Roger Price (Chifley, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I present the report of the recommendations of the whips relating to committee and delegation reports and private members’ business on Monday, 25 May 2009. Copies of the report have been placed on the table.

The report read as follows—

Pursuant to standing order 41A, the Whips recommend the following items of committee and delegation reports and private Members’ business for Monday 25 May 2009. The order of precedence and allotments of time for items in the Main Committee and Chamber are as follows:

Items recommended for Main Committee (6.55 to 8.30 pm)

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Notices

1 MR SOMLYAY: To move—

That the House:

(1)

recognises and commends service undertaken by all those who have served the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the people of Australia in the name of Australia;

(2)

takes note of service undertaken by ADF personnel on ‘Undeclared Operations’ on behalf of the Australian Government and the Australian people;

(3)

commends personnel on ‘Undeclared Operations’ for their duty on behalf of all Australians by working to serve, protect and defend Australian citizens against perceived threats;

(4)

acknowledges the risks associated with ‘Undeclared Operations’ and notes that the personnel recruited understood the significant risks involved in their work; and

(5)

calls upon the Department of Defence to reconsider declaring such missions as ‘Active Service’.

Time allotted—45 minutes.

Speech time limits—

Mr Somlyay—10 minutes.

First Government Member speaking—10 minutes.

Other Member—5 minutes each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins + 5 x 5 mins]

The Whips recommend that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

2 MR RIPOLL: To move—

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

chronic disease is one of the country’s most critical health challenges;

(b)

more than 50 per cent of the Australian population already suffers from a chronic or long term condition of some form; and

(c)

the rise of these diseases poses both a major risk to the long term health of millions of Australians and a frontline economic challenge; and

(2)

supports:

(a)

the Government’s continued commitment to preventative health strategies and closing the gap in indigenous life expectancy;

(b)

initiatives to support the role of the primary care system on our local communities; and

(c)

the increased role the private sector currently plays in delivering health and medical services.

Time allotted—20 minutes.

Speech time limits—

Mr Ripoll—5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking—5 minutes.

Other Member—5 minutes each.

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

The Whips recommend that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

3 MR TURNOUR: To move—

That the House:

(1)

notes with serious concern that:

(a)

seven Baha’i community members in Iran have been charged with spying, insulting religious sanctities and propaganda against the Islamic Republic, and that these charges could attract the death penalty;

(b)

the Baha’i detainees have not been given any access to legal representation and have not been subject to due legal process;

(2)

calls on Iran to respect rights to freedom of religion and the peaceful exercise of freedom of expression and association, in accordance with international human rights conventions; and

(3)

calls on Iran to release the seven Baha’i detainees without delay.

Time allotted—remaining private Members’ business time prior to 8.30 pm

Speech time limits—

Mr Turnour—5 minutes.

First Opposition Member speaking—5 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes each.

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

The Whips recommend that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

Items recommended for House of Representatives Chamber (8.40 to 9.30 pm)

COMMITTEE AND DELEGATION REPORTS

Presentation and statements

1 STANDING COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS

Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2008 (First Report).

The Whips recommend that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 8.50 pm

Speech time limits—

Mr C. Thomson (Chair)—5 minutes

Opposition Member—5 minutes

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

2 STANDING COMMITTEE ON FAMILY, COMMUNITY, HOUSING AND YOUTH

Who Cares…? Report on the inquiry into better support for carers.

The Whips recommend that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 9 pm

Speech time limits—

               Ms A.L. Ellis (Chair)—5 minutes

Opposition Member – 5 minutes

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

3 JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON MIGRATION

2nd report on migration detention.

The Whips recommend that statements on the report may be made—all statements to conclude by 9.10 pm

Speech time limits—

Mr Danby (Chair)—5 minutes

Opposition Member – 5 minutes

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

PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BUSINESS

Notices

1 MR GEORGIOU: To move—

That the House:

(1)

reaffirms its commitment to the right of all Australians to enjoy equal rights and opportunities and be treated with equal respect regardless of race, colour, culture, creed or ethnic origin;

(2)

reaffirms its commitment to maintaining an immigration policy wholly non discriminatory on grounds of race, colour, culture, creed or ethnic origin;

(3)

reaffirms its commitment to the process of reconciliation between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians, and to closing the gap that lies between us in life expectancy, educational achievement and economic opportunity;

(4)

reaffirms its commitment to multiculturalism and to maintaining Australia as a culturally diverse, tolerant and open society, united by an overriding loyalty to our nation, obedience to its laws, and commitment to its democratic beliefs and institutions; and

(5)

denounces intolerance in any form on the grounds of race, colour, culture, creed or ethnic origin as incompatible with the kind of society we are and want to be.

Time allotted – remaining primate Members’ business time prior to 9.30 pm

Speech time limits—

Mr Georgiou—10 minutes.

First Government Member speaking—10 minutes.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 2 x 10 mins]

The Whips recommend that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

Report adopted.