Senate debates

Wednesday, 21 March 2007

Notices

Presentation

Senator Bob Brown to move on the next day of sitting:

That the following bill be introduced: A Bill for an Act to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities intended to inform and influence Members of Parliament, Ministers and other public officers, to make unlawful the holding and trading of shares by Ministers, and to regulate the post-Ministerial employment of Ministers, and for related purposes. Lobbying and Ministerial Accountability Bill 2007

Senator Ferguson to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security be authorised to hold two classified hearings during the sitting of the Senate on Friday, 23 March 2007, from 9.30 am, to take evidence for the committee’s inquiries into the review of administration and expenditure: Australian Intelligence Organisations – No. 5, and the review of the relisting of Tanzim Qa’idat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (TQJBR) as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

Senator Abetz to move on the next day of sitting:

That the order of the Senate of 7 December 2006 relating to committee groupings for estimates hearings, as amended, be modified as follows: Group A: Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the ArtsFinance and Public AdministrationLegal and Constitutional AffairsRural and Regional Affairs and Transport Group B: Community AffairsEconomicsEmployment, Workplace Relations and EducationForeign Affairs, Defence and Trade.

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)
 notes:
(b)
 calls on the Government to ensure that:

Senator Siewert to move on the next day of sitting:

That the Senate—

(a)
 notes:
(b)
 calls on the Government to begin purchasing water licences without further delay in order to return environmental flows to the Murray-Darling river system.