House debates

Wednesday, 18 March 2009

Notices

The following notices were given:

Photo of Julia GillardJulia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Prime Minister) Share this | | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend laws, and deal with transitional matters, in connection with the Fair Work Act 2009, and for other purposes. (Fair Work (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2009)

Photo of Chris BowenChris Bowen (Prospect, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the International Monetary Agreements Act 1947, and for related purposes. (International Monetary Agreements Amendment Bill 2009)

Photo of Nicola RoxonNicola Roxon (Gellibrand, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Health and Ageing) Share this | | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, and for related purposes. (Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2009 Measures No. 1) Bill 2009)

Photo of Robert McClellandRobert McClelland (Barton, Australian Labor Party, Attorney-General) Share this | | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the Evidence Act 1995, and for related purposes. (Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2009)

to present a bill for an Act to amend various Acts relating to law and justice, and for related purposes. (Law and Justice (Cross Border and Other Amendments) Bill 2009)

to present a bill for an act to amend the Native Title Act 1993, and for other purposes. (Native Title Amendment Bill 2009)

Photo of Martin FergusonMartin Ferguson (Batman, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Resources and Energy) Share this | | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, and for other purposes. (Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment Bill 2009)

Photo of Chris BowenChris Bowen (Prospect, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Treasurer) Share this | | Hansard source

to present a bill for an act to amend the law relating to banking, insurance and superannuation, and for related purposes. (Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Supervision and Enforcement) Bill 2009)

Photo of Mike KellyMike Kelly (Eden-Monaro, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support) Share this | | Hansard source

to move—

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, the following proposed work be referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works for consideration and report: Construction of housing for Defence at Yamanto Hills, Ipswich, QLD.

to move—

That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works and on which the committee has duly reported to Parliament: Enhanced Land Force Stage 1 Facilities Project, Lavarack Barracks, Townsville, Queensland, and other Defence Bases around Australia.

Photo of Chris HayesChris Hayes (Werriwa, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

to move—

That the House:

(1)
recognises that a major bottleneck in the rail freight network currently exists in the south west of Sydney, where freight trains share existing rail lines with the Sydney metropolitan passenger services operated by Railcorp;
(2)
notes that the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Ltd has commenced construction of the Southern Sydney Freight Line (SSFL) which will provide a dedicated freight line for a distance of 36 kilometres between Macarthur and Sefton;
(3)
acknowledges that the SSFL is an essential piece of infrastructure that will significantly benefit the economy of New South Wales (NSW), in particular Sydney;
(4)
supports the concerns of the local residents who reside along the rail corridor between Casula and Liverpool who currently experience excessive rail noise and who are concerned about the noise and the environmental impacts related to the SSFL;
(5)
understands that residents along the rail corridor between Casula and Liverpool expect suitable sound abatement measures to be provided to protect their quality of life and wellbeing;
(6)
appreciates the current conditions of approval to not allow for the construction of sound barriers by the ARTC as part of the SSFL project along this corridor; and
(7)
calls on the NSW Government and the ARTC to examine the mitigation of all excessive rail noise as part of the SSFL project and review the existing conditions of approval that do not allow the construction of sound barriers along the rail corridor between Casula and Liverpool.