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SENATE Official Hansard COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES SENATE Official Hansard WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY 1999 THIRTY-NINTH PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—SECOND PERIOD BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE CANBERRA CONTENTS WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY Business— Consideration of Legislation ............................. 2033 National Health Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1999, Australian Capital Territory (Planning and Land Management) Amendment Bill 1999, Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment Bill 1999— First Reading ........................................ 2033 Second Reading ...................................... 2033 Governor-General’s Speech— Address-in-Reply ..................................... 2037 Business— Days and Hours of Meeting and Routine of Business ............ 2037 Electoral and Referendum Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998— Second Reading ...................................... 2037 In Committee ........................................ 2041 Matters of Public Interest— Drugs ............................................. 2068 Honey: Imports and Exports ............................. 2070 Tasmania: Freight Subsidy Schemes ........................ 2070 Questions Without Notice— Goods and Services Tax: Compensation ..................... 2072 Goods and Services Tax: Food ............................ 2074 Royal Australian Air Force: Airspace Trial .................. 2075 Goods and Services Tax: Compensation ..................... 2075 Social Security Payments: Proceeds of Sale of New South Wales Power Industry ..................................... 2076 Unfair Dismissals: Small Business ......................... 2077 Tax Package: Impact .................................. 2078 Computers for Schools Program ........................... 2078 Goods and Services Tax: Mobile Home and Caravan Park Site Fees . 2079 Tax Reform: Indigenous Australians ........................ 2079 Disability Services: Consultation .......................... 2080 Jabiluka Uranium Mine ................................. 2081 Tax Package: Impact .................................. 2082 Republic: Education Campaign ........................... 2083 Child Disability Allowance: Eligibility ...................... 2084 Renewable Energy .................................... 2084 Answers to Questions Without Notice— Nuclear Fuel: Reprocessing .............................. 2085 Members of Parliament: Travel Costs ....................... 2086 Aviation: Airspace Travel ............................... 2086 Goods and Services Tax: Questions without Notice ............. 2086 Notices— Presentation ......................................... 2093 Withdrawal ......................................... 2094 Presentation ......................................... 2094 Withdrawal ......................................... 2095 Presentation ......................................... 2095 Committees— Selection of Bills Committee—Report ...................... 2095 Notices— Postponement ....................................... 2096 Committees— Economics References Committee—Extension of Time .......... 2096 Drugs: Use by Young People .............................. 2096 Electorate Offices: Computer Equipment ...................... 2097 Matters of Public Importance— Regional Forests Agreements ............................. 2097 CONTENTS—continued Committees— Public Works Committee—Reports ........................ 2097 Scrutiny of Bills Committee —Report ...................... 2099 Matters of Public Importance— Regional Forests Agreements ............................. 2099 Documents— Work of Committees ................................... 2112 Committees— Membership ......................................... 2112 Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 1998, Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Superannuation Funds) Bill 1998, Sales Tax Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1998, Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 1998, General Interest Charge (Imposition) Bill 1998— First Reading ........................................ 2112 Second Reading ...................................... 2112 Committees— Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee—Report ......... 2116 Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Legislation Committee—Report ......................... 2116 Electoral and Referendum Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998— In Committee ........................................ 2117 Documents— Safety Review Committee ............................... 2134 Adjournment— Aust-Home Investments Scheme .......................... 2136 Drugs: Strategies ..................................... 2140 Telstra: Sale—Committee Inquiry .......................... 2141 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: Battery Hens ...................................... 2143 Gordonstone Coalmine ................................. 2144 Documents— Tabling ............................................ 2146 Questions On Notice— Isolated and Remote Students: Retention Rates—(Question No. 16) . 2147 Australian Tax Office: Individual Taxpayer Audits— (Question No. 157) .................................. 2149 Telstra: Further Sale Report—(Question No. 163) .............. 2151 Child Disability Allowance: Applications—(Question No. 170) ..... 2152 Telstra: Staff—(Question No. 196) ......................... 2152 Department of Finance and Administration: Conference Expenditure— (Question No. 213) .................................. 2153 Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: Market Research—(Question No. 225) ................ 2155 Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs: Market Research—(Question No. 235) .......................... 2159 Department of the Prime Minster and Cabinet: Contracts to Worthington Di Marzio—(Question No. 236) ................ 2159 Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: Contracts to Worthington Di Marzio—(Question No. 241) . 2160 Department of Finance and Administration: Contracts to Worthington Di Marzio—(Question No. 246) ......................... 2160 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: Contracts to Australasian Research Strategies—(Question No. 252) ......... 2160 Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: Contracts to Australasian Research Strategies—(Question No. 257) 2160 Department of Finance and Administration: Contracts to Australasian Research Strategies—(Question No. 262) ................... 2161 Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs: Contracts to CONTENTS—continued Australasian Research Strategies—(Question No. 263) ......... 2161 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet: Contracts to Canberra Liaison—(Question No. 268) ........................... 2161 Department of the Treasury: Unauthorised Disclosures Investigations—(Question No. 320) ....................... 2161 Depratment of Transport and Regional Services: Unauthorised Disclosures Investigations—(Question No. 321) .............. 2162 Communications: Making Australia Stronger—(Question No. 352) . 2162 Pensioner Education Supplement—(Question No. 355) ........... 2162 Fringe Benefits Tax: Change—(Question No. 375) .............. 2163 Australian Animal Health Council: Consultants—(Question No. 384) . 2164 Department of the Environment: Conference Expenditure— (Question No. 1253) ................................. 2165 SENATE 2033 Wednesday, 17 February 1999 The speeches read as follows— NATIONAL HEALTH AMENDMENT BILL (No. 1) 1999 The PRESIDENT (Senator the Hon. This bill gives effect to a budget decision last year Margaret Reid) took the chair at 9.30 a.m., to address the problem of medication, subsidised and read prayers. under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), being taken or sent overseas either for sale or for BUSINESS use by persons not eligible to receive medication Consideration of Legislation subsidised by the Australian taxpayer. The bill prohibits the export of medications unless Motion (by Senator Abetz, at the request the medications are not prescription drugs; or they of Senator Ian Campbell) agreed to: are prescription drugs but no Commonwealth That the provisions of paragraphs (5) to (7) of benefit has been paid; or they are for the personal standing order 111 not apply to the Year 2000 use of the person or another person accompanying Information Disclosure Bill 1999, allowing it to be the person. Based on data provided by the Austral- considered during this period of sittings. ian Customs Service (ACS) and on information obtained by the Health Insurance Commission NATIONAL HEALTH AMENDMENT (HIC), it is estimated that medication subsidised to BILL (No. 1) 1999 the value of some $20 million per annum is being exported inappropriately. AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY The bill provides the ACS with the power to detain (PLANNING AND LAND medication in cases where the Customs officer MANAGEMENT) AMENDMENT forms the view that the medication is not for the personal use of the person who is either carrying BILL 1999 or shipping the medication overseas. Medication THERAPEUTIC GOODS detained by a Customs officer will be transferred to the HIC. The Customs officer has a discretion to LEGISLATION AMENDMENT detain only some of the medication, allowing the BILL 1999 raveller to retain the remainder. First Reading The HIC will be responsible for determining whether or not a Commonwealth benefit has been Motion (by Senator Abetz, at the request paid for the medication. The medication will be of Senator Ian Campbell) agreed to: forfeited to the Commonwealth unless the medica- That the following bills be introduced: a bill
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