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SENATE Official Hansard COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES SENATE Official Hansard WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 1998 THIRTY-EIGHTH PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—SEVENTH PERIOD BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE CANBERRA CONTENTS WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY Declaration of Senators’ Interests ............................ 2611 Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Bill 1998— Second Reading ...................................... 2611 Legislative Instruments Bill 1996 [No. 2]— Second Reading ...................................... 2632 In Committee ........................................ 2633 Matters of Public Interest— Western Australia: Resource Development Projects ............. 2647 Election of Senators .................................. 2649 Mr Len Howard ...................................... 2651 Australian Labor Party: Selection of Candidates ................ 2653 Patrick Stevedores .................................... 2656 Competition Reform ................................... 2659 Questions Without Notice— Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2661 Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2663 Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2664 Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2665 Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2667 Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2668 Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2670 Distinguished Visitors ................................... 2671 Questions Without Notice— Jabiluka Uranium Mine ................................. 2671 Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2672 Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2674 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ......................... 2675 Answers to Questions Without Notice— Budget 1998-99 ...................................... 2675 Petitions— Logging and Woodchipping .............................. 2682 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ........................ 2682 Repatriation Benefits .................................. 2682 Legal Aid .......................................... 2683 Forests ............................................ 2683 Native Title ......................................... 2683 Multilateral Agreement on Investment ...................... 2684 Youth Allowance ..................................... 2684 Notices of Motion— Regulations and Ordinances Committee ..................... 2684 Introduction of Legislation .............................. 2684 Regulations and Ordinances Committee ..................... 2684 Royal Flying Doctor Service ............................. 2692 Telstra ............................................ 2692 Introduction of Legislation .............................. 2692 Introduction of Legislation .............................. 2692 Toxic Waste ........................................ 2692 Royal Flying Doctor Service ............................. 2693 Natural Heritage Trust ................................. 2693 Committees— Selection of Bills Committee—Report ...................... 2694 Order of Business— Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts References Committee ........................................ 2698 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee .... 2698 Human Rights ....................................... 2698 Carrier Licence Conditions (Optus Mobile Pty Ltd) Declaration 1997 . 2698 CONTENTS—continued Carrier Licence Conditions (Optus Networks Pty Ltd) Declaration 1997 2698 Carrier Licence Conditions (Vodaphone Pty Ltd) Declaration 1997 . 2698 Genetic Engineering ................................... 2699 Music Industry ....................................... 2699 Introduction of Legislation .............................. 2699 Electoral: Associated Entities ............................. 2699 Commonwealth Electoral Commission ...................... 2699 Tasmania: Funding For Intellectually Disabled .................. 2699 Indonesia ............................................ 2699 Waterfront ........................................... 2699 Waterfront— Suspension of Standing Orders ............................ 2701 Procedural Motion .................................... 2702 Motion ............................................ 2702 Waterfront ........................................... 2702 Committees— Treaties Committee—Extension of Time ..................... 2704 Matters of Public Importance— Health ............................................. 2704 Notices of Motion— Superannuation Committee .............................. 2717 Budget 1997-98— Consideration by Legislation Committees—Additional Information . 2717 Committees— Scrutiny of Bills Committee—Report ....................... 2718 Budget 1997-98— Consideration of Legislation Committees—Additional Information . 2718 Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Bill 1998, Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Bill 1998, Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitiional Provisions) Bill 1998, Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Bill 1998, General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Payment Systems (Regulation) Bill 1998, Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998— Report of Economics Legislation Committee .................. 2718 Committees— Uranium Mining and Milling Committee—Report: Government Response ......................................... 2718 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee: Joint—Report ..... 2729 Documents— Auditor-General’s Reports— Report No. 40 of 1997-98 ............................. 2733 Report No. 41 of 1997-98 ............................. 2733 Committees— Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Report: Government Response ............................... 2733 Duck Hunting ......................................... 2733 Youth Suicide ......................................... 2733 Representation of The Northern Territory ...................... 2733 Grafton Meatworks ..................................... 2733 Assent to Laws ........................................ 2733 Committees— Membership ......................................... 2734 Parliamentary Retiring Allowances Trust ...................... 2734 Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Bill 1998, CONTENTS—continued Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Bill 1998, Financial Institutions Supervisory Levies Collection Bill 1998, Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 1998, Payment Systems (Regulation) Bill 1998, Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Bill 1998— First Reading ........................................ 2735 Second Reading ...................................... 2735 Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Pension Bonus Scheme) Bill 1998, Student and Youth Assistance Amendment Bill 1998, Telstra (Transition to Full Private Ownership) Bill 1998, Tax Law Improvement Bill (No. 1) 1998, Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1998, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service Reform Bill 1998— First Reading ........................................ 2742 Second Reading ...................................... 2742 Committees— Membership ......................................... 2751 Social Security Legislation Amendment (Youth Allowance Consequential and Related Measures) Bill 1998— In Committee ........................................ 2751 Documents— Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission .............. 2755 Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation ....................... 2756 UNESCO General Conference: Australian Delegation Report ...... 2756 Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty ..................... 2757 Adjournment— Information Technology ................................ 2759 Waterfront .......................................... 2761 Higher Education ..................................... 2762 Welfare Payments .................................... 2766 Documents— Tabling ............................................ 2768 Proclamations ......................................... 2770 Questions On Notice— Department of Finance and Administration: Training or Seminars—(Question No. 1027) ......................... 2771 Superannuation—(Question No. 1061) ...................... 2771 Small Business—(Question No. 1075) ...................... 2772 Education—(Question No. 1077) .......................... 2772 Workplace Relations—(Question No. 1079) ................... 2773 Austudy—(Question No. 1085) ........................... 2776 Defence Personnel: Investigation—(Question No. 1088) .......... 2777 Green Corps—(Question No. 1094) ........................ 2778 Parliamentary Departments: Audits—(Question No. 1100) ......... 2784 Veterans’ Vehicle Assistance Scheme—(Question No. 1104) ....... 2784 Data Matching Program—(Question No. 1107) ................ 2786 Expo 2000 World Trade Fair—(Question No. 1109) ............. 2787 Logging and Woodchipping—(Question No. 1111) ............
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