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No. 03/2009
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The Senate met from 9.30am until 7.32pm
A notice of motion was given by the Minister for Human Services (Senator Ludwig) to vary the hours of meeting and routine of business for Thursday, 5 February 2009 to enable the Tax Bonus for Working Australians Bill 2009 and a related bill and the Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009 to be considered.
Senator Ludwig gave a further notice to alter the current sitting pattern to enable the 2008-09 additional estimates to be considered during the week of 23 to 26 February 2009, and for the Senate to instead sit from 9 to 12 February 2009.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Minchin) and the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) gave a similar notice, which also refers the bills (including the Appropriation (Nation Building and Jobs) Bill (No. 1) 2008-2009 and a related bill and the Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment Bill 2009) to the Finance and Public Administration Committee and sets out dates for the committee to hold public hearings.
For details of the notices, see Journals of the Senate.
Bills and related documents available on BillsNet <www.aph.gov.au/bills/index.htm>
The following bills were defeated by a majority vote
The following bills were passed
To exempt bills from the cut-off order [to enable consideration this period of sittings]
For scheduled public committee hearings
For committee reports
The Senate extended reporting dates for the following inquiries:
To hold meetings when the Senate is sitting:
The Senate agreed to various changes to committee membership.
See Disallowance Alert for a complete list of notices of motion to disallow (and outcomes)
The Senate agreed to the following orders:
Questions without notice and issues arising during question time–first question
Matters of public interest debate–first speaker
Adjournment debate–first speaker
The President informed the Senate of the death, on 1 February 2009, of the Honourable Peter Howson, CMG, a former minister and member of the House of Representatives for the divisions of Fawkner and Casey, Victoria from 1955 to 1969, and 1969 to 1972, respectively. A condolence motion moved by the Minister for Human Services (Senator Ludwig) was passed.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate (Senator Minchin) informed the Senate of the appointment of Senator Bushby as Opposition Deputy Whip.
Notices of motion given today are available in the Senate Journals.
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