Senate debates

Thursday, 8 February 2007

Auditor-General’S Reports

Consideration

The following orders of the day relating to reports of the Auditor-General were considered:

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 7 of 2006-07—Performance audit—Visa management—Working holiday makers: Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Motion of Senator Carol Brown to take note of document agreed to.

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 8 of 2006-07—Performance audit—Airservices Australia’s upper airspace management contracts with the Solomon Islands Government: Airservices Australia. Motion of Senator O’Brien to take note of document agreed to.

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 11 of 2006-07—Performance audit—National Food Industry Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Motion of Senator O’Brien to take note of document agreed to.

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 12 of 2006-07—Performance audit—Management of Family Tax Benefit overpayments. Motion of Senator Moore to take note of document agreed to.

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 15 of 2006-07—Financial statement audit—Audits of the financial statements of Australian Government entities for the period ended 30 June 2006. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Wong debated and agreed to.

Auditor-General—Audit report no. 18 of 2006-07—Performance audit—ASIC’s processes for receiving and referring for investigation statutory reports of suspected breaches of the Corporations Act 2001: Australian Securities and Investments Commission. Motion to take note of document moved by Senator Wong debated. Debate adjourned till the next day of sitting, Senator Sherry in continuation.

Orders of the day nos 5, 6, 8 and 9 relating to reports of the Auditor-General were called on but no motion was moved.