoholic
beverages to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 13 March 2009.
11 March 2009
Exposure drafts of: Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Bill
2009; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009;
Australian Climate Change Regulatory Authority Bill 2009; Carbon Pollution
Reduction Scheme (Charges—General) Bill 2009; Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
(Charges—Excise) Bill 2009; and Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Charges—Customs)
Bill 2009 to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 14 April 2009.
7 References referred by the Senate
5 February 2009
Australia's judicial system and the role of judges to the
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 17 August
2009 (on 19 March 2009 this inquiry was withdrawn and the matters were then
referred separately—see entry below).
12 February 2009
Reporting of sports news and the emergence of digital media
to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee for inquiry and
report by 14 May 2009.
18 March 2009
Foreign investment in Australia to the Economics Committee
for inquiry and report by 17 June 2009.
19 March 2009
Compliance audits on Medicare benefits to the Community
Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 15 May 2009.
National registration and accreditation scheme for doctors
and other health workers to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and
report by 12 May 2009.
Australia's judicial system and the role of judges to the
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 17 August
2009.
Access to justice to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs
Committee for inquiry and report by 17 August 2009.
1 Matter referred to a Select Committee
12 May 2009
The incidence and severity of bushfires across Australia to
the Agricultural and Related Industries Select Committee for inquiry and report
by 26 November 2009.
Reports tabled
During the
reporting period, Senate Standing Committees tabled 30 bills reports (plus 8
reports that did not discharge a reference) and 5 references reports (plus 3 reports
that did not discharge a reference). The details are as follows:
|
Committee
|
Report
|
Tabled
|
|
FPA
|
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008–2009 [Provisions]; Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008–2009
[Provisions]; Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009 [Provisions];
Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009 [Provisions]; Tax Bonus for Working
Australians Bill 2009 [Provisions] and Tax Bonus for Working Australians
(Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
|
10.02.09
|
|
CA
|
Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 2) 2008–2009 [Provisions]—Provisions relating to the social housing program
|
10.02.09
|
|
ECO
|
Tax Agent Services Bill 2008 [Provisions]
|
12.02.09
|
|
LCA
|
* Interim Report—Federal
Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2008 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 17.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
FADT
|
Defence Legislation
(Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2008 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 20.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
Final Report—Federal
Justice System Amendment (Efficiency Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2008 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 23.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
ECO
|
Tax Laws Amendment
(Taxation of Financial Arrangements) Bill 2008 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 26.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
ECO
|
Trade Practices
Amendment (Cartel Conduct and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 26.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
* Interim Report—Federal
Court of Australia (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2008 [Provisions] (Presented
out of session 26.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
Disability
Discrimination and Other Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2008
[Provisions] (Presented out of session 26.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
EEWR
|
Fair Work Bill 2008
[Provisions]
(Presented out of session 27.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
ECO
|
Federal Financial
Relations Bill 2009 [Provisions] and Federal Financial
Relations (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2009
[Provisions]
(Presented out of session 27.02.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
* Further Interim
Report—Federal Court of Australia (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2008
[Provisions] (Presented out of session 4.03.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
* Interim Report—Exposure
draft of the Personal Property Securities Bill 2008 (Presented out of session
4.03.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
* Interim Report—Foreign
Evidence Amendment Bill 2008 (Presented out of session 4.03.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
FPA
|
Freedom of Information
(Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [2009]
|
10.03.09
|
|
EEWR
|
Higher Education
Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities, and Other Measures)
Bill 2009 [Provisions]
|
10.03.09
|
|
ECO
|
Tax Laws Amendment
(2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
|
10.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
Final Report—Federal
Court of Australia (Criminal Jurisdiction) Bill 2008 [Provisions]
|
11.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
Final Report—Foreign
Evidence Amendment Bill 2008
|
11.03.09
|
|
CA
|
Excise Tariff Amendment
(2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [Provisions]; Customs Tariff Amendment (2009
Measures No. 1) Bill 2009 [Provisions] and the impact of the tax on
ready-to-drink alcoholic beverages (Presented out of session 16.03.09)
|
16.03.09
|
|
ECA
|
*First Report—The
operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999
|
18.03.09
|
|
CA
|
Grasping the opportunity
of Opal: Assessing the impact of the Petrol Sniffing Strategy
|
19.03.09
|
|
LCA
|
Exposure draft of the
Personal Property Securities Bill 2008
|
19.03.09
|
|
ECO
|
*Interim Report—Exposure
draft of the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (Presented
out of session 14.04.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
ECO
|
Final Report—Exposure
draft of the legislation to implement the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
(Presented out of session 16.04.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
ECA
|
*Interim (Final)
Report—The operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity
Conservation Act 1999
(Presented out of session 24.04.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
FPA
|
Residential and community aged care in Australia
(Presented out of session 29.04.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
ECA
|
Final (Second) Report—The
operation of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
1999
(Presented out of session 30.04.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
ECO
|
Uranium Royalty
(Northern Territory) Bill 2008 [Provisions] (Presented out of session
30.04.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
CA
|
Family Assistance and
Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2009
[Provisions]
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
CA
|
Social Security
Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
ECO
|
Australian Business
Investment Partnership Bill 2009 and Australian Business Investment
Partnership (Consequential Amendment) Bill 2009
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
ECO
|
Financial Sector
Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2009
[Provisions]
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
ECO
|
Tax Laws Amendment
(2009 Measures No. 2) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
ECA
|
Water Amendment (Saving
the Goulburn and Murray Rivers) Bill 2008
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
EEWR
|
Fair Work (Transitional
Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009 [Provisions] (Presented
out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
FPA
|
National Greenhouse and
Energy Reporting Amendment Bill 2009 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
LCA
|
* Interim Report—Evidence
Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
LCA
|
* Interim Report—Law
and Justice (Cross Border and Other Amendments) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
LCA
|
* Interim Report—Native
Title Amendment Bill 2009 [Provisions]
(Presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
LCA
|
Final Report—Evidence
Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
|
12.05.09
|
|
LCA
|
Final Report—Law and
Justice (Cross Border and Other Amendments) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
|
12.05.09
|
|
LCA
|
Final Report—Native
Title Amendment Bill 2009 [Provisions]
|
13.05.09
|
|
CA
|
References not disposed
of by current committee
|
13.05.09
|
|
ECA
|
The reporting of sports
news and the emergence of digital media
|
14.05.09
|
*Reports that did not discharge a reference
Estimates reports:
During the reporting period, Senate Standing Committees tabled
8 reports.
Reports on Annual Reports:
During the reporting period, Senate Standing Committees tabled
8 reports.
Joint Statutory/Select Committees:
During the
reporting period, 1 report (plus 3 reports that did not discharge a reference) were
tabled by the Joint Statutory/Select Committees.
|
Committee
|
Report
|
Tabled
|
|
Corporations and
Financial Services (Joint)
|
* Statutory Oversight
of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
(Tabled in House of Representatives 23.2.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
Australian Commission
for Law Enforcement Integrity (Joint)
|
Law Enforcement
Integrity Models
(Tabled in House of Representatives 23.2.09)
|
10.03.09
|
|
Fuel and Energy
(Select)
|
* Interim Report—The
CPRS: Economic cost without environmental benefit
(presented out of session 7.05.09)
|
12.05.09
|
|
National Broadband
Network (Select)
|
*Another fork in the road to national broadband—Second
Interim Report
|
12.05.09
|
* reports that did not
discharge a reference
Government Responses to Committee Reports
The following table shows 4 Government responses to Senate
Committee Reports:
|
Government Response
|
Date
|
Committee
|
|
Knock,
knock who's there? The Lobbying Code of Conduct (report tabled 13 May 2008)
|
03.02.09
|
FPA
|
|
Australia's Public Diplomacy: building our image (report
tabled 16 August 2007)
|
05.02.09
|
FADT
|
|
Transparency and accountability of Commonwealth public
funding and expenditure—Government interim response (presented 23.02.09,
report tabled 01.03.07)
|
10.03.09
|
FPA
|
|
Bridging the Skills Divide
(presented out of session 17.04.09; report tabled 24.11.03)
|
12.05.09
|
EEWR
|
Additional Comments; Dissenting Reports; Minority Reports; Report;
Additional Remarks; Opposition Report; Comments; Supplementary Comments;
Supplementary Report; Supplementary Remarks; Additional Comments & Points
of Dissent
(Note: These statistics record the
signatory to the reports)
Legislation
|
LP/NAT
|
ALP
|
AG
|
FFP
|
IND
|
Additional Comments
|
8
|
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
Dissenting Reports
|
9
|
|
3
|
|
|
Minority Reports
|
3
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
Extension of Time to present Reports
During the reporting period, 30 extensions of time: 7 one
week or less; 3 over a week; and 20 over a month—were granted to Committees administered by the Senate Committee Office to present reports.
Leave to Meet while the Senate is in session
During the reporting period, Senate Committees were
granted leave to meet while the Senate was in session on 21 occasions.
Membership of Committees
During the reporting period, there were 143 membership changes
of Committees.
Appointment of Committees
The Select Committee
on Climate Policy was appointed on 11 March 2009.
Change of Committee Name
There were no changes to committee names during the
reporting period.
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