Senate debates

Monday, 18 June 2012

Documents

Tabling

5:58 pm

Photo of Louise PrattLouise Pratt (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

Pursuant to standing orders I present documents listed on today's Order of Business at item 15, which were presented to the President, the Deputy President and the temporary chairs of committees after the Senate adjourned on 10 May 2012. In accordance with the terms of the standing orders, the publication of the documents was authorised.

The documents read as follows—

(a) Committee reports

1. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services––Final report, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee––Collapse of Trio Capital (presented to the President on 16 May 2012).

2. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee––Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening) Bill 2012 [Provisions]––

Interim (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Furner, on 18 May 2012).

Final report, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee (presented to the Deputy President on 30 May 2012).

3. Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit––Statement––Appointment of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (presented to the Deputy President on 30 May 2012).

4. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee––Interim report––Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010 (presented to the Deputy President on 31 May 2012).

5. Community Affairs References Committee––Report, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee––The role of the Therapeutic Goods Administration regarding medical devices, particularly Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) breast implants (presented to the Deputy President on 31 May 2012).

6. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee––Interim report––Prospective marriage visas (presented to the Deputy President on 7 June 2012).

7. Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee––Interim report––Higher education and skills training for agriculture and agribusiness (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Crossin, on 8 June 2012).

8. Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services––Report, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee––Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012 and the Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2012 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Stephens, on 13 June 2012).

9. Economics Legislation Committee––Report, together with the Hansard record of proceedings and documents presented to the committee––Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Bill 2012 and related bills [Provisions] (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Moore, on 15 June 2012).

(b) Government response to parliamentary committee report

1. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee––Final report––Australia's future oil supply and alternative transport fuels (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Pratt, on 28 May 2012).

2. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee––Report––Australia's arrangement with Malaysia in relation to asylum seekers (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Stephens, on 13 June 2012).

(c) Government documents

1. Foreign Investment Review Board––Report for 2010-11 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

2. Local Government national report––Report for 2008-09 on the operation of the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

3. Estimates of proposed expenditure for 2012-13––Portfolio budget statements––Portfolios and executive departments––Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio––Corrections (presented to the Deputy President on 23 May 2012).

4. Department of the Treasury––Report for 2010-11––Corrigendum (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 25 May 2012).

5. Estimates of proposed expenditure for 2012-13––Portfolio budget statements––Portfolios and executive departments––Health and Ageing portfolio––Corrections (presented to the Deputy President on 29 May 2012).

6. Department of Infrastructure and Transport (Road Charges Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2008)––Review of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Stephens, on 13 June 2012).

7. Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency––Energy use in the Australian Government's operations––Report for 2009-10 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Moore, on 15 June 2012).

(d) Reports of the Auditor-General

1. Report no. 38 of 2011-12––Administration of the Private Irrigation Infrastructure Operators Program in New South Wales: Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Crossin, on 5 June 2012).

2. Report no. 39 of 2011-12––Management of the National Solar Schools Program: Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (presented to the Deputy President, on 7 June 2012).

3. Report no. 40 of 2011-12––Interpretative assistance for self managed superannuation funds: Australian Taxation Office (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Crossin, on 8 June 2012).

4. Report no. 41 of 2011-12––Performance audit––National partnership agreement on literacy and numeracy: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (presented to the President on 14 June 2012).

5. Report by the Independent Auditor––IT audit capability and resourcing: Australian National Audit Office (presented to the President on 14 June 2012).

(e) Return to order

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission––Report to the Australian Senate on anti-competitive and other practices by health funds and providers in relation to private health insurance for the period 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fawcett, on 6 June 2012).

(f) Statements of compliance and Letters of advice relating to Senate orders

1. Letters of advice relating to lists of departmental and agency appointments and vacancies:

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Defence portfolio* (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Finance and Deregulation portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio [2] (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Attorney-General's portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Office for Sport (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Department of Veterans' Affairs (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Infrastructure and Transport portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Treasury portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Furner, on 18 May 2012).

Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Furner, on 18 May 2012).

Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (presented to the President on 22 May 2012).

Health and Ageing portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 25 May 2012).

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Pratt, on 28 May 2012).

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Moore, on 1 June 2012).

2. Letters of advice relating to lists of departmental and agency grants:

Defence portfolio* (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Attorney-General's portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Regional Australia, Regional Development, Local Government and the Arts portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Finance and Deregulation portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Fisher, on 14 May 2012).

Office for Sport (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Department of Veterans' Affairs (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Department of Infrastructure and Transport (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Climate Change and Energy Efficiency portfolio [2] (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Treasury portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities portfolio (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 15 May 2012).

Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (presented to the President on 22 May 2012).

Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (presented to the Deputy President on 24 May 2012).

Department of Health and Ageing (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Bishop, on 25 May 2012).

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (presented to temporary chair of committees, Senator Pratt, on 28 May 2012).

* denotes one letter covers both orders