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FOR – Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024; in Committee
Andrew McLachlan
The question before the committee is that the Australian Greens amendments on sheets 3273 and 3283 be agreed to.
Australian Greens ' circulated amendments—
SHEET 3273
(1) Schedule 1, item 4, page 4 (line 16), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(2) Schedule 1, item 7, page 4 (line 28), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(3) Schedule 1, item 12, page 6 (line 8), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(4) Schedule 1, item 15, page 6 (line 27), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(5) Schedule 1, item 19, page 8 (line 2), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(6) Schedule 1, item 19, page 8 (line 14), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(7) Schedule 1, item 19, page 9 (line 20), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(8) Schedule 1, item 19, page 10 (line 5), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(9) Schedule 1, item 19, page 11 (line 29), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(10) Schedule 1, item 19, page 12 (line 24), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(11) Schedule 1, item 19, page 14 (line 18), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(12) Schedule 1, item 19, page 15 (line 11), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
(13) Schedule 1, item 20, page 18 (line 6), omit "intersex status", substitute "sex characteristics".
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SHEET 3283
(1) Page 2 (after line 11), after clause 3, insert:
4 Review by the Australian Law Reform Commission
(1) The Minister must cause a review to be conducted of the operation of the amendments made by this Act.
(2) The review must be undertaken by the Australian Law Reform Commission.
(3) The review must start as soon as practicable after the end of 6 months after this Act commences.
(4) The Australian Law Reform Commission must give the Minister a written report of the review within 12 months of the commencement of the review.
(5) The Minister must table a copy of the report in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report is given to the Minister.
Read moreFOR – Bills — Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024; in Committee
Andrew McLachlan
We now come to the substantive motion, which is to suspend standing orders. The question before the committee is that there be a suspension of standing orders.
Read moreFOR – Business — Consideration
Ross Cadell
On behalf of Senator Dean Smith, I move:
That, if the Treasury Laws Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024 has not been finally considered by the adjournment on Thursday, 6 February 2025 then:
(a) the bill be listed as the first item of government business on Monday, 10 February 2025;
(b) the questions on all remaining stages of the bill be put at 11 am; and
(c) paragraph (b) operate as a limitation of debate under standing order 142.
Sue Lines
The question is the general business notice of motion No. 755 standing in the name of senator Dean Smith and move by Senator Cadell be agreed to.
Read moreFOR – Documents — Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Order for the Production of Documents
Wendy Askew
On behalf of Senator Duniam, I move:
That—
(a) the Senate notes that:
(i) on 29 November 2024, access to documents was sought in relation to the Nature Positive bills currently before the Parliament under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act),
(ii) on 28 January 2025, Minister Plibersek's office responded, advising that 6 documents (totalling 42 pages) related to the request, with access refused in part to an email and letter from Minister Plibersek's office to Senator Hanson-Young, and an email and letter from Minister Plibersek's office to Senator David Pocock (document nos 2 and 4), based on section 47C of the FOI Act, a public interest conditional exemption relating to deliberative processes, and
(iii) the Senate is not subject to such deliberative processes exemptions; and
(b) there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than 4 pm on 6 February 2025, the following documents:
(i) document no. 2 in Attachment A to the FOI decision with the description 'email and letter from Minister's office to Senator Hanson Young', dated 25 November 2024, and
(ii) document no. 4 in Attachment A to the FOI decision with the description 'email and letter from Minister's office to Senator Pocock', dated 25 November 2024.
Sue Lines
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 746, standing in the name of Senator Duniam, be agreed to.
Read moreFOR – Documents — Department of Education, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Department of Home Affairs; Order for the Production of Documents
Sue Lines
I will now move to general business notices of motion Nos 737 to 740, standing in the name of Senator Henderson.
Anne Urquhart
I'm just wondering if, when we get to the vote on this, we could vote on 737, 738 and 739 together and 740 separately.
Wendy Askew
At the request of Senator Henderson, I move general business notices of motion Nos 737, 738, 739 and 740 together:
GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 737
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025, any document or documents which include the latest available data relating to the calculation of the National Planning Level for new international student commencements.
GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 738
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025, for each higher education provider (being publicly funded universities and private providers), the latest available data for the following:
(a) the number of new overseas student commencements in 2024;
(b) the indicative international student profiles as proposed for 2025;
(c) the indicative international student profiles as proposed for 2026;
(d) the number of onshore international students for 2024;
(e) the number of onshore domestic students for 2024;
(f) the total number of onshore (domestic and onshore international) students for 2024; and
(g) onshore international enrolments as a proportion of total onshore enrolments for 2024.
GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 739
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Skills and Training, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025, for each vocational and education training provider with a Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students registration, the latest available data for the following:
(a) the number of new overseas student commencements for 2024;
(b) the indicative international student profiles as proposed for 2025;
(c) the indicative international student profiles as proposed for 2026;
(d) the number of onshore international students for 2024;
(e) the number of onshore domestic students for 2024;
(f) the total number of onshore (domestic and onshore international) students for 2024; and
(g) onshore international enrolments as a proportion of total onshore enrolments for 2024.
GENERAL BUSINESS NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 740
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs, by no later than 4 pm on 12 February 2025:
(a) with respect to student visa applications:
(i) the number of offshore student visa applications for each education provider approved for the calendar year 2024,
(ii) the number of offshore student visa applications for each education provider denied for the calendar year 2024,
(iii) the number of onshore student visa applications for each education provider approved for the calendar year 2024,
(iv) the number of onshore student visa applications for each education provider denied for the calendar year 2024,
(v) the number of onshore and offshore student visa applications received by month for the calendar year 2024,
(vi) the total number of onshore and offshore student visa applications approved for the calendar year 2024,
(vii) the number of student visa applications where the applicant or their agent have lodged an appeal to a refusal or cancellation for each month of the calendar year 2024, and
(viii) the number of student visa holders which have submitted a subclass 866 Protection visa application for each month of the calendar year 2024;
(b) with respect to temporary graduate visas:
(i) the number of temporary graduate visa holders by location (using city/suburb, postcode or relevant data) for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024 as at December in each year, or the latest available data for 2024,
(ii) the number of temporary graduate visa holders whose visa terminated for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,
(iii) the destination of temporary graduate visa holders (for those exiting Australia) for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,
(iv) the duration temporary graduate visa holders remained on a temporary graduate visa prior to exiting Australia for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024,
(v) the number of current temporary graduate visa holders:
(A) by how long the visa holder has remained in Australia while holding a temporary graduate visa, including any subsequent temporary graduate visa where relevant, in one-year increments (including less than one year), and
(B) by how long remains on their current visa in one-year increments (including less than one year); and
(c) with respect to skilled visas:
(i) the total number of visa applications for each skilled visa subclass for each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024, and
(ii) the total number of visa applications for each skilled visa subclass whereby an applicant is nominating an Australian study requirement in each of the calendar years 2019 to 2024.
Anthony Chisholm
CHISHOLM (—) (): I seek leave to make a short statement in regard to general business notice of motion No. 740.
Sue Lines
Leave is granted for one minute.
Anthony Chisholm
The government will be opposing this motion. The data is commercially sensitive and may prejudice an individual education provider's commercial and financial interests as well as their reputation. Releasing information on visa statistics, such as visa refusals, linked to particular education providers may affect their commercial interests by providing insights into the recruitment behaviours and habits of individual education providers that may be of commercial value to competitors and other education sector entities. This is consistent with the Department of Home Affairs policy of not publishing international student enrolment data by an education provider.
Sue Lines
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 740, standing in the name of Senator Henderson and moved by Senator Askew, be agreed to.
Read moreFOR – Business — Withdrawal
James McGrath
I want to clarify that the substantive motion that is left is effectively just paragraphs (b) and (c).
Sue Lines
That is correct.
James McGrath
That motion that was just put up also included the words 'that the Senate', and that was also deleted. Senator Pocock, I think this means that the remaining motion no longer makes any sense.
Sue Lines
I believe we can fix up a small technicality like that. Thank you for sharing it with the chamber.
James McGrath
No worries. I think it's very important to clarify such things. I will hand over to Senator Pocock.
An honourable senator interjecting—
Sue Lines
Can you get that in writing? It is in writing, because it's in the Hansard.
David Pocock
I seek leave to move an amendment to the motion as circulated in the chamber. I hope this helps Senator McGrath, as it re-inserts 'that the Senate'.
Sue Lines
That's quite clever!
Leave granted.
Senator Pocock, the previous motion, Senator Duniam's amendment, removed the whole of paragraph (a), so that's a problem for your (v). I am advised, Senator Pocock, that you can still proceed with your amendments to paragraphs (b) and (c) of the motion, but it does make it a little hard to retrofit it to the amendment which we just dealt with. I'm in your hands, so you need to advise me and the Senate of what you intend to do.
David Pocock
I will die on this hill. I'm happy to proceed.
Sue Lines
You're happy to proceed with (b) and (c)? I just advise the chamber that we're not in the committee stage. I'm trying to move the Senate along. We're in our normal Senate business, so I need some indication from you, Senator Pocock.
David Pocock
Thank you, President. My amendment would be to have paragraph (b) stand, as the Senate has voted, and then to remove (c).
Sue Lines
Okay. As I understand it, we are now proceeding with the part of Senator David Pocock's amendment relating to paragraph (c) of the motion.
James McGrath
I think, President, if I can assist the chamber—
Sue Lines
Just wait and I'll give you the call, because we are not in committee stage here, Senator McGrath.
James McGrath
I think that Senator Pocock has two remaining amendments. One is to paragraph (b), where he adds the word 'Labor'. Then he wishes to have paragraph (c) deleted. First of all, if that's correct, the coalition would like to split that, if that's possible, to vote on (b) and (c) separately.
Sue Lines
Sure. Senator Pocock, let's just make sure you've moved the amendment as revised.
David Pocock
Thank you, President. I move the amendment:
Paragraph (b), omit "calls on the Liberals and Nationals to rule out", substitute "calls on Labor, the Liberals and Nationals to rule out".
Omit paragraph (c).
Sue Lines
The question at this stage is that the first part of the revised amendment moved by Senator Pocock, relating to paragraph (b)—because the coalition have indicated they want to vote on it separately—be agreed to.
A division having been called and the bells being rung.
The
The government have indicated they are happy for the division to be called off, so, therefore, the amendment to paragraph (b) will stand.
Question agreed to.
Sue Lines
The question is that paragraph (c) of Senator Pocock's amendment be agreed to.
Read moreFOR – Business — Withdrawal
Sue Lines
The question is that the remainder of the amendment as moved by Senator Duniam be agreed to.
Read moreFOR – Documents — National Housing Accord; Order for the Production of Documents
Wendy Askew
As the request of Senator Bragg, I move:
That the Senate—
(a) notes that:
(i) order for the production of documents no. 563 (the order) agreed to by the Senate on 13 August 2024, requiring the tabling of reports prepared by external consultants engaged by the Commonwealth to identify planning reforms, was not complied with,
(ii) on 22 August and 9 October 2024, in response to the order, the Treasurer sought additional time to comply with the order,
(iii) on 8 November 2024, the Treasurer made a public interest immunity claim on the basis that the disclosure of the document would have the potential to cause prejudice to future consultation and harm relations between the Commonwealth and the states,
(iv) on 19 November 2024, motion no. 676 concerning compliance with the order was agreed to by the Senate, rejecting the public interest immunity claim and requiring the Minister representing the Treasurer (the minister) to comply by 5 pm on 20 November 2024, and
(v) the minister failed to comply with motion no. 676 on 20 November 2024, and has provided no explanation for this non- compliance; and
(b) requires the Minister representing the Treasurer to attend the Senate on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, at the conclusion of consideration of private senators' bills and immediately prior to government business being called on, to provide an explanation, of no more than 5 minutes, of the failure to comply with the order and motion no. 676, and that:
(i) any senator may move to take note of the explanation, and
(ii) any such motion may be debated for no longer than 30 minutes, shall have precedence over all business until determined, and senators may speak to the motion for not more than 5 minutes each.
Sue Lines
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 700, standing in the name of Senator Bragg and moved by Senator Askew, be agreed to.
Read moreFOR – Documents — Minister for Education; Order for the Production of Documents
Penny Allman-Payne
I move:
That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 29 November 2024, all correspondence, meeting briefs and meeting notes held by the Australian Education Research Organisation relating to fundraising.
Anthony Chisholm
I seek leave to make a short statement.
Sue Lines
Leave is granted for one minute.
Anthony Chisholm
The motion seeks documents belonging to the Australia Education Research Organisation. That organisation is legally constituted an independent entity. The Commonwealth does not hold these documents. Moreover, as AERO is jointly owned by the Commonwealth government and all state and territory governments, the Commonwealth is not able to release any such documents unilaterally.
Sue Lines
The question is general business notice of motion No. 698, standing in the name of Senator Allman-Payne, be agreed to.
Read moreFOR – Documents — Gambling Advertising; Order for the Production of Documents
Jacqui Lambie
I move:
(1) That the Senate—
(a) notes that the order for production of documents no. 657 made on 18 November 2024, for the Minister representing the Minister for Communications to provide by 2 pm on Thursday, 21 November 2024, the proposed wagering advertising reform model, dated 8 August 2024, and the wagering advertising reform consultation—schedule of questions, dated 30 July 2024, has not been complied with; and
(b) rejects the claim of public interest immunity made by the minister on 20 November 2024 on the basis that:
(i) it does not comply with the Senate's requirement that such a claim should provide sufficient detail about the actual harm that would be caused by providing the information, and
(ii) the Minister is now advancing a different claim that is inconsistent with the previous freedom of information decision for the same documents.
(2) That there be laid on the table by 2 pm on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, the documents so ordered in full compliance with the order made on 18 November 2024.
Jonathon Duniam
I seek leave to make a short statement.
Sue Lines
Leave is granted for one minute.
Jonathon Duniam
The response to this order from the Minister for Communications represents a new low for the Albanese government when it comes to transparency. Either documents enjoy the protection of being cabinet documents and need that protection to be maintained or they're not and don't. This minister is applying a new and opaque set of words—that release of documents may 'pre-empt' cabinet deliberations. This PII claim is disrespectful to Senator Lambie and, of course, disrespectful of the Senate. This government's apparent commitment to transparency is so opaque it even has light bending around it!
Sue Lines
The question is that general business notice of motion No. 697, standing in the name of Senator Lambie, be agreed to.
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