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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 December 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 December 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 December 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 TO THE 115TH INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION ASSEMBLY (GENEVA, 16-19 OCTOBER 2006) AND TO PORTUGAL (20-25 OCTOBER 2006)

Report of the Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 115th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (Geneva, 16-19 October 2006) and to Portugal (20-25 October 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 STANDING COMMITTEE ON MIGRATION

Report of the Parliamentary Delegation to New Zealand: Australia – New Zealand Committee Exchange Program

The Committee determined that no statements on the report may be made.

3  STANDING COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES

Report —Australia’s Uranium: Greenhouse Friendly Fuel for an Energy Hungry World

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 12:55pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

4  STANDING COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Report —Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2005 (Second Report)

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:05pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

5  PARLIAMENTARY JOINT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY

Report —Review of Security and Counter Terrorism Legislation

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:15pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

6  STANDING COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND AGEING

Report —The Blame Game: Report on the inquiry into health funding

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:25pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

7  STANDING COMMITTEE ON LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Report —Harmonisation of Legal Systems Within Australia and between Australia and New Zealand

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:35pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

8  STANDING COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT, WORKPLACE RELATIONS AND WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION

Report —Employment in the automotive component manufacturing sector

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —all statements to conclude by 1:45pm

Speech time limits —

Each Member —5 minutes.

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

9  JOINT COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS AND AUDIT

Report 409: Developments in Aviation Security since the Committee’s June 2004; Report 400: Review of Aviation Security in Australia

The Committee determined that statements on the report may be made —time allotted 10 minutes

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 Cadman to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes the maturing relationship between Vietnam and Australia, the high-level contacts between Prime Ministers, Australia’s development cooperation program of approximately $81 million per year and the strong people-to-people links;

(2)

notes continuing international concern about human rights issues in Vietnam, including gaoling, administrative detention and harassment of human rights activists for their advocacy of democracy and religious freedom;

(3)

notes the importance of addressing the cases of individuals such as The Most Venerable Thich Quang Do and Thich Huyen Quang, Hoa Hao Elder Mr Le Quang Liem, Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh, Dr Pham Hong Son, journalists Nguyen Khac Toan and Hguyen Vu Binh and many ethnic Montagnard people such as Siu Boch, A Brih and Y Tim Bya;

(4)

calls on the Vietnamese Government to observe its international obligations on human rights, including the provision of free and fair elections; and

(5)

notes the Australian Government’s active support for, and promotion of, democratic freedoms and human rights in Vietnam, including through the annual human rights dialogue and other cooperation programs, and encourages the Government to continue these efforts. (Notice given 27 November 2006.)

Time allotted —30 minutes.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion —5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking —5 minutes.

Other Members —5 minutes each.

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

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

2  Ms K. M. Ellis to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes the detrimental impact that the Howard Government’s WorkChoices legislation is having on young workers across Australia;

(2)

expresses deep concern over the number of teenagers who now find themselves employed under the Howard Government’s workplace agreements; and

(3)

takes immediate action to restore employment protections for the 2006 graduates from Australian high schools, many of whom are entering the workforce for the first time upon their graduation and are at risk of being exploited under these new laws. (Notice given 1 November 2006.)

Time allotted —remaining private Members’ business time.

Speech time limits —

Mover of motion —5 minutes.

First Government Member speaking —5 minutes.

Other Members —5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins]

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