Senate
25 November 1980

32nd Parliament · 1st Session



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OPENING OF THE PARLIAMENT

The Senate met at 11 a.m., pursuant to the proclamation of His Excellency the Governor-General.

The PRESIDENT (Senator the Hon. Sir Condor Laucke) took the chair.

The Clerk read the proclamation.

The Deputy appointed by His Excellency the Governor-General for the opening of the Parliament- the Right Honourable Sir Garfield Edward John Barwick, G.C.M.G., Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia - having been announced by the Usher of the Black Rod, entered the chamber and took his seat on the dais.

The Deputy, through the Clerk, directed the Usher to desire the attendance of the members of the House of Representatives, who being in attendance,

The DEPUTY said:

Members of the Senate and Members of the House of Representatives:

His Excellency the Governor-General, not thinking fit to be present in person at this time, has been pleased to appoint me his Deputy to do in his name all that is necessary to be performed in declaring this Parliament open, as will appear more fully from the commission which will now be read.

The commission having been read by the Clerk-

The DEPUTY said:

Members of the Senate and Members of the House of Representatives:

I have it in command from the GovernorGeneral to let you know that, after certain members of the Senate and members of the House of Representatives shall have been sworn, the causes of His Excellency calling this Parliament will be declared by him in person at this place. It being necessary that the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall first be chosen, you, members of the House of Representatives, will retire to the place where you are to sit and there proceed to the choice of a proper person to be your Speaker; and later this day you will present to His Excellency the Governor-General the person whom you shall so choose at such time and place as His Excellency shall appoint. I will attend in the House of Representatives for the purpose of administering the oath or affirmation of allegiance to honourable members of that House. “

The Deputy and members of the House of Representatives then retired -

The PRESIDENT again took the chair.

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REPRESENTATION OF TASMANIA

The PRESIDENT:

– I have to inform the Senate that on 25 September 1980I received a letter from Senator the Honourable Kenneth Shaw Wriedt resigning his place as a senator for the State of Tasmania. Pursuant to the provisions of section 21 of the Constitution, I notified the Governor of the State of Tasmania of a vacancy in the representation of that State caused by the resignation of Senator Wriedt. I have now received through His Excellency the GovernorGeneral a certificate of the choice by the Parliament of Tasmania of Jean Margaret Hearn as a senator to fill the vacancy.

Certificate laid on the table and read by the Clerk.

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REPRESENTATION OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY AND NORTHERN TERRITORY

The Clerk:

– I lay on the table the certificates for the election of senators for the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory, elected at the general election held on 1 8 October 1980, as follows:

Australian Capital Territory -

Susan Maree Ryan

John William Knight

Northern Territory -

Edward Albert Robertson

Bernard Francis Kilgariff

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SWEARING-IN OF SENATORS

The following senators made and subscribed the oath or affirmation of allegiance:

Jean Margaret Hearn

Bernard Francis Kilgariff

John William Knight

Edward Albert Robertson

Susan Maree Ryan

Sitting suspended from 1 1.25 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH

His Excellency the Governor-General entered the chamber and, being seated, with the President on his right hand, commanded that a message be sent to the House of Representatives intimating that His Excellency desired the attendance of honourable members in the Senate chamber forthwith, who being come with their Speaker.

His Excellency was pleased to deliver the following speech:

Senators and Members of the House of Representatives:

This 32nd Parliament assembles following a general election in which the people of Australia have again returned my Government with a substantial majority.

My Government regards this manifestation of the people’s choice as a mandate to maintain the basic thrust of the policies which have been followed over the past five years.

These policies are designed to work for the well-being of all Australians and to develop a society which maximises the rewards of individual effort and initiative, and which also respects the right of individuals to shape their own lives.

The Government’s program is set out comprehensively in the policy speech which the Prime Minister delivered to the nation on 30 September of this year and in the supplementary statements which accompanied that speech. My Government is committed to the whole of that program and will work with determination to implement it as fully and rapidly as possible.

I emphasise this because in this speech I shall focus on some of the key elements of that program rather than merely recite the whole of it in bald form. The fact that I do so should not be interpreted as meaning that areas not mentioned by me are in any way downgraded or discarded by my Government. A selection is made in order to keep the speech within reasonable limits, but the program stands in its entirety.

Unemployment and Youth

The first element of that program to which I wish to draw particular attention is the provision it contains for overcoming unemployment in general and particularly for stimulating the employment of youth. This is placed first because of the great importance my Government attaches to it.

In recent years, and for a number of reasons, the question of jobs for young people has emerged as a crucial one, not only in Australia but in virtually all Western countries. It is not only an economic problem but a social one. Indeed, for the young people involved and their families it is a major psychological and human problem.

My Government believes that the long-term solution to it undoubtedly lies in the creation of new jobs by restoring healthy economic growth, and in this respect Australia is much better placed than many other industrial countries. Over the next few years, resources and manufacturing development projects will certainly create tens of thousands of new jobs.

But the matter cannot be left there, has not been left there, and will not be left there.

During the last five years over half a million Australians have received specific help through my Government’s manpower and training programs. Nearly another quarter million will receive assistance during this year.

My Government has a clear and firm commitment to youth, exemplified by its announcement of new initiatives, including the introduction of a new allowance to encourage young unemployed persons to take advantage of training opportunities, the expansion of its work experience programs and the provision of improved counselling services.

All of these initiatives will be in place by February next year.

During 1981 my Government will take action to place increased emphasis on employment and training schemes.

A framework is being established within which the Government’s training programs will provide a wide range of incentives and allowances to increase the supply of skills required for economic development, and to assist the unemployed, particularly the young and disadvantaged, to obtain employment.

The Economy

I turn now to the economic policies of my Government. These policies are determined by and given coherence by an economic strategy which is designed to restore economic stability and improve growth within a medium term framework. Sudden large changes in economic policies will continue to be avoided.

This strategy has already resulted in an encouraging pick-up in activity and employment and a marked strengthening in business investment. There is, however, a continued need for the firm application of consistent policies to reduce inflation and to allow our national resources to be employed in areas where the highest economic return can be obtained.

A primary objective of my Government will be to continue the fight against inflation. Inflation results in fewer jobs and lower living standards for everybody. Firm anti-inflationary fiscal and monetary policies are therefore essential to any lasting solution to the problems of unemployment, the achieving of higher growth and the more rapid raising of living standards, on a sustainable basis.

My Government believes that there is no realistic alternative to such policies, and that alternative policies, including those which are inappropriately described as stimulatory, would set back the economic recovery now under way and create renewed uncertainty.

My Government will give particular attention to encouraging the growth of the private sector and to increasing the freedom of choice of taxpayers in spending their own incomes. It will be an important policy objective to continue to restrain public expenditure so as to provide scope for reducing the burden of taxation.

Improved private sector growth will require further improvements in business profitability, which still provides insufficient incentive to increased investment in many industries. My Government’s policies will, therefore, seek to contain wage increases in the short term, in the interests of expanding aggregate employment and income over the medium term.

Private sector growth is dependent on secure supplies of energy. My Government will continue to pursue this objective by allowing the price of liquid fuels in particular to reflect so far as possible the operation of market forces. This policy is encouraging the development of a diversified energy base, which will minimise Australia’s reliance on imported liquid fuels, and is helping to conserve scarce Australian energy resources for future generations.

My Government’s economic policies have considerably improved Australia’s international competitiveness and enhanced export opportunities for Australian industries. A sustained lift in exports and a higher level of capital inflow will increase Australia’s capacity to import and to undergo the structural changes which allow economic growth to build upon itself as resources move to areas of higher profitability. My Government will encourage this process within an economic environment in which industry can invest for the future with confidence.

In the context of the economy, my Government wishes to make a simple but vital philosophical point. Discussion of the economy and of economic policy has become so abstract, so specialised, so dominated by statistics and rarefied concepts that the connection between it and the lives of ordinary people is in danger of being obscured if not lost sight of altogether. It is essential that it be understood that economics and people are linked, that economic policy must serve human objectives and that the discussion be conducted in such a way that it becomes clear that what are being talked about are the jobs, incomes, assets and prospects of men and women. My Government will make a serious effort to give a lead in this respect, recognising that continuing public understanding and support are vital to the success of its policies, not least in the contribution they can make to the urgent task of improving industrial relations in this country.

Caring for People

In what I have said about unemployment, youth and the economy, I have stressed my Government’s concern with the human dimensions of the issues involved. It believes that the only legitimate yardstick for assessing any policy is not conformity to an ideology, not the strengthening of the state, but the effectiveness of that policy in enhancing the lives of people. This is the fundamental concern of my Government.

This concern expresses itself in a diverse range of measures to which my Government is committed:

It is evident in the commitment of my Government to a range of social security and welfare measures which will strengthen the family and through it the basic social fabric of this country. My Government has already introduced a number of measures designed to assist families. It will be looking closely at its policies with the objective of further enhancing the position of Australian families.

It is evident in programs to subsidise accommodation for aged persons, to assist homeless persons, to assist low or moderate income earners in house purchasing, and in the strong commitment made by my Government to welfare housing.

It is evident in the programs developed in the context of the International Year of Disabled Persons 1981 to assist the education of severely handicapped children and to increase employment opportunities for the disabled.

It is evident in the commitment to improve aboriginal health standards.

It is evident in the area of ethnic affairs, in the commitment to provide services both to help migrants adjust to life in Australia and to help them to maintain in Australia the cultural heritages of the countries from which they came.

It is evident in the commitment to encourage excellence in a number of fields- for example, to provide greater support and improved facilities for research, to encourage the arts and to provide greater opportunity for young Australian athletes.

This list is illustrative rather than exhaustive. My Government sets it out to establish that it cares deeply about the quality of life lived in Australia and that it is determined to give practical expression to that care. In doing so, my Government’s objective will be not to increase long-term dependence on the Government, but, consistent with its liberal philosophy, to provide the means whereby people can become more independent and freer to choose the lives they want to live.

The Public Service

I have mentioned the liberal philosophy of my Government. My Government wishes it to be clearly understood that it is in terms of that philosophy that it approaches the questions of growth in Government expenditure, in the public sector, and in the size of the Public Service. Its concern to maintain strict control over that growth is not based on any animus against the Public Service. It does not subscribe to the crude and usually uninformed hostility towards that Service which sometimes receives popular expression. It recognises and appreciates the contribution which the Public Service as a whole makes to the life of this country.

But my Government does believe profoundly that it is vitally important that the power and functions of the State should be limited and contained. It does believe that the State is likely to be in many ways an inefficient and wasteful provider and that many services can be better supplied in other ways. And it does believe that the expansion of private enterprise is the best means to achieve the well-being and health of a society.

For these reasons, my Government recently announced the establishment of a Committee of Senior Ministers to review the functions of all Commonwealth departments and associated agencies. The review will recommend to the Government which functions might be reduced, eliminated or altered so as to achieve a more efficient and economical administration. The review will also examine areas where Commonwealth activities overlap with those of the States or unnecessarily intrude into areas of activity capable of being performed efficiently by the private sector.

The review is part of a continuing process of restraint on the public sector which has been maintained since my Government came to office. In that period the number of Commonwealth employees in areas subject to staff ceilings has been reduced by over 10,000. This has been achieved without weakening those areas of the administration where there are special needs. In fact, the numbers employed by the Department of Social Security have actually increased by 3,000 in the last five years, and the staff of the Commonwealth Employment Service has grown by about 1 ,000 in the same period.

My Government will continue to ensure that Commonwealth activities are concentrated in areas of greatest need and that the adequacy of those services, appropriately provided by the Commonwealth, is maintained.

Foreign Affairs and Defence

The last area of policy to which I shall refer is that of foreign affairs and defence.

The past year has seen a significant heightening of international tension and uncertainty. While we must hope that it turns out to be mistaken, it must be recognised that the consensus of informed opinion, at present, is that the period encompassed by the life of this Parliament is likely to be a troubled and tense one in international affairs.

The foreign policy priorities of my Government are clear. It is very conscious of the need for a strong and united Western stance towards the Soviet Union and to this end it will work to maintain its already strong ties with its traditional allies, and in particular with the United States. It should be clearly understood that it will do so out of an appreciation of Australia’s needs and interests and for no other reason.

Beyond this my Government will concentrate its efforts heavily within the region, broadly defined, and on the Commonwealth of Nations. Through the instrumentality of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting, my Government has succeeded in linking these two areas of interest in a new and advantageous way - and of linking both in turn with our interest in Third World matters.

Australia has been chosen as host of the 1981 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. This will be the largest and most important international conference ever to have been held in this country. It will take place at a time when discussions of north/south issues will be receiving a new impetus and it should be able to make a valuable contribution to the discussion of those issues.

In the present state of international tension, my Government is mindful that its first responsibility is the nation’s security and it has taken appropriate steps to enhance Australia’s defence preparedness. The 1980-81 Budget provides for a real increase in defence spending of about 7 per cent. Further substantial real increases in resources are planned in the years to 1984-85 by which time defence expenditure is expected to have risen to about 3 per cent of gross domestic product.

My Government believes that it is imperative that Australia should move to improve its defence self-reliance and should play its part in strengthening the international forces working for stability at the global and regional levels.

Conclusion

I have outlined important parts of my Government’s program and policies for the next three years. In doing so I have made some passing references to the beliefs which provide the underlying rationale of these policies and give them coherence.

My Government believes that this- an explanation to the Australian people of the ideas, principles and values in terms of which the Government of the day shapes its policies - is something which has been somewhat neglected in Australia and that this neglect has diminished the quality of political life of the country. It believes that this should be remedied. During the life of this Parliament, therefore, my Government will be making a serious and sustained effort to explain to the Australian people the philosophy on which it bases its approach to governing - a philosophy which it sees as liberal in its principles, flexible and undogmatic in its application of those principles to the realities of Australian life and conservative in its distrust of abrupt and sweeping changes as a means of achieving desired ends.

Mr President, Members of the Senate

Mr Speaker, Members of the House of Representatives

I now leave you in the faith that Divine Providence will guide your deliberations and further the welfare of the Australian people.

His Excellency the Governor-General and members of the House of Representatives retired -

Sitting suspended from 3.35 to 5 p.m.

The PRESIDENT took the chair, and read prayers.

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GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH

Address-in-Reply

The PRESIDENT:

– I inform the Senate that I have received a copy of the Opening Speech which His Excellency the Governor-General was pleased to deliver to both Houses of the Parliament.

Motion (by Senator Carrick) agreed to:

That consideration or the Speech of His Excellency the Governor-General be made an order or the day Tor the next day of sitting.

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MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS

Senator CARRICK:
Minister for National Development and Energy · New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I have the honour to inform the Senate that the Ministry was sworn in on 3 November 1980. 1 ask leave of the Senate to incorporate full details in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The document read as follows -

Senator CARRICK:

– The Ministry list which has been incorporated identifies the Cabinet as well as the arrangements for representations in the other chamber. I have arranged for a summary of these arrangements to be distributed to honourable senators. I inform the Senate that Senator Durack is to continue as Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, that the

Government Whip is Senator Knight and that the Deputy Government Whip is Senator Rocher.

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QUESTION

LEADERSHIP OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Senator BUTTON:
Leader of the Opposition · Victoria

Mr President, I inform the Senate of the following appointments in the Opposition: I have been elected Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and Senator Grimes has been elected Deputy Leader. In the shadow ministry I shall be responsible for communications and rural and provincial development. Senator Grimes will be shadow Minister for Social Security and Veterans’ Affairs and Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate. Senator Ryan will be responsible for Aboriginal affairs, arts and letters and women’s affairs. Senator Walsh will be responsible for finance, trade and national development. Senator Evans will be shadow Attorney-General and Senator Gietzelt shadow Minister for Administrative Services and Home Affairs. Senator Robertson is the Opposition Whip and Senator Sibraa the Deputy Senate Opposition Whip.

With regard to my own shadow portfolio of communications which includes broadcasting matters, I desire to make a declaration of interest. I am a director of the Industrial Printing and Publicity Co. Ltd in Melbourne which holds the broadcasting licence for radio station 3K.Z. I hold no shares in the company and I am not entitled to any share of profits or other beneficial interest. I also take the opportunity on behalf of the Opposition, and I believe the Senate, to place on record our appreciation of the long and outstanding services given to the Senate by former Senator Ken Wriedt as Leader of the Opposition and before that in his other capacities as Minister and Senator.

Honourable senators - Hear, hear!

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LEADERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL COUNTRY PARTY OF AUSTRALIA

Senator SCOTT:
Leader of the National Country Party · New South Wales

– I wish to inform the Senate of the positions held by the members of the National Country Party in this chamber. The Deputy Leader, Deputy President and Chairman of Committees remains Senator Maunsell, our Whip is Senator Sheil, and I remain as Leader of the Party in this chamber.

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LEADERSHIP OF THE AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS

Senator CHIPP:
Leader of the Australian Democrats · Victoria

– I advise the Senate that I have the honour to be parliamentary Leader of the Australian Democrats and that Senator Colin Mason is my Deputy Leader.

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SESSIONAL ORDERS

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

  1. Days and hours of meeting: That, unless otherwise ordered, the days and hours of meeting of the Senate shall be Tuesdays at half-past two p.m., Wednesday at fifteen minutes past two p.m., and Thursdays at half-past ten a.m.
  2. Suspension of sittings: That, unless otherwise ordered, the sittings of the Senate, or of a Committee of the whole Senate, shall be suspended from one p.m. till fifteen minutes past two p.m., and from six p.m. till eight p.m.
  3. Adjournment of the Senate: That, unless otherwise ordered, at half-past ten p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and eleven p.m. on Wednesdays the President shall put the question - That the Senate do now adjourn - which question shall be open to debate; if the Senate be in Committee at that hour, the Chairman shall in like manner put the question - That he do leave the Chair and report to the Senate; and upon such report being made the President shall forthwith put the question - That the Senate do now adjourn - which question shall be open to debate: Provided that if the Senate or the Committee be in division at the time named, the President or the Chairman shall not put the question referred to till the result of such division has been declared; and if the business under discussion shall not have been disposed of at such adjournment it shall appear on the Notice Paper for the next sitting day.
  4. Government and General Business - Precedence: That, on all sitting days of the Senate, unless otherwise ordered, Government Business shall take precedence of General Business, except that General Business shall take precedence of Government Business on Thursdays, after eight p.m.; and that, unless otherwise ordered, general orders of the day shall take precedence of general notices of motion on alternate Thursdays.
  5. Petitions - Procedure for Presentation: That, notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing Orders, the procedure for the presentation of petitions is varied, as follows -
  6. A Senator desiring personally to present a petition shall notify the Clerk when lodging the petition. When presenting such petition to the Senate, the Senator may announce -

    1. that he presents a petition from a stated number of petitioners relating to a certain matter; or
    2. that he presents a petition from a stated number of petitioners similarly worded to one presented earlier by a senator.
  7. The senator may ask that the petition be read by the Clerk: Provided that, unless otherwise ordered, a petition exceeding 250 words may not be read.
  8. The Clerk shall then make an announcement as to other petitions lodged with him indicating in respect of each petition the senator who presents it, the number of signatures, the identity of the petitioners and the subject matter of the petition.
  9. Every petition presented shall be deemed to have been received by the Senate unless a motion, moved forthwith, that a particular petition be not received, be agreed to.
  10. The terms of the petitions presented shall be printed in Hansard.

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URGENCY MOTIONS AND MATTERS OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New SouthWalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That, unless otherwise ordered, the procedures contained in proposed new Standing Order 64, as recommended in the Fourth Report of the Standing Orders Committee for the 59th Session and adopted by the Senate on 23 August 1979, continue on a trial basis as a sessional order.

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TRANSFER OF NOTICE OF MOTION FOR DISALLOWANCE

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That unless otherwise ordered, the procedures outlined in proposed new Standing Order 409a, as recommended in the Fourth Report of the Standing Orders Committee for the 59th Session and adopted by the Senate on 23 August 1 979, be continued on a trial basis as a sessional order.

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LEGISLATIVE AND GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEES

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That, in accordance with Standing Order 36aa, the following Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees be appointed:

Constitutional and Legal Affairs;

Education and the Arts;

Foreign Affairs and Defence;

Social Welfare;

Trade and Commerce;

National Resources;

Science and the Enviroment; and

Finance and Government Operations.

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LEGISLATIVE AND GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEES- REFERENCE OF ANNUAL REPORTS

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

  1. That, unless otherwise ordered, all annual reports of Government departments and authorities, including statutory corporations, laid on the Table of the Senate, shall stand referred, without any question being put, for consideration and. if necessary, for report thereon, to the Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees.

    1. The President shall transmit a copy of each report so tabled to the Committee which he deems appropriate.
    2. The Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees may, at their discretion, pursue or not pursue inquiries into reports so received; but any action necessary, arising from a Report of a Committee, shall be taken in the Senate on Motion after Notice.

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LEGISLATIVE AND GENERAL PURPOSE STANDING COMMITTEES- REFERENCE OF BILLS

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That, unless otherwise ordered, the proposed sessional order recommended in the Fourth Report of the Standing Orders Committee for the 59th Session and adopted by the Senate on 23 August 1979 concerning the reference of Bills to Legislative and General Purpose Standing Committees be continued on a trial basis as a sessional order.

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ESTIMATES COMMITTEES

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That, in accordance with Standing Order 36a b, six Estimates Committees be appointed to be known as Estimates Committees A, B, C, D, E and F; and that, unless otherwise ordered, the Committees consider the Proposed Expenditure in relation to Departments, as follows:

Estimates Committee A

Parliament;

Department of National Development and Energy;

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet;

Department of the Treasury; and

Department of Education

Estimates Committee B

Attorney-General’s Department;

Department of Industrial Relations;

Department of Employment and Youth Affairs: and Department of Business and Consumer Affairs

Estimates Committee C

Department of Social Security;

Department of Finance;

Department of Health;

Department of Veterans’ Affairs: and

Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs

Estimates Committee D

Department of Aboriginal Affairs:

Department of Industry and Commerce:

Department of Transport: and

Department of Science and Technology

Estimates Committee E

Department of Primary Industry:

Department of Home Affairs and Environment;

Department of Housing and Construction: and Department of the Capital Territory

Estimates Committee F

Department of Trade and Resources:

Department of Foreign Affairs:

Department of Defence;

Department of Communications; and

Department of Administrative Services

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SELECT COMMITTEE ON PASSENGER FARES AND SERVICES TO AND FROM TASMANIA

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That-

The Committee known as the Select Committee on Passenger Fares and Services to and from Tasmania, constituted by Resolutions of the Senate on15 and 22 May 1980, be re-constituted, under the same terms, and with the same functions, powers and membership.

The Committee have power to consider the Minutes of the Evidence and Records of the Select Committee on Passenger Fares and Services to and from Tasmania appointed in the previous Session.

The foregoing provisions of this Resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the Standing Orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing Orders.

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SELECT COMMITTEE ON PARLIAMENT’S APPROPRIATIONS AND STAFFING

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, 1 shall move:

That-

The Committee known as the Select Committee on Parliament’s Appropriations and Staffing, constituted by Resolutions of the Senate on 23 May 1980 and 21 August 1980, be reconstituted, under the same terms, and with the same functions, powers and membership.

The Committee have power to consider the Minutes of the Evidence and Records of the Select Committee on Parliament’s Appropriations and Staffing appointed in the previous Session.

The foregoing provisions of this Resolution, so far as they are inconsistent with the Standing Orders, have effect notwithstanding anything contained in the Standing Orders.

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SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER 14

Notice of Motion

Senator CARRICK:
New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate · LP

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That Standing Order 14 be suspended to enable the Senate to consider business beyond what is of a formal character before the Address-in-Reply to the Governor-General’s Opening Speech has been adopted.

The PRESIDENT:

– I understand that a number of honourable senators wish to give notices of motion this day. Under Standing Order 1 1 3, a senator may not give two notices of motion consecutively if another senator has a notice to give. In order to facilitate the work of the Senate may I suggest that any honourable senator proposing to give more than one notice of motion should seek leave to give all his notices at the one time and, if applicable, in accordance with the circulated lists I will then place all notices on the Notice Paper according to the order in which I normally would have called the honourable senators.

Senator BUTTON:
Leader of the Opposition · Victoria

Mr President, in accordance with your ruling, I seek leave in relation to that matter, and on behalf of various Opposition senators I give notices of motion.

Leave granted.

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TRADE PRACTICES ACT

Notice of Motion

Senator GIETZELT:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate call on the Government to state its attitude towards the recommendations of the Trade Practices Consultative Committee’s report on the Trade Practices Act and on small business with particular reference to:

the likely impact of the repeal of section 49 on small business: and

the impact of the report’s recommendations on the concentration of market power in the hands of big business.

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COMMONWEALTH ELECTORAL ACT

Notice of Motion

Senator SIBRAA:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

  1. That a Select Commitee of the Senate be appointed to inquire into and report upon-

    1. all provisions of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and associated regulations and procedures, and in particular-
    1. changes that should be made to parts XIII to XV of the Commonwealth Electoral Act which deal with methods of polling and the present system of counting returned votes: and
    2. changes that should be made to parts XVI and XVII of the Commonwealth Electoral Act soas to determine the best means of ensuring the public disclosure of the sources and amounts of donations to political parties and candidates, and to prevent abuses of existing limitations on electoral expenses: and

    3. an appropriate method of allotting proportionate subsidies by the Australian Government to political parties and candidates.
    1. That provisions relating to membership, powers and proceedings of the committee be contained in a subsequent resolution.

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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

Notice of Motion

Senator WALSH:
Western Australia

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move -

That the Senate -

expresses its dissatisfaction at the failure of the Minister for Primary Industry to answer questions placed on notice on 6 March 1980 pertaining to possible payments to the following Ministers: the Rt Hon. J. M. Fraser, the Hon. A. A. Street, the Rt Hon. J. D. Anthony, the Hon. Evan Adermann, the Hon. Ralph J. Hunt and the Hon. P. J. Nixon, under the Beef Incentives Payments Scheme;

believes that, in view of the facts that an identical question pertaining to the former Minister for Primary Industry, placed on notice of 4 March 1980, was answered on 1 9 March 1 980 (three sittings days later), and that the scheme has been finalised, the Minister is deliberately withholding the answers; and

is of the opinion that these answers are being withheld because some or all of the Ministers concerned were direct beneficiaries of a decision made by them.

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KAMPUCHEA

Notice of Motion

Senator SIBRAA:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate expresses its grave concern at the continued attitude of the Prime Minister of refusing to accept the advice of his Foreign Minister, the Department of Foreign Affairs, and the great majority of the Australian people, in continuing to recognise the most monstrous regime of modern times, namely, Pol Pot, and calls on the Prime Minister to reconsider his attitude in the interests of Australia.

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CIVIL LIBERTIES

Notice of Motion

Senator EVANS:
Victoria

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate condemns the Fraser Government for its appalling record in the protection of the civil liberties of Australians, and in particular for -

its enactment of new Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation legislation allowing effectively unrestricted spying on Australian citizens;

its creation of the new Australian Federal Police without simultaneous safeguards on the exercise of police power;

its failure to honour its promise to introduce legislation relating to complaints against police:

its failure to honour its promise to reintroduce the Criminal Investigation Bill;

its passage of atomic energy legislation containing unprecedented penalties for citizens dissenting against uranium miningand processing;

its passage of narcotics legislation with alarming, unprecedented and insufficiently restricted new powers vested in the police and courts;

its failure to introduce legislation for the Human Rights Commission which would enable it to operate effectively within the Slates;

its attempt to downgrade the office of the Commissioner for Community Relations and its failure to act in support of the Commissioner in his attempts to combat racism by the Governments of Queensland and Western Australia:

its failure to use its Constitutional power to protect the Aboriginal people of Noonkanbah from the depredations of the Western Australian Liberal Government;

its enactment of a mass of new industrial legislation of a savagery unprecedented in Australian industrial relations history;

its emasculation of Judicial review legislation so as to severely restrict access to administrative justice for many Australians adversely affected by Government decisions; and

its failure to introduce and proceed with Freedom of Information legislation worthy of the name.

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NURSE EDUCATION

Notice of Motion

Senator RYAN:
Australian Capital Territory

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate -

condemns the Fraser Government’s refusal to implement the Sax Committee’s recommendations that nurse education should be upgraded and transferred to colleges of advanced education; and

deplores the Fraser Government’s continued practice of establishing numerous committees of inquiry at great cost to the taxpayer, and then showing a complete disregard for the recommendations of those committees.

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SINGLE UNEMPLOYED

Notice of Motion

Senator MULVIHILL:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate deplores the victimisation of and discrimination against the single unemployed by the Fraser Government which has rejected their rights to benefits in line with all other pensions and benefits.

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FAMILY ALLOWANCE

Notice of Motion

Senator McINTOSH:
Western Australia

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate views with concern the failure of the Fraser Government to index or increase family allowances since 1976, thereby reducing their value, in real terms, by half.

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COMMONWEALTH DEBT

Notice of Motion

Senator GEORGES:
Queensland

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate notes the massive increase in the Commonwealth debt under the Fraser Government from $6 billion in 1 975 to $18.4 billion in 1980.

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SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Notice of Motion

Senator PRIMMER:
Victoria

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate-

condemns the failure of the Fraser Government to consider the plight of young unemployed Australians in the under eighteen age group by leaving their social security benefit at $36 a week, which is the same level it was in 1975; and

notes that such failure of the Government has resulted in pressures on families and youth emergency accommodation services, to which the Government has given only token recognition, and shows an appalling disregard for young people, who are given no tools by this Government with which to cope with the effects of the high inflation which continues to grip Australia.

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NATIONAL HEALTH SCHEME

Notice of Motion

Senator PRIMMER:
Victoria

– 1 give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate deplores the Government’s inaction in the face of the continuing disintegration of the national health scheme.

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OIL PRICING POLICY

Notice of Motion

Senator COLEMAN:
Western Australia

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate views with concern the Fraser Government’s continued commitment to its policy of import parity pricing of oil, which has provided the Government with an indirect tax receipt of $4,08 lm at the expense of Australian motorists who are now paying 36c per litre for their petrol and in some country areas 46c per litre, as opposed to 15.5c per litre in 1975.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINALS (RIGHT TO ELECTORAL ENROLMENT) BILL 1980 [No. 2]

Notice of Motion

Senator WALSH:
Western Australia

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That leave be given to introduce a Bill for an Act to ensure that Aboriginal Electors of the Commonwealth in Western

Australia are not prevented from enrolling for elections for the Western Australian Parliament.

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TAXATION

Notice of Motion

Senator EVANS:
Victoria

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate, noting the massive increase in tax avoidance which has occurred over the last five years, and the inequities and distortions this has introduced into the tax system, particularly for ordinary PAYE wage and salary earners, condemns the Treasurer and the Government for their failure to act promptly and effectively to curb such avoidance in particular by -

amending section 260 of the Income Tax Assessment Act;

giving fully retrospective application to its series of remedial measures closing specific loopholes; and

fully utilising the enforcement powers and procedures at present available to it.

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AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE ACADEMY

Notice of Motion

Senator ROBERTSON:
Northern Territory

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, 1 shall move:

That the Senate condemns the appalling irresponsibility of the Fraser Government in allocating up to $100m to build a military academy in Canberra to train cadets who could be trained in existing universities, at a time when schools are starved for funds, when youth unemployment is reaching crisis proportions, when businesses are going bankrupt at a rate of 5,000 per annum, when old age pensioners are having to wait for over two years to get into a public hospital for treatment, and when, as estimated by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, two million people in Australia are living below the poverty line.

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COMMONWEALTH DEBT

Notice of Motion

Senator GIETZELT:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate views with grave concern the action taken by the Prime Minister in deliberately attempting to mislead the Australian people by stating that his Government had paid off the Labor Government’s debts when, in fact, with a rise of the national debt from $441 per person in 1975 to $1,265 per person in 1980, the incoming Labor government will have to pay off the Fraser Government’s debts.

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RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION IN IRAN

Notice of Motion

Senator Harradine:
TASMANIA

– No. I was not here when Senator Button so moved, otherwise I would have said no to him.

Leave not granted.

Senator Harradine:

– I apologise to you, Mr President.

Senator Harradine:

– You may go ahead.

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REPORT OF INSTITUTE OF ABORIGINAL STUDIES

Notice of Motion

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NATURAL DISASTER COMPENSATION FUNDING

Notice of Motion

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PLANT BREEDERS’ RIGHTS

Notice of Motion

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CIVIL DEFENCE AGAINST NUCLEAR ATTACK

Notice of Motion

Senator MASON:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

  1. That a Select Committee of the Senate be appointed to inquire into and report upon all aspects of the civil defence programme against nuclear attack, with particular reference to-

    1. location and numbers of underground nuclear attack shelters; and
    2. identification of and planning for areas in peripheral regions of major Australian cities in which inexpensive civil defence activity might greatly assist in the saving of life in the event of nuclear attack.
  2. That provisions relating to membership, powers and proceedings of the Committee be contained in a subsequent Resolution.

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HERBICIDE 2,4,5-T

Notice of Motion

Senator MASON:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate take note of the statement by the National Health and Medical Research Council on the herbicide 2,4,5T presented to the Senate on 29 March 1979.

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KAKADU NATIONAL PARK

Notice of Motion

Senator MASON:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate take note of the plan of management for the Kakadu National Park presented to the Senate on 21 August 1980.

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URANIUM ENRICHMENT

Notice of Motion

Senator MASON:
New South Wales

– I give notice that, on the next day of sitting, I shall move:

That the Senate take note of the papers relating to the report of the Uranium Advisory Council on the feasibility of uranium enrichment in Australia presented to the Senate on 6 March 1980.

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ABORIGINES AND ISLANDERS (ADMISSIBILITY OF CONFESSIONS) BILL 1980

Notice of Motion

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ATTEMPTED SUPPRESSION OF PUBLICATION

Notice of Motion

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AUSTRALIAN FAMILIES

Notice of Motion

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GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS

Notice of Motion

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TAXATION

Notice of Motion

Senator Carrick:
LP

– I raise a point of order, Mr President.

Senator Carrick:
LP

Mr President, do I understand that you will give consideration as to whether the notice of motion is in order?

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IMMIGRATION PROGRAM

Notice of Motion

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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF DISABLED PERSONS

Notice of Motion

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HOUR OF MEETING

Motion (by Senator CARRICK) agreed to:

That the Senate, at its rising, adjourn until Wednesday, 26 November 1 980, al 2. 1 5 p.m.

DEATH OF SIR JOHN McEWEN

Senator CARRICK (New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate) - It is with very deep regret that I confirm to the Senate the death on 20 November 1980 of Sir John McEwen. I am sure that honourable senators will join me in paying tribute to a man who served his country and this Parliament so well for so many years. Sir John McEwen was a member of the House of Representatives for 36 years. A farmer himself, he always retained a deep understanding of the problems and concerns of rural Australians. He had been active in the Country Party before standing, successfully, as the Country Party candidate for Echuca in the 1934 general elections. After only three years as a member of parliament, he was appointed by Prime Minister Lyons to the portfolio of Minister for the Interior, a post which he held for one and a half years. He served with distinction as Minister for External Affairs in 1940 and as Minister for Air and Minister for Civil Aviation in 1941 until the Fadden Government was defeated in the Parliament late in that year. In 1 940 and 1 941 he also served as a member of the War Cabinet.

During his years in opposition he continued to serve the Parliament and his party. He was a member of the Australian Advisory War Council from 1941 to 1945 and he became Deputy Leader of the Country Party in 1 943. Upon the Menzies coalition’s return to government in 1949, Sir John McEwen was appointed Minister for Commerce and Agriculture. In 1956 this portfolio was reorganised to become the ministry of Trade and in 1963 it was broadened to Trade and Industry. Sir John developed the portfolio throughout these changes, establishing close contacts with leaders of primary and secondary industries during a period when the emphasis of Australia’s economy was shifting away from the rural sector. Determination and strength of character were hallmarks of Sir John’s career from the time of his struggles to establish his Stanhope property during the Depression when other soldier settlers were turning away from the land.

As Minister for Trade he had the responsibility of reconciling what many people saw as the contradictions inherent in the portfolio- the need for protection to develop local manufacturing versus the free trade favoured by rural and mining industries. That he achieved this without losing the support of traditional Country Party supporters is further testimony to his political skill. He remained in the Trade and Industry portfolio until his retirement in 1971. In 1958 he became leader of the Country Party and Deputy Prime Minister.

Sir John McEwen was one of only three Country Party Prime Ministers since Federation. He also served under the other two - Page in 1939 and Fadden in 1941. He assumed the prime ministership under tragic circumstances upon the disappearance in late 1967 of Prime Minister Harold Holt and he held that office for a brief 23 days. Sir John was a great Australian, a man for whom Australia always came first. He was an inspiration to all who knew him. His long, dedicated and distinguished service was acknowledged by the honours awarded to him. He was made a Privy Councillor in 1 953 and a Companion of Honour in 1969. Just prior to his retirement he was created a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George. Sir John retired from Parliament and the Ministry in January 1971. All honourable senators will join me in offering our deepest sympathy to Lady McEwen. I move:

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DEATH OF FORMER SENATOR V. C. GAIR

Senator CARRICK (New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate) - It is with regret that I inform the Senate of the death on 1 1 November 1980 of the Honourable Vincent Gair. The death of Vince Gair represents not only the end of a long political career- over some 60 years - but also the passing of an era which had lasting effects on the course of Australian politics. It is doubtful that we will see his like again. He was much a man shaped by the times in which he lived - two world wars, the depression of the 1930s and the post-war boom of the 1950s.

Vince Gair was 14 years of age when he began his association with the Australian Labor Party and he was a member of the Queensland Branch for over 30 years. He served in the Queensland Parliament from 1932 to 1960, was a Minister from 1942 to 1952, Deputy Premier from 1947 to 1952, and Premier from 1952 until 1957, when his connection with the ALP was severed. He then formed the Queensland Labor Party, which later merged with the Australian Democratic Labor Party. It was as a representative of the DLP that he was elected as a senator for Queensland in 1965. He immediately became Leader of the DLP in the Senate, and held the position until 1973. In 1974 he resigned from the Senate to take up his appointment as Ambassador to Ireland.

While a member of the Senate he contributed to the work of a number of parliamentary committees: The Library Committee from 1965 to 1974; the Senate Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Industry and Trade from 1970 to 1971; and the Joint Select Committee on the New and Permanent Parliament House from 1969 to 1970. He was a member of several select committees of the Senate: The Senate Select Committee on the Container Method of Handling Cargoes from 1967 to 1968; the Senate Select Committee on Off-shore Petroleum Resources from 1967 to 1971; and the Senate Select Committee on Air Pollution in 1 968.

Vince Gair was an able politician. He was recognised as a tough, tenacious opponent who fought vigorously for what he believed was right. He was a courageous man who pursued his objectives regardless of the consequences for him or his associates. It was because he held to his convictions against pressure from the extraparliamentary ALP Executive that he lost the Queensland premiership and was expelled from the ALP. He earned the respect of his contemporaries for his astuteness as a bargainer and for the way in which he made the best use of his comprehensive understanding of constitutional, parliamentary and political processes to gain his objectives.

Vince Gair has left his mark on many of the major political events of his time. The judgment as to the merits of his overall contribution to Australian political life over the greater part of this century is a matter for the historians. But Vince Gair will be remembered for his courage, his very real ability, and long and distinguished service to both Queensland and the Australia in which he fervently believed. Our sincere sympathy goes out to his widow and the members of his family in their bereavement. I move:

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DEATH OF MR PATRICK GALVIN

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ADJOURNMENT

Senator CARRICK (New South WalesLeader of the Government in the Senate) - As a mark of respect to the memories of the deceased, I now move:

That the Senate do now adjourn.

Question resolved in the affirmative.

Senate adjourned at 6.5 p.m.

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PAPERS

The following papers are presented, pursuant to statute:

Air Force Act- Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 Nos 306, 307.

Australian Dried Fruits Corporation Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 331.

Australian National University Act- Statutes - No. 143 - Enrolment, Courses and Degrees Amendment No. 1 1 .

Australian War Memorial Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1 980 No. 298.

Bounty (Agricultural Tractors) Act - RegulationsStatutory Rules 1980 No. 291.

Canberra College of Advanced Education Act - Statutes - No. 44 - Courses and Awards Amendment (No. 2) 1980.

Census and Statistics Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 332.

Christmas Island Act- Ordinances 1980- No. 7- Quarantine and Prevention of Disease.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act - Ordinances 1980 - No. 4 - Interpretation (Amendment).

Copyright Act- Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 276.

Currency Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 288.

Customs Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 Nos 273, 328.

Customs Act and Commerce (Trade Descriptions) ActRegulations Statutory Rules 1980 Nos 293, 300.

Dairy Industry Stabilization Levy Act - RegulationsStatutory Rules 1980 No. 299.

Defence Act - Determinations - 1 980 -

No. 24 - Higher Duties Allowance - Service with Papua New Guinea Defence Force.

No. 25 - Amendments of Determinations made under section 58B of the Act.

Defence Amendment Act - Interim Determinations - Statutory Rules 1980 Nos 274, 283, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 313,314,315,316, 333, 334.

Defence Service Homes Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1 980 Nos 289, 290, 297.

Designs Act- Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 318.

Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act - Regulation - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 308.

Dried Fruits Levy Act- Regulation- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 280.

Export Expansion Grants Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 287.

Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 312.

Fisheries Act- Regulation- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 279.

Health Insurance Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 3 17.

Homeless Persons Assistance Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 330.

Interim Forces Benefits Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 322.

Judiciary Act- Rules of Court- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 296.

Lands Acquisition Act -

Land, etc., acquired for -

Air Navigation purposes, Broken Hill, New South Wales.

Commonwealth offices, Bellerive, Tasmania.

Statements (10) by the Minister, describing land acquired by agreement under sub-section 7 ( 1 ) of the Act, for specified public purposes.

National Health Act- Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 Nos 292, 309.

Naval Defence Act- Regulation- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 285.

Navigation Act - Navigation (Dangerous Goods) Regulations- Determination, dated 7 October 1980.

Nursing Homes Assistance Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 310.

Papua New Guinea Independence Act- RegulationsStatutory Rules 1980 No. 278.

Papua New Guinea (Members of the Forces Benefits) Act- Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 325.

Patents Act- Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 320.

Pig Slaughter Levy Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 294.

Primary Industry Bank Act- Regulation- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 327.

Public Service Act -

Appointments- Departments-

Employment and Youth Affairs- R. K. Baird, R. F.

Bligh and A. R. Smith.

Productivity- W. L. Brown.

Science and the Environment - P. G. Quilty.

Trade and Resources - R. Kennedy.

Regulations- Statutory Rules 1 980 Nos 28 1 , 3 1 1 .

Public Service Arbitration Act- Determinations by the Arbitrator, accompanied by statements regarding possible inconsistency with the law- 1 980 -

No. 326 - Printing and Kindred Industries Union.*

No. 327 - Association of Architects, Engineers, Sur veyors and Draughtsmen of Australia.

No. 328 - Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers) . *

No. 329 - Australian Public Service Artisans’ Association.

No. 330 - Commonwealth Medical Officers Association.

No. 331- Professional Officers Association, Australian Public Service.

No. 332- Professional Radio and Electronics Institute of Australasia.

No. 333 - Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia.

No. 334 - Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia.

No. 335 - Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia.

No. 336 - Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights Union and others.

No. 337- Electrical Trades Union of Australia.

No. 338 - Actors’ and Announcers’ Equity Association of Australia.

Nos 339 to 341 - Professional Officers Association, Australian Public Service.

No. 342 - Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights Union and others.

No. 343 - Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers).

No. 344- Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers.

No. 345 - Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights Union and others.

No. 346 - Hospital Employees Federation of Australia.

No. 347 - Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights Union and others.

No. 348 - Administrative and Clerical Officers’ Association, Commonwealth Public Service.

No. 349 - Australasian Society of Engineers.*

No. 350- Australian Building Construction Employees’ and Builders Labourers’ Federation.*

No. 351 - Federated Clerics Union of Australia.

No. 352 - Australian Theatrical and Amusement Employees Association.

No. 353- Australian Broadcasting Commission Senior Officers’ Association and another.

Nos 354 to 356 - Australian Journalists Association.

No. 357 - Professional Musicians Union of Australia.

No. 358 - Australian Broadcasting Commission Staff Association.

No. 359- Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights Union and others.

No. 360 - Federated Engine Drivers’ and Firemen’s Association of Australasia.*

Nos 361 to 365 - Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers).

No. 366 - Association of Professional Engineers, Australia and another.

No. 367 - Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers).

No. 368 - Professional Officers’ Association, Australian Public Service.

No. 369- Association of Officers of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and another.

No. 370- Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights Union and others.

No. 371 - Federated Liquor and Allied Industries Employees Union of Australia.

No. 372 - Association of Architects, Engineers, Surveyors and Draughtsmen of Australia and others.

No. 373 - Professional Musicians’ Union of Australia.

No. 374 - Electrical Trades Union of Australia.

No. 375 - Australian Journalists Association.

No. 376 - Australian Broadcasting Commission Staff Association.

No. 377 - Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia and others.*

No. 378- Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers).

No. 379 - Australian Public Service Artisans’ Association and another.

No. 380 - Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers).

No. 38 1 - Australian Journalists Association.

No. 382 - Professional Officers Association, Australian Public Service.*

No. 383 - Administrative and Clerical Officers’ Association, Commonwealth Public Service and others.

No. 384 - Australian Journalists Association.*

No. 385 - Administrative and Clerical Officers’ Association, Commonwealth Public Service and others.

No. 386 - Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners of Australia.

No. 387 - Federated Miscellaneous Workers Union of Australia.

No. 388 - Telecommunication Technical Officers Association.

No. 389 - Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights Union and others.

No. 390 - Merchant Service Guild of Australia and others.

No. 391 - Amalgamated Metal Workers’ and Shipwrights Union and others.

Nos 392 and 393 - Professional Radio and Electronics Institute of Australasia.

No. 394 - Australian Public Service Association (Fourth Division Officers).

Nos 395 to 397 - Administrative and Clerical Officers’ Association, Commonwealth Public Service.

No. 398 - Association of Professional Engineers, Australia and another.

No. 399 - Association of Officers of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

No. 400 - Association of Officers of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and another.

No. 401 - Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association.

No. 402 - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Technical Association.

No. 403 - Royal Australian Nursing Federation.*

No. 404 - Federated Clerks Union of Australia.

No. 405 - Federated Storemen and Packers Union of Australia. (* Not accompanied by statement)

Remuneration Tribunals Act -

Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 284.

Remuneration Tribunal - Determination 1980/12 - Remuneration payable to holders of certain public offices - Interim Broadcasting Council and others, together with an explanatory statement, dated 25 September 1 980. Repatriation Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 321.

Repatriation (Far East Strategic Reserve) Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 323.

Repatriation (Special Overseas Service) Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 324.

Seamen’s War Pensions and Allowances Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 No. 326.

Seat of Government (Administration) Act -

Ordinances 1980-

No. 31 - Interpretation (Amendment).

No. 32 - Amendments Incorporation (Amendment).

No. 33 - Motor Traffic (Amendment).

No. 34 - Australian National University (Leases) (Amendment).

No. 35 - Sewerage Rates (Amendment) (No. 3).

No. 36- Water Rates (Amendment) (No. 3).

No. 37 - Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) (Amendment).

No. 38 - Fire Brigade (Administration) (Amendment).

No. 39 - Sale of Motor Vehicles (Amendment).

No. 40 - Regulation of Birth, Deaths and Marriages (Amendment) (No. 2).

Regulations -

No. 14 - (Adoption of Children Ordinance and others).

No. 15 - (Motor Traffic (Alcohol and Drugs) Ordinance).

Senate (Representation of Territories) Act - Regulation - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 275.

States Grants (Petroleum Products) Act - Amendments of the Schedules to the States of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. dated 21 September 1980.

Superannuation Act - Regulations- Statutory Rules 1980 Nos 277, 286.

Telecommunications Act - By-laws -

Telecommunications (Charging Zones and Charging Districts) Amendment Nos 4, 5.

Telecommunications (Community Calls) Amendment Nos 3, 4.

Telecommunications (Consultative Council) Amendment No. 2.

Telecommunications (General) Amendment No. 26.

Telecommunications (Staff) Amendment Nos 29, 30, 3 1 .

Telecommunications (Interception) Act- RegulationsStatutory Rules 1980 No. 329.

Trade Commissioners Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 Nos 282, 295.

Trade Marks Act - Regulations - Statutory Rules 1980 No. 319.

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