Senate debates

Thursday, 22 March 2007

Committees

Consideration

The following orders of the day relating to committee reports and government responses were considered:

Economics—Standing Committee—Report—Qantas Sale (Keep Jetstar Australian) Amendment Bill 2007. Motion of the Leader of the Family First Party (Senator Fielding) to take note of report agreed to.

Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Operation of native title representative bodies—Government response. Motion of Senator Bartlett to take note of document agreed to.

Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee—Report—Transparency and accountability of Commonwealth public funding and expenditure. Motion of Senator Nash to take note of report called on. On the motion of Senator Kirk debate was adjourned till the next day of sitting.

Economics—Standing Committee—Report: Tax Laws Amendment (2006 Measures No. 7) Bill 2006—Hansard record of proceedings. Motion of Senator Ludwig to take note of document agreed to.

Finance and Public Administration—Standing Committee—Report—Departmental and agency contracts: Second report on the operation of the Senate order for the production of lists of departmental and agency contracts (2003-06). Motion of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing (Senator Mason) to take note of report called on. On the motion of Senator Kirk debate was adjourned till the next day of sitting.

Community Affairs—Standing Committee—Report—Breaking the silence: A national voice for gynaecological cancers—Government response. Motion of Senator Ferris to take note of document agreed to.

Sitting suspended from 6.30 pm to 7.30 pm