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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES SENATE Official Hansard No. 16, 2002 MONDAY, 9 DECEMBER 2002 FORTIETH PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—THIRD PERIOD BY AUTHORITY OF THE SENATE INTERNET The Journals for the Senate are available at: http://www.aph.gov.au/senate/work/journals/index.htm Proof and Official Hansards for the House of Representatives, the Senate and committee hearings are available at: http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard SITTING DAYS—2002 Month Date February 12, 13, 14 March 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21 May 14, 15, 16 June 17, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 August 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 September 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26 October 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24 November 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21 December 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 RADIO BROADCASTS Broadcasts of proceedings of the Parliament can be heard on the following Parliamentary and News Network radio stations, in the areas identified. CANBERRA 1440 AM SYDNEY 630 AM NEWCASTLE 1458 AM BRISBANE 936 AM MELBOURNE 1026 AM ADELAIDE 972 AM PERTH 585 AM HOBART 729 AM DARWIN 102.5 FM SENATE CONTENTS MONDAY, 9 DECEMBER Business— Consideration of Legislation ......................................................................... 7359 Telecommunications Competition Bill 2002— In Committee................................................................................................. 7359 Questions Without Notice— Superannuation: Preservation Age ................................................................ 7378 Drought.......................................................................................................... 7379 Superannuation Complaints Tribunal: Appointments ................................... 7379 Gun Control................................................................................................... 7380 Fuel: Ethanol ................................................................................................. 7381 Environment: Oil Exploration ....................................................................... 7382 Insurance: Public Liability............................................................................. 7383 Health: Hepatitis C ........................................................................................ 7384 Medicare: Bulk-Billing.................................................................................. 7385 Taxation: Income Tax .................................................................................... 7386 Nuclear Energy: Lucas Heights Reactor........................................................ 7387 Arts: Funding................................................................................................. 7389 HMAS Westralia ........................................................................................... 7390 Questions Without Notice: Additional Answers— HMAS Westralia ........................................................................................... 7391 Absence of the President..................................................................................... 7391 Questions Without Notice: Additional Answers— Immigration: Asylum Seekers....................................................................... 7392 Answers to Questions on Notice— Question Nos 304, 405, 560, 561, 562, 704, 705, 829, 879 .......................... 7392 Question Nos 631, 674, 676, 693, 744 and 819............................................. 7393 Questions Without Notice: Take Note of Answers— Superannuation: Preservation Age ................................................................ 7395 Superannuation Complaints Tribunal: Appointments ................................... 7395 Insurance: Public Liability............................................................................. 7395 Arts: Funding................................................................................................. 7400 Petitions— General Agreement on Trade in Services...................................................... 7401 Terrorism: Suicide Bombings........................................................................ 7401 Notices— Presentation ................................................................................................... 7401 Withdrawal .................................................................................................... 7407 Presentation ................................................................................................... 7407 Postponement ................................................................................................ 7408 Photovoltaic Energy............................................................................................ 7408 Committees— Reports: Government Responses................................................................... 7409 Delegation Reports— Parliamentary Delegation to the 48th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference................................................................................................. 7450 Documents— Resolution of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.......................... 7450 Responses to Senate Resolutions................................................................... 7455 SENATE CONTENTS—continued Committees— Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee: Joint—Report................... 7455 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee: Joint—Report................... 7457 Delegation Reports— Parliamentary Delegation to the 171st Inter-Parliamentary Union Council.. 7459 Committees— Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts References Committee—Membership....................................................... 7460 Assent ................................................................................................................. 7460 Medical Indemnity Bill 2002, Medical Indemnity (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002, Medical Indemnity (Enhanced UMP Indemnity) Contribution Bill 2002 and Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Bill 2002— First Reading ................................................................................................. 7461 Second Reading............................................................................................. 7461 Taxation Laws Amendment (Venture Capital) Bill 2002 and Venture Capital Bill 2002— First Reading ................................................................................................. 7463 Second Reading............................................................................................. 7463 Bills Returned from the House of Representatives............................................. 7465 Committees— Membership................................................................................................... 7465 Telecommunications Competition Bill 2002— In Committee................................................................................................. 7465 Third Reading................................................................................................ 7472 Bankruptcy Legislation Amendment Bill 2002— Consideration of House of Representatives Message.................................... 7472 Migration Legislation Amendment (Further Border Protection Measures) Bill 2002— Second Reading............................................................................................. 7476 Medical Indemnity Bill 2002.............................................................................. 7506 Medical Indemnity (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2002 ............................. 7506 Medical Indemnity (Enhanced UMP Indemnity) Contribution Bill 2002 .......... 7506 Medical Indemnity (IBNR Indemnity) Contribution Bill 2002— Second Reading............................................................................................. 7506 Adjournment— Drought.......................................................................................................... 7509 Telecommunications: Interception................................................................. 7511 Veterans Review Board: Annual Report........................................................ 7513 Roads: Albury-Wodonga Freeway ................................................................ 7515 Documents— Tabling........................................................................................................... 7516 Proclamations...................................................................................................... 7516 Questions on Notice— Trade: Four-Wheeled Vehicle Imports—(Question No. 666)........................ 7517 Fisheries: Patagonian Toothfish—(Question No. 731).................................. 7520 Fisheries: Illegal Fishing—(Question No. 751) ............................................ 7521 New South Wales: South East Packaging Operation, Moruya—(Question No. 857)..................................................................................................... 7523 SENATE CONTENTS—continued New South Wales: South East Packaging Operation, Moruya—(Question No. 858)..................................................................................................... 7523 New South Wales: South East Packaging Operation, Moruya—(Question No. 859)..................................................................................................... 7524 New South Wales: South East Packaging Operation, Moruya—(Question No. 860)....................................................................................................