DRAFT LEGISLATION
PROGRAM FOR THE SENATE
2012 AUTUMN SITTINGS OF PARLIAMENT: WEEK 1 (7-9
February)
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN INDICATIVE PROGRAM AND
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Tuesday,
7 February
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12.30pm |
Government Business |
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o Tobacco
Advertising Prohibition Amendment Bill 2010 o Higher Education
Support Amendment (VET FEE-HELP and Other Measures) Bill 2011 o Intellectual
Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Bill 2011 |
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2.00pm |
Questions / Condolence
motion for the Right Honourable Sir Zelman Cowen / Petitions /
Notices / Placing of business / Discovery
of formal business / MPI / Tabling of documents and committee reports |
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6.50pm 7.20pm |
Government Business
(continued) Consideration of
Government Documents Adjournment
(open-ended) |
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Wednesday,
8 February
|
9.30am |
Government Business |
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o National
Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010 o National
Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 o Offshore
Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident
Directions) Bill 2011* |
|
12.45pm |
Matters of public
interest |
|
2.00pm |
Questions / Petitions / Notices / Placing of business / Discovery
of formal business / MPI / Tabling of documents |
|
6.50pm |
Government Business
(continued) Consideration of
Government Documents |
|
7.20pm |
Adjournment debate (40
minutes) |
Thursday,
9 February
|
9.30am 11.50am |
Consideration of Private Senators’ Bills (Coalition) o Environment
Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Bioregional Plans) Bill
2011 Petitions / Notices /
Placing of business / Discovery of formal business / Tabling and
consideration of Committee reports |
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Government Business |
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o Customs Amendment
(New Zealand Rules of Origin) Bill 2011 (Non-controversial
legislation – to be confirmed) o Extradition and
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 o Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional
Commercial Radio) Bill 2011 |
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2.00pm |
Questions / MPI / Tabling
of documents |
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4.30pm 8.00pm |
General Business /
Consideration of Government Documents / Consideration of Committee Reports
and Government Responses Adjournment debate (40
minutes) |
* subject to introduction in the Senate
John
Paraskevopoulos
Senate Parliamentary Liaison Officer
(
6277 7597 / 0457 838 603
Issued : 1 February 2012 http://www.dpmc.gov.au/parliamentary/index.cfm
Please note that other high-priority bills may
be programmed for debate as required during the sittings.