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Thursday, 13 October 2016 <strong>SENATE</strong> 1<br />
Thursday, 13 October 2016<br />
The PRESIDENT (Senator the Hon. Stephen Parry) took the chair at 09:30, read prayers and made an<br />
acknowledgement of country.<br />
DOCUMENTS<br />
Tabling<br />
The Clerk: I table documents pursuant to statute and returns to order. Lists are available from the Table Office<br />
or the chamber attendants.<br />
Details of the documents also appear at the end of today's Hansard.<br />
COMMITTEES<br />
Meeting<br />
The Clerk: Proposals to meet have been lodged as follows:<br />
Community Affairs Legislation Committee—private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order 33(1)<br />
during the sitting of the Senate today, from 6 pm.<br />
Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing<br />
order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate today, from 1 pm.<br />
Environment and Communications References Committee—private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing<br />
order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate today, from 1.10 pm.<br />
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security—private briefing during the sitting of the Senate today, from<br />
9.30 am.<br />
Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing<br />
order 33(1) during the sitting of the Senate today, from 4 pm.<br />
Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—private meeting otherwise than in accordance with standing order<br />
33(1) during the sitting of the Senate today, from 4.10 pm.<br />
The PRESIDENT (09:31): Does any senator wish to have any of those questions put? There being none, we<br />
will proceed.<br />
Senate Standing Committee of Privileges<br />
Membership<br />
The PRESIDENT (09:31): Yesterday I informed the Senate that I had received letters from Senator Ludlam<br />
and Senator Hinch seeking appointment to the Senate Standing Committee of Privileges. These are two<br />
nominations for one position on the committee, the position to be nominated by any minority group or<br />
independent senators. In accordance with standing orders, a ballot will be held to determine which one of the two<br />
senators who have nominated is to be appointed. Before proceeding to the ballot, we will ring the bells for four<br />
minutes.<br />
The bells having been rung—<br />
The PRESIDENT: The Senate will now proceed to ballot. Ballot papers will be distributed to senators, who<br />
are requested to write on the ballot paper the name of the candidate they wish to vote for. The candidates are<br />
Senator Ludlam and Senator Hinch. I invite Senator Siewert and Senator Hinch to come forward to act as<br />
scrutineers.<br />
A ballot having been taken—<br />
The PRESIDENT: The result of the ballot is 39 votes for Senator Ludlam and 29 votes for Senator Hinch.<br />
Therefore, Senator Ludlam is duly elected as a member of Senate Standing Committee of Privileges.<br />
BILLS<br />
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security Amendment Bill 2015<br />
Second Reading<br />
Consideration resumed of the motion:<br />
That this bill be now read a second time.<br />
Senator FARRELL (South Australia—Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) (09:47): I am very<br />
pleased to commence debate in the 45th Parliament on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and<br />
Security Amendment Bill 2015. This bill was originally introduced by Senator Wong in 2015. It lapsed at<br />
prorogation in April 2016, was restored to the Notice Paper, lapsed again at the dissolution ahead of the election<br />
CHAMBER
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