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2008 THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA JOURNALS OF THE SENATE No. 1 TUESDAY, 12 FEBRUARY 2008 Contents 1 Meeting of Senate ................................................................................................ 3 2 Attendance of the Deputy of the Governor-General—Opening of the 42nd Parliament....................................................................................................... 3 3 Election of Territory Senators.............................................................................. 4 4 Governor-General’s Opening Speech.................................................................. 4 5 Ministry and Ministerial Arrangements .............................................................. 5 6 Government Whip and Government Deputy Whips—Appointment ................. 8 7 Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Other Office Holders..................... 9 8 Leader of The Nationals in the Senate and Other Office Holders ...................... 9 9 Leader and Whip of the Australian Greens ......................................................... 9 10 Leader of the Australian Democrats and Other Office Holders ......................... 9 11 Leader and Whip of the Family First Party......................................................... 9 12 Temporary Chairs of Committees ....................................................................... 9 13 Petitions................................................................................................................ 9 14 Notices.................................................................................................................. 10 15 Next Meeting of Senate—Routine of Business—Variation ............................... 19 16 Department of the Senate—Report for 2006-07—Document ............................ 20 17 Commonwealth Ombudsman—Activities under Part V of the Australian Federal Police Act—Document..................................................................... 20 18 Department of Parliamentary Services—Report for 2006-07—Document ....... 20 19 Parliamentary Service Commissioner—Report for 2006-07—Document......... 20 20 Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Review of Re-listing of Three Terrorist Organisations................................................... 20 21 Legal and Constitutional Affairs—Standing Committee—Report—Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sex Tourism Offences and Related Measures) Bill 2007 ....................................................................................... 20 22 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Standing Committee—Interim Report—Changing Nature of Australia’s Involvement in Peacekeeping Operations ...................................................................................................... 21 23 Committees—Additional Information—Additional Estimates 2006-07 and Budget Estimates 2007-08 ............................................................................. 21 2 No. 1—12 February 2008 24 Senators’ Interests—Standing Committee—Register of Senators’ Interests—Document ..................................................................................... 21 25 Economics—Standing Committee—Interim Report—Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Fair Bank and Credit Card Fees) Amendment Bill 2007 and National Market Driven Energy Efficiency Target Bill 2007 ............................................................................................. 22 26 Government Documents ...................................................................................... 22 27 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act—Guidelines—Document... 31 28 Auditor-General—Audit Reports Nos 7 to 21 of 2007-08—Documents........... 31 29 Indexed Lists of Departmental and Agency Files—Order for Production of Documents—Documents............................................................................... 32 30 Departmental and Agency Contracts—Order for Production of Documents—Document................................................................................. 33 31 Consideration of Documents ............................................................................... 33 32 Parliamentary Committee Reports—President’s Report—Government Responses Outstanding .................................................................................. 33 33 Odgers’ Australian Senate Practice—11th Edition (Supplement)— Document ....................................................................................................... 33 34 Business of the Senate—1 January to 31 December 2007—Document ............ 33 35 Questions on Notice Summary—Document....................................................... 33 36 Work of Committees—Document....................................................................... 33 37 Senate Committee Reports—Register 2004-07—Document ............................. 33 38 Department of the Senate—Register of Senate Senior Executive Officers’ Interests—Document ..................................................................................... 34 39 Documents............................................................................................................ 34 40 Death of Defence Personnel ................................................................................ 85 41 Death of Former Senator and Former Members ................................................. 85 42 Committee Membership ...................................................................................... 86 43 Governor-General’s Messages—Assent to Laws ............................................... 88 44 Adjournment ........................................................................................................ 90 45 Attendance............................................................................................................ 90 No. 1—12 February 2008 3 1 MEETING OF SENATE The Senate met at 10.30 am, pursuant to a proclamation made by His Excellency the Governor-General under section 5 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia and published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 January 2008. The President (Senator the Honourable Alan Ferguson) took the chair. The proclamation calling the Parliament together was read by the Clerk, as follows: PROCLAMATION I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting under section 5 of the Constitution: • appoint Tuesday, 12 February 2008, at 10.30 am as the day and time for all Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to assemble at Parliament House to hold a session of the Parliament; and • summon all Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to attend accordingly. Signed and sealed with the Great Seal of Australia on 25 January 2008 PM Jeffery Governor-General By His Excellency’s Command Kevin Rudd Prime Minister. 2 ATTENDANCE OF THE DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL—OPENING OF THE 42ND PARLIAMENT The Deputy of His Excellency the Governor-General, the Honourable Murray Gleeson, AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, was announced by the Usher of the Black Rod, entered the chamber and took his seat on the dais. The Deputy directed the Usher of the Black Rod to let the members of the House of Representatives know that he desired their attendance in the Senate chamber. The members of the House of Representatives attended. The Deputy addressed the members of both Houses, as follows: Members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives: His Excellency the Governor-General has appointed me as his Deputy to declare open the Parliament of the Commonwealth. The Clerk of the Senate will now read the instrument of appointment. The Clerk read the instrument, as follows: APPOINTMENT OF A DEPUTY OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL TO DECLARE OPEN THE PARLIAMENT I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting under section 126 of the Constitution and Clause IV of the Letters Patent dated 21 August 1984 relating to the office of Governor-General, appoint THE HONOURABLE ANTHONY MURRAY GLEESON AC, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, to be my deputy to declare open the Parliament of the Commonwealth at 4 No. 1—12 February 2008 the time and place appointed by the Proclamation published in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 January 2008. Dated 25 January 2008 PM Jeffery Governor-General By His Excellency’s Command Kevin Rudd Prime Minister. The Deputy declared open the 42nd Parliament of the Commonwealth and further addressed the members of both Houses, as follows: Members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives: His Excellency the Governor-General has commanded me to let you know that, after certain members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives have been sworn, the Governor-General will declare in person at this place the causes of his calling the Parliament together. First it is necessary that a Speaker of the House of Representatives be chosen and, therefore, you, members of the House of Representatives, will now return to the House of Representatives and choose a person to be your Speaker. Later today, you will present the person you have chosen to the Governor-General at a time and place appointed by him. I will now attend in the House of Representatives for the purpose of administering the oath or affirmation of allegiance to honourable members of that House. The Deputy then retired and the members of the House of Representatives