Senate debates

Wednesday, 3 December 2008

Auditor-General Amendment Bill 2008; Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2008; Migration Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2008; Therapeutic Goods Amendment (Medical Devices and Other Measures) Bill 2008

First Reading

9:31 am

Photo of Joe LudwigJoe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | | Hansard source

At the request of the Special Minister of State, Senator Faulkner, the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Senator Sherry, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Evans, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator McLucas, I move:

That the following bills be introduced:A Bill for an Act to amend the Auditor-General Act 1997, and for related purposes.A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to corporations, and for related purposes.A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to migration, and for related purposes, andA Bill for an Act to amend the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, and for related purposes.

Question agreed to.

I present the bills and move:

That these bills may proceed without formalities, may be taken together and be now read a first time.

Question agreed to.

Bills read a first time.