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No. 606 – Senator Siewert – Order for the production of documents – Documents relating to the Montara oil spill
    
Commenced 10:11 AM
Agreed to 
6. Tabling and consideration of committee reports – pursuant to standing order 62(4)
    
  • Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications (Senator Carol Brown) to present 14th report
    
Commenced 10:13 AM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
  • Government Whip (Senator O’Brien) to present additional information received by legislation committees relating to estimates hearings:
    • Community Affairs – 2009-10 budget estimates
    • Economics – 2008-09 supplementary budget estimates, and 2009-10 budget estimates
    • Education, Employment and Workplace Relations – 2009-10 budget and supplementary budget estimates
    • Environment, Communications and the Arts – 2009-10 budget and supplementary budget estimates
    • Legal and Constitutional Affairs – 2009-10 budget and supplementary budget estimates
    
Commenced 10:13 AM
Documents tabled 
Business of the Senate – order of the day –
    

No. 4–Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee – Report – Forestry and mining operations on the Tiwi Islands

 

    
Commenced 11:11 AM
Report tabled Motion moved to take note of the report

Minister to present the following government responses to committee reports:

  • Community Affairs Legislation Committee – Compliance audits on Medicare benefits
  • Joint Standing Committee on Treaties – 95th report – Treaties tabled on 4 June, 17 June, 25 June and 26 August 2008
    
Commenced 3:26 PM
Responses tabled 
14. Tabling of documents
    
Auditor-General – Report no. 8 of 2009-10 – Performance audit – The Australian Taxation Office’s implementation of the Change Program: A strategic review
 
    
Commenced 3:27 PM
Tabled 
  • Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee (Senator O’Brien), by leave, to present report no. 16 of 2009 and move for its adoption
    
Commenced 3:28 PM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
  • Report No. 140 of the Privileges Committee
    
Commenced 3:28 PM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
  • Chair of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (Senator Forshaw) to present report – Review of the Defence annual report 2007-08
    
Commenced 3:30 PM
Report tabled Motion to adopt the report agreed to
(d) By Clerk (delegated legislation including regulations, ordinances, determinations, rules, declarations and orders – a list will be circulated in the chamber)
    
Commenced 3:31 PM
Documents tabled 
Letters of advice relating to departmental and agency appointments, vacancies and grants, pursuant to order
    
Commenced 3:31 PM
Documents tabled