House debates Notices

Wednesday, 3 February 2010 House of Representatives

The following notices were given:

Jason Clare

Jason Clare Blaxland, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Employment

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000, and for related purposes.

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Australian Research Council Act 2001, and for related purposes.

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the Higher Education Support Act 2003, and for related purposes.

Lindsay Tanner

Lindsay Tanner Melbourne, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation

to present a Bill for an Act to create a single body to administer Australian Government superannuation schemes, and for related purposes.

to present a Bill for an Act to deal with consequential and transitional matters arising from the enactment of the Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Act 2010 and the ComSuper Act 2010, and for other purposes.

to present a Bill for an Act to establish ComSuper, and for related purposes.

Brendan O'Connor

Brendan O'Connor Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Home Affairs

to present a Bill for an Act to amend the criminal law, and for related purposes.

Mike Kelly

Mike Kelly Eden-Monaro, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support

to move:

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for consideration and report: Fit-out of new leased premises for the Australian Tax Office at 735 Collins St, Melbourne, Victoria.

Janelle Saffin

Janelle Saffin Page, Australian Labor Party

to move:

That the House:

(1)
notes the:
(a)
theme for World Wetlands Day 2010 is Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change;
(b)
threat to wetlands from climate change and human activity and the role of wetlands in climate change mitigation and adaptation; and
(c)
valuable work of WetlandCare Australia and other non-government organisations in supporting communities to protect and repair wetlands;
(2)
acknowledges that wetlands and healthy rivers are a priority under the Government’s Caring for Our Country program and the 10 year Water for the Future plan; and
(3)
requests the Government to consider, on a case by case basis, initiatives such as those adopted by the Lismore City Council and Richmond Council in Page, to develop wastewater treatment facilities that process sewerage and wastewater and create healthy wetlands.