- Commonwealth Government Securities Legislation Amendment (Retail Trading) Bill 2012; Second Reading (21 speeches)
Some people say that it is very hard to get agreement in this place, but here I am, in the company of my colleagues, with two people in the public gallery to witness this moment: we are rising in... - Commonwealth Government Securities Legislation Amendment (Retail Trading) Bill 2012; Consideration in Detail (8 speeches)
I present a supplementary explanatory memorandum to the bill. By leave—I move government amendments (1) to (3) as circulated together: (1) Schedule 1, item 3, page 3 (line 24), at the end... - Commonwealth Government Securities Legislation Amendment (Retail Trading) Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That this bill be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bill read a third time. - National Portrait Gallery of Australia Bill 2012, National Portrait Gallery of Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2012; Second Reading (6 speeches)
I rise to speak on the National Portrait Gallery of Australia Bill 2012 and the associated bill. On behalf of the coalition, can I say how proud we are today to have played a significant role in... - National Portrait Gallery of Australia Bill 2012, National Portrait Gallery of Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2012; Third Reading (1 speech)
by leave—I move: That these bills be now read a third time. Question agreed to. Bills read a third time. - Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012; Second Reading (7 speeches)
I rise to speak on the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Bill 2012. In doing so, I would like to outline the coalition's approach to the not-for-profit sector or civil society,...