Senate debates

Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Documents

Tabling

The following government documents were tabled:

Medical Training Review Panel—Report for 2007-08.

Migration Act 1958

Section 91Y—Protection visa processing taking more than 90 days—Report for the period 1 November 2008 to 28 February 2009.

Section 440A—Conduct of Refugee Review Tribunal reviews not completed within 90 days—Report for the period 1 November 2008 to 28 February 2009.

Section 486O—Assessment of detention arrangements—Personal identifiers 509/09 to 533/09—

Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports.

Government response to Commonwealth Ombudsman’s reports.

Productivity Commission—Reports—

No. 46—Government drought support, 27 February 2009.

No. 47—Paid parental leave: Support for parents with newborn children, 28 February 2009.

Treaties—

Bilateral

Explanatory statement 8 of 2009—Agreement to Amend the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the United States of America concerning certain Mutual Defence Commitments (Chapeau Defence Agreement) ([1995] ATS 35).

Text, together with national interest analysis—

Agreement between Australia and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam concerning the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, done at Canberra on 13 October 2008.

Agreement on Employment of the Spouses and Dependants of Diplomatic and Consular Personnel between Australia and the Portuguese Republic, done in Lisbon on 6 February 2009.

MultilateralOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel (New York, 8 December 2005)—Text, together with national interest analysis.

Treaties—List of multilateral and bilateral treaties under negotiation, consideration or review by the Australian Government as at March 2009.

The following documents were tabled by the Clerk:

[Legislative instruments are identified by a Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) number]

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act—

Family Assistance (Waiver of Debts — Victorian Bushfire) (DEEWR) Specification 2009 [F2009L01794]*.

Family Assistance (Waiver of Debts — Victorian Bushfire) (FaHSCIA) Specification 2009 [F2009L01798]*.

Civil Aviation Act—Civil Aviation Safety Regulations—Airworthiness Directives—Part—

105—

AD/DAUPHIN/99—Fuel Crossfeed High Level Switches [F2009L01766]*.

AD/SWSA226/39—Main Landing Gear Door Actuating Mechanism – Modification [F2009L01688]*.

AD/SWSA226/50 Amdt 1—Aileron Control Cables [F2009L01686]*.

AD/TSA-600/1 Amdt 1—Pilot Seat Back-Rest Attach Bolt – Inspection and Replacement [F2009L01685]*.

AD/TSA-600/6—Aileron Outboard Hinge Bolt – Inspection [F2009L01684]*.

AD/TSA-600/7 Amdt 16—Nose Landing Gear Drag Brace Trunnion and Actuator Fasteners – Inspection [F2009L01683]*.

106—AD/MAKILA/14—Engine Control Unit – Comparator/Selector Boards [F2009L01698]*.

Corporations Act—Accounting Standards—

AASB 2009-1—Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Borrowing Costs of Not-for-Profit Public Sector Entities [F2009L01637]*.

AASB 2009-2—Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Improving Disclosures about Financial Instruments [F2009L01638]*.

AASB 2009-3—Amendments to Australian Accounting Standards – Embedded Derivatives [F2009L01636]*.

Customs Act—Tariff Concession Orders—

0813346 [F2009L01668]*.

0825982 [F2009L01664]*.

0831075 [F2009L01666]*.

0842377 [F2009L01340]*.

0843774 [F2009L01466]*.

0843788 [F2009L01470]*.

0845335 [F2009L01376]*.

0945960 [F2009L01391]*.

0946016 [F2009L01388]*.

Customs Act and Customs Administration Act—CEO Directions No. 1 of 2009 [F2009L01718]*.

Defence Act—Defence Force (Superannuation) (Productivity Benefit) Amendment Determination 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01472]*.

Federal Court of Australia Act—Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 72—Federal Court Amendment Rules 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01710]*.

Financial Management and Accountability Act—FMA Act Determination 2009/05 – Section 32 (Transfer of Functions from Health to AOTDTA) [F2009L01791]*.

Higher Education Support Act—VET Provider Approval No. 20 of 2009—The Board of Holmesglen Institute of Technical and Further Education [F2009L01748]*.

National Health Act—Instrument Nos PB—

39 of 2009—Amendment declaration and determination – drugs and medicinal preparations [F2009L01713]*.

41 of 2009—Amendment determination – responsible persons [F2009L01711]*.

42 of 2009—Amendment determination – conditions [F2009L01714]*.

National Rental Affordability Scheme Act—National Rental Affordability Scheme Regulations—National Rental Affordability Scheme (Household Types) Determination 2009 [F2009L01805]*.

Private Health Insurance Act—Private Health Insurance (Benefit Requirements) Amendment Rules 2009 (No. 3) [F2009L01717]*.

Social Security Act—

Social Security (Employment Pathway Plan Requirements) (DEEWR) Determination 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01804]*.

Social Security (Exemption from Non-payment and Waiting Periods — Activities) Specification 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01807]*.

Social Security (Satisfaction of the Activity Test — Classes of Persons) (DEEWR) Specification 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01808]*.

Social Security (Waiver of Debts — Victorian Bushfires) (DEEWR) Specification 2009 [F2009L01793]*.

Social Security (Waiver of Debts — Victorian Bushfires) (FaHSCIA) Specification 2009 [F2009L01799]*.

Social Security Act and Social Security (Administration) Act—Social Security (Reasonable Excuse — Participation Payment Obligations) (DEEWR) Determination 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01803]*.

Social Security (Administration) Act—

Social Security (Administration) (Ending Unemployment Non-payment Periods — Classes of Persons) (DEEWR) Specification 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01806]*.

Social Security (Administration) (Payment Pending Review) (DEEWR) Guidelines 2009 [F2009L01802]*.

Social Security (Administration) (Penalty Amount) (DEEWR) Determination 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01800]*.

Social Security (Administration) (Persistent Non-compliance) (DEEWR) Determination 2009 (No. 1) [F2009L01801]*.

Therapeutic Goods Act—Order—Definition of British Pharmacopoeia, dated 4 May 2009 [F2009L01699]*.

Veterans’ Entitlements Act—Veterans’ Entitlements (Partner Service Pension — Retention of Eligibility for Non-illness Separated Spouse) Determination R25/2009 [F2009L01478]*.

*    Explanatory statement tabled with legislative instrument.