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I present the report of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private members’ business on Monday, 4 September 2006. The report will be printed in today’s Hansard and the items accorded priority for debate will be published in the Notice Paper for the next sitting.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members’ business on Monday, 4 September 2006

Pursuant to standing order 222, the Selection Committee has determined the order of precedence and times to be allotted for consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members’ business on Monday, 4 September 2006. The order of precedence and the allotments of time determined by the Committee are as follows:

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION REPORTS

Presentation and statements

1     AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION VISIT TO MALAYSIA AND JAPAN

Report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Malaysia and Japan

Malaysia—10 April to 17 April 2006, Japan—17 April to 22 April 2006

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 12:40pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

2     JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Report 407: Review of Auditor-General’s Reports tabled between 18 January and 18 April 2005

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 12:50pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

3     PROCEDURE COMMITTEE

Learning from other Parliaments: study program 2006

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 1:00pm

Speech time limits—

Each Member—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

4     STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE

Review of Green Office Procurement Audit

Review of Audit Report No. 22, 2005-2006

Interim report—Inquiry into a Sustainability Charter

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 1:10pm

Speech time limits—

Each Member—5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 5 mins]

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Order of precedence

Notices

1     Mr Katter to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 to regulate the amount of renewable fuel in motor vehicle fuel, and for related purposes. (Fuel Quality Standards (Renewable Content of Motor Vehicle Fuel) Amendment Bill 2006). (Notice given 10 August 2006.)

Presenter may speak for a period not exceeding 5 minutes —pursuant to standing order 41.

2     Mr Garrett to move:

That this House.

(1)

notes that:

(a)

microcredit is a particularly effective and sustainable means of eradicating poverty;

(b)

microcredit borrowers, particularly women, generate income that allows them to feed, clothe, educate and care for the health of their children;

(c)

to date 66.6 million people in the world have been reached with microcredit services;

(d)

Goal 1 of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) seeks to eradicate poverty, while its 2015 target is to reduce by half the number of people living on less than $1 per day;

(e)

if the new Microcredit Summit goal of having 175 million of the world’s poorest families receiving microcredit were reached by 2015, then nearly half the MDG target would be met;

(f)

Australia spent $14.5 million on microcredit in the 2005-06 Aid Budget, which is 0.6% of the Aid Budget; and

(g)

the USA, which funded microcredit longer than most donor countries, has established an international benchmark for microcredit spending, being 1.25% of the aid budget;

(2)

urges the Australian Government to agree to support the new Microcredit Summit goal of having 175 million of the world’s poorest people receiving microcredit by 2015 as a means of achieving the MDG; and

(3)

urges the Australian Government to increase the proportion of money it allocates to microcredit to 1.25% of the aid budget. (Notice given 15 June 2006.)

Time allotted —remaining private Members’ business time prior to 1.45 pm

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion —5 minutes.

First Government Member speaking —5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

3     Mr Baird to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes the serious discrimination that exists in Iran towards Bahá’ís, Assyrians, Chaldeans and Serbo Mandaeans;

(2)

calls on Iran to recognise the legitimate rights of minorities involving their access to university training and enrolment in professions; and

(3)

requests the United Nations Human Rights Commission to undertake dialogue with Iran over their continued human rights concerns in that country. (Notice given 15 June 2006.)

Time allotted —30 minutes.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion —5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking —5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.

4      Mr Georganas to move:

That this House condemn the Federal Government for:

(1)

failing to adequately fund healthcare in Australia;

(2)

its role in causing the current doctor and nurse shortage in Australia; and

(3)

failing to adequately address this shortage. (Notice given 24 May 2006.)

Time allotted —remaining private Members’ business time.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion —5 minutes.

First Government Member speaking —5 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this matter should continue on a future day.