• Northern Territory Safe Measures Bill 2023 [private senator's bill]
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• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Fight for Australia’s Coastline) Bill 2022 [private senator's bill]
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Debate on these bills will continue at a later date

Without amendments

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 5) Bill 2022
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This bill will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

• Migration Amendment (Aggregate Sentences) Bill 2023
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The House of Representatives will now consider the bill

With amendments

• Higher Education Support Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022
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The House of Representatives will now consider the Senate's amendments

• The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments to the following bills:
• Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Secure Jobs, Better Pay) Bill 2022
• Financial Sector Reform Bill 2022

These bills have been assented to by the Governor-General

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018 [private senator's bill]

• Budget estimates 2022-23 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
• 203rd report – Australia-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement; Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Treaties Joint Committee
• Scrutiny digest 1 of 2023 Scrutiny of Bills Committee
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• Delegated legislation monitor 2 of 2023 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
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• National Emergency (2022 New South Wales Floods) Declaration 2022 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
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• Human rights scrutiny report 1 of 2023 Human Rights Joint Committee
• Budget estimates 2022-23 Community Affairs Legislation Committee
• Treaties Joint Committee:
  • 204th report - Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Unites States of America on Access to Electronic Data for the purpose of Countering Serious Crime
  • 205th report - Joint initiative on Services Domestic Regulation

Government responses

• Response to 194th report Treaties Joint Committee
• Response to 2021 general issues report National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint Committee

• National Energy Transition Authority Bill 2022 extended to 24 March 2023
• National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022 extended to 10 March 2023
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Bill 2022 extended to 3 March 2023
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Modernising Business Communications and Other Measures) Bill 2022 extended to 3 March 2023
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022 [No. 2] extended to 29 March 2023
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Save the Koala) Bill 2021 extended to 29 March 2023
• Final report of the Work and Care Select Committee extended to 9 March 2023
• School refusal extended to 21 June 2023
• Oil and gas exploration in the Beetaloo Basin extended to 21 March 2023

• The Senate agreed to a resolution of the House of Representatives to establish a National Anti-Corruption Commission Joint Committee
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Tuesday, 8 February

• Variations were agreed to
• Members were appointed to a joint committee

Thursday, 9 February

• Variations were agreed to
• Members were appointed to a joint committee

See also committee membership page

Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Bracknell Community Hall grant award agreed to on 1 December 2022
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Budget Process Operational Rules agreed to on 7 February 2023
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the National Reconstruction Fund agreed to on 7 February 2023
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Commonwealth' of Australia's credit rating agreed to on 7 February 2023
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the APS employee census 2022 agreed to on 7 February 2023

Agreed to

• Documents relating to the Budget Process Operational Rules to be tabled by the Minister for Finance, by no later than midday on Wednesday, 8 February 2023
• Documents relating to the Commonwealth of Australia’s credit rating to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Thursday, 9 February 2022
• Documents relating to the APS employee census 2022 to be tabled by the Minister for the Public Service, by no later than 2 pm on Thursday, 9 February 2023
• Answers to outstanding questions on notice from the October and November 2022-23 Budget estimates hearings to be tabled by the Leader of the Government in the Senate, by no later than 9 am on Friday, 10 February 2023
• Documents relating to the GST in Western Australia to be tabled by no later than midday on Monday, 20 February 2023 by:
• Minister representing the Treasurer
• Minister for Finance
• Minister representing the Prime Minister
• Documents relating to the National Reconstruction Fund to be tabled by the Minister for Industry and Science, by no later than 2 pm on 8 February 2023
• Independent observer reports relating to voyages of livestock export ships in 2022 to be tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, by no later than midday on 13 February 2023
• Documents relating to the Samuel Review response to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than midday on Wednesday, 8 March 2023
• Documents relating to funding for the Environmental Defenders Office and Environmental Justice Australia to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than midday on Wednesday, 8 March 2023
• Documents relating to the potential World Heritage listing of areas of the Burrup Peninsula to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water by no later than midday on Wednesday, 8 March 2023
• Documents relating to a domestic organic standard or regulation for Australia to be tabled by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, by no later than 2 pm on 22 February 2023
• Documents relating to the Building Community forums to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Monday, 20 February 2023
• Documents relating to Petroleum Explorations Permit 11 to be tabled by no later than 5 pm on 3 March 2023 by the:
  • Minister representing the Minister for Resources
  • Minister representing the Prime Minister
• Documents relating to interest rates to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday on Friday, 10 February 2023
• Final independent cost assessment for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road project to be tabled by no later than 5 pm on Friday, 10 February 2023 by:
  • the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
  • Minister for the Environment and Water

Order to comply

• The Senate ordered the Minister representing the Treasurer to comply by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 9 February 2023 with the order agreed to on 7 February 2023 to table documents relating to the Budget process operational rules

Explanations by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 7 February 2023, the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Senator Watt) attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding an order for the production of documents relating to the Gabba Stadium project, and the Senate debated the explanation
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• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 7 February 2023, the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government (Senator Watt) attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding an order for the production of documents relating to Hahndorf township improvements, and the Senate debated the explanation
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• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 7 February 2023, the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Local Government (Senator Watt) attended the Senate to provide an explanation regarding an order for the production of documents relating to the 2022-23 Federal Budget, and the Senate debated the explanation
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• The inaugural annual report on the implementation of recommendations from the Set the Standard report was tabled by the President and discussed by senators. The Senate endorsed the draft Behaviour Standards and Codes in the final report of the Parliamentary Standards Joint Select Committee
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• Securing Australia's sovereignty tabled on behalf of the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Defence
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Withdrawn

• The Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator White) withdrew the following notices:
• Australian Capital Territory National Land (Lakes) Ordinance 2022 [F2022L00468]
• Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Amendment (Franchise Disclosure Register) Regulations 2022 [F2022L00471]
• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Regulations 2021 [F2021L01617]

Notice of intention to withdraw

• Senator Hanson-Young gave notice of her intention to withdraw a notice to disallow the Broadcasting Services ("Broadcasting Service" Definition – Exclusion) Determination 2022 [F2022L01200]

Notice of motion to disallow

• Telecommunications Amendment (Disclosure of Information for the Purpose of Cyber Security) Regulations 2022 [F2022L01333] notice given by the Chair of the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation (Senator White)

Negatived

• Motions to disallow the following were defeated:
  • Schedules 3 and 4 of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Plantation Forestry) Methodology Determination 2022 [F2022L00047] moved by Senator David Pocock
  • Moved by Senator Waters:
  • Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment (Carbon Capture and Storage Projects) Rule 2021 [F2021L01378]
  • Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Carbon Capture and Storage) Methodology Determination 2021 [F2021L01379]
  • Industry Research and Development (Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Hubs and Technologies Program) Instrument 2021 [F2021L01593]

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Agreed to 

• Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment (Annual Members' Meetings Notices) Regulations 2022 moved by Senator Lambie [F2022L01162]
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• The Address-in-reply to the Governor-General’s opening speech was debated
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