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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, 26 February 2007. 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 reads as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation reports and private Members’ business on Monday, 26 February 2007

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, 26 February 2007.  The order of precedence and the allotments of time determined by the Committee are as follows:

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION REPORTS

Presentation and statements

1     STANDING COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

Teacher education

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     STANDING COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FORESTRY

Report of an inquiry into rural skills training and research

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]

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Order of precedence

Notices

1     Mr Bartlett to move:

That the House:

(1)

recognises the pressures of an ageing population;

(2)

acknowledges the enormous contribution made by senior citizens throughout their working lives;

(3)

recognises the need to provide quality care for the frail aged in our community;

(4)

welcomes the progress made in this area in recent years; and

(5)

welcomes the Government’s recently announced package of further measures to help provide community-based and residential care for our frail aged.

Time allotted—20 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 = 4 x 5 mins]

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

2     Mrs Elliot to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

since the abolition of the Commonwealth Dental Program, waiting lists for dental services have increased dramatically;

(b)

an increasing number of Australians are unable to afford private dental treatment and are waiting years for dental care; and

(c)

poor dental health can contribute to a deterioration in overall health; and

(2)

calls on the Government to:

(a)

acknowledge that the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing inquiry of November 2006, The Blame Game, recommended that the Federal Government should fund dental services;

(b)

reinstate a Commonwealth dental program; and

(c)

end the ‘Blame Game’ and work cooperatively with the States and Territories to ensure that services are delivered.

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.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

[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 Cadman to move:

That the House condemns the New South Wales Government for presiding over the highest amount of State and local government taxes and charges levied on the cost of a new home and for having the largest shortfall of broad hectare land provision of any State or Territory—putting the dream of home ownership out of the reach of New South Wales families.

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 of this matter should continue on a future day.

4      Ms K. M. Ellis to move:

That the House:

(1)

supports a universal right to early learning for all Australian four-year-olds through the introduction of an entitlement to 15 hours of play-based learning per week, for a minimum of forty weeks per year, delivered by a qualified teacher;

(2)

is committed to providing extra financial assistance to build additional childcare centres on primary school grounds and other community land in partnership with childcare providers;

(3)

calls on the Government to increase the number of fully-funded university places in early childhood education to address the shortage of childcare provision across Australia;

(4)

calls on the Government to introduce a 50 per cent HECS remission for 10,000 early childhood graduates working in areas of need;

(5)

calls on the Government to eliminate TAFE fees for childcare trainees; and

(6)

supports the transfer of responsibility for early childhood education and childcare into the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training with a new Office of Early Childhood Education. (Notice given 12 February 2007.)

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 = 6 x 5 mins]

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