COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES SENATE Official Hansard No. 6, 2003 TUESDAY, 17 JUNE 2003 FORTIETH PARLIAMENT FIRST SESSION—FIFTH 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—2003 Month Date February 4, 5, 6 March 3, 4, 5, 6, 18, 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 May 13, 14, 15 June 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26 August 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21 September 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 October 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 27, 28, 29, 30 November 3, 4, 24, 25, 26, 27 December 1, 2, 3, 4 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 CONTENTS TUESDAY, 17 JUNE Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2003— Consideration of House of Representatives Message................................................... 11617 Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003— Second Reading............................................................................................................ 11622 Questions Without Notice— Manildra Group of Companies..................................................................................... 11637 Distinguished Visitors........................................................................................................ 11638 Questions Without Notice— Taxation: Income Tax ................................................................................................... 11638 Distinguished Visitors........................................................................................................ 11639 Questions Without Notice— Taxation: Family Payments .......................................................................................... 11640 Medicare: Bulk-Billing................................................................................................. 11641 Social Welfare: Pensions and Benefits ......................................................................... 11642 Women: Domestic Violence ......................................................................................... 11643 Environment: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ............................................ 11645 Science: Stem Cell Research ........................................................................................ 11646 Budget: Superannuation ............................................................................................... 11646 Environment: Murray-Darling River System............................................................... 11648 Medicare: Bulk-Billing................................................................................................. 11649 Social Welfare: Gambling ............................................................................................ 11650 Health: General Practitioners ....................................................................................... 11651 Questions Without Notice: Additional Answers— Immigration: Ministerial Discretion............................................................................. 11652 Agriculture: Sugar Industry.......................................................................................... 11652 Questions Without Notice: Take Note of Answers— Medicare: Bulk-Billing................................................................................................. 11653 Social Welfare: Gambling ............................................................................................ 11659 Notices— Presentation .................................................................................................................. 11660 Postponement ............................................................................................................... 11661 Committees— Legal and Constitutional References Committee—Meeting........................................ 11661 Legal and Constitutional References Committee—Reference ..................................... 11662 Notices— Postponement ............................................................................................................... 11662 National Radioactive Waste Repository— Return to Order............................................................................................................. 11662 Committees— Community Affairs References Committee—Meeting ................................................ 11665 Select Committee on Superannuation—Reference ...................................................... 11665 Notices— Postponement ............................................................................................................... 11666 Documents— Auditor-General’s Reports—Report No. 49 of 2002-03 .............................................. 11666 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Report: Responses to Senate Resolutions ................................................................................................ 11666 Migration Legislation Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2003 and Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare and Private Health Insurance) Bill 2003— First Reading ................................................................................................................ 11666 CONTENTS—continued Second Reading............................................................................................................ 11666 Business— Rearrangement.............................................................................................................. 11668 Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation Amendment (Terrorism) Bill 2002 [No. 2]— Second Reading............................................................................................................ 11669 Health Care (Appropriation) Amendment Bill 2003— Second Reading............................................................................................................ 11694 Adjournment— Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Legislation........................................... 11705 General Douglas MacArthur Brisbane Memorial Trust ............................................... 11705 Aviation: Bakers Creek Air Crash ................................................................................ 11705 Aviation: Karratha and Port Hedland Airports ............................................................. 11708 International Justice for Cleaners Day.......................................................................... 11710 Environment: Greening Australia................................................................................. 11712 Depleted Uranium ........................................................................................................ 11714 Wentworth, Hon. William Charles, AO........................................................................ 11716 Documents— Tabling.......................................................................................................................... 11718 Tabling.......................................................................................................................... 11719 Questions on Notice— Agriculture: United States Farm Bill—(Question No. 916)......................................... 11720 Transport and Regional Services: Farm Management Deposit Scheme— (Question No. 955)..................................................................................................... 11721 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry: Australian National Residue Survey— (Question No. 994)..................................................................................................... 11722 Trade: Beef Sales to Japan—(Question No. 1005)....................................................... 11725 Trade: Livestock Export Accreditation Program—(Question No. 1175) ..................... 11727 Trade: Live Export Mortality Incidents—(Question No. 1177) ................................... 11727 Trade: Livestock Export Accreditation Program—(Question No. 1178) ..................... 11737 Defence: Russell Offices—(Question No. 1191).......................................................... 11737 Environment: Water Management—(Question No. 1198) ........................................... 11738 Agriculture: Dairy Structural Adjustment Program—(Question No. 1200)................. 11739 Agriculture: Supplementary Dairy Assistance Scheme—(Question No. 1214) ........... 11739 Agriculture: South Johnstone Sugar Mill—(Question No. 1219) ................................ 11740 Manildra Group of Companies—(Question No. 1287) ................................................ 11741 Medicare: Bulk-Billing—(Question No. 1345)............................................................ 11741 Trade: Diseased Wheat—(Question No. 1347) ............................................................ 11745 Health: North Queensland General Practitioners—(Question No. 1368)..................... 11747 National Security: Information Kits—(Question No. 1375) ........................................ 11750 Communications, Information Technology and the Arts: Web Site—(Question No. 1405)..................................................................................................................