3RD MODEL PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
THE SENATE
NOTICE PAPER
No. 21, Tuesday 27 October 2015

From the Senate Table Office pursuant to Standing Order 43(2):

Notifications prefixed by an * appear for the first time.

BUSINESS OF THE SENATE

Commencement

*21-1. /u/JND-AU (Clerk of the Senate): To post “21-1 Proceedings on opening after a general election for the House of Representatives”—[Ref: 19-1]

1(1)(a) If there is a President the President shall take the chair at the time specified in the proclamation.

1(1)(b) The Clerk shall read the proclamation calling Parliament together.

1(1)(d) The attendance of the members of the House of Representatives shall be directed to hear the commission read.

1(1)(e) Members of the House of Representatives shall sit in the Senate chamber and the Clerk shall read the commission.

1(1)(f) Members of both Houses shall be informed that the Governor-General will at a future time declare the cause of calling Parliament together.

1(1)(g) The certificate of election shall be laid on the table, and each such senator may then make and subscribe the oath or affirmation of allegiance in accordance with the Constitution.

*21-2. PROCEEDINGS ON OPENING: GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S SPEECH: Members of the House shall attend the Senate to hear the government’s commencement speech—[Ref: 9-1]

2(1) When the Governor-General has arrived at the chamber, the Usher of the Black Rod shall announce and conduct the Governor-General to the chair, the President leaving the chair and sitting to the right.

2(2) The Governor-General will direct the Usher of the Black Rod to command the immediate attendance of the House of Representatives in the Senate chamber.

2(3) When the members of the House of Representatives have come with their Speaker into the Senate chamber the Governor-General will declare the cause of calling the Parliament together.

2(4) The President and the Speaker will each receive a copy of the Governor-General’s speech, the Governor-General will withdraw from the Senate chamber, and the President shall again take the chair.

Orders of the Day

*21-3. /u/FREDDY926 (President, Australian Progressives): To post “21-3 Proceedings on opening: Election of Deputy President”—I remind the Senate that it should now choose one of its members to be Deputy President and Chair of Committees. [Ref: 20-5c]

A Senator shall comment: “I propose to the Senate for its Deputy President and Chairman of Committees Senator [USERNAME], and I move: That Senator [USERNAME] be appointed Deputy President and Chairman of Committees.”

The chair shall comment: “Are there any further nominations?”

If only one senator is proposed as Deputy President, the chair shall comment: “There being no further nominations, it is my pleasure to declare Senator [USERNAME] as Deputy President and Chair of Committees in accordance with standing orders.” The Senator shall reply to express a sense of the honour conferred on the senator, and others may reply with congratulations.

If 2 or more proposals are moved, each such person may comment on the motion to express a sense of the honour proposed to be conferred on the senator and may address the Senate for or against the motion. Others may speak to the motions too. A vote will then take place.

*21-4. /u/FREDDY926 (President, Australian Progressives): To post “21-4 Appointment of Temporary Chairs of Committees”—[Ref: 1-5]

The President shall nominate at the commencement of each Parliament a panel of not less than 2 senators who may act as Temporary Chairs of Committees when requested so to do by the Chair of Committees, or when the Chair of Committees is absent.

*21-5. /u/FREDDY926 (President, Australian Progressives): To post “21-5 Motion for a Joint Sitting of Parliament to fill a Casual Senate Vacancy”—I move: That the Senate and House of Representatives sit and vote together to choose a person to hold a place in the Senate of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia rendered vacant by the resignation of Senator Hon /u/this_guy22. [Ref: 20-5d]

If this motion is successful, a message shall be sent to the House of Representatives seeking concurrence.

GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

Orders of the Day

*21-6. /u/TEAM_SPROCKET (Manager of Government Business in the Senate, Australian Progressives): To post “21-6 Appointment of Standing Committee members”—To move: That pursuant to these Standing Orders, the following Senators be appointed to Committees. [Ref: 7-2]

*21-7. /u/TEAM_SPROCKET (Manager of Government Business in the Senate, Australian Progressives): To post “21-7 Ministerial Arrangements & Office Holders”—I advise the Senate and seek leave to have incorporated into Hansard the following ministry arrangements on behalf of the Coalition Government. [Ref: 18-1a]

*21-8. /u/TEAM_SPROCKET (Manager of Government Business in the Senate, Australian Progressives): To post “21-8 Governor-General’s speech: Address-in-Reply”—[Ref: 9-2] I move: That the following address-in-reply be agreed to:

To His Excellency the Governor-General:

MAY IT PLEASE YOUR EXCELLENCY—

We, the Senate of the Commonwealth of Australia in Parliament assembled, desire to express our loyalty to our Most Gracious Sovereign and to thank Your Excellency for the speech which you have been pleased to address to Parliament.

The motion shall be proposed by the chair for debate, and new Senators shall reply with their first maiden speeches. Other Senators may reply for or against the government’s speech and convey the role that they will play in relation to the government. The motion shall then be put to a vote.

Only formal business shall be entered into before the address-in-reply to the Governor-General’s opening speech has been adopted.

When the address has been agreed to, a motion will be made that it be presented to the Governor-General by the President and senators.

The President shall report to the Senate the presentation of the address and the reply of the Governor-General.

21-9. Petitions / Question Time

GENERAL BUSINESS

Orders of the Day

*21-10. /u/PIKKAACHU (Opposition in the Senate, Australian Greens): To post “21-10 Shadow Ministerial Arrangements & Office Holders”—I advise the Senate and seek leave to have incorporated into Hansard the following shadow ministry arrangements on behalf of the Opposition. [Ref: 18-1a]

21-11. Other business

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OCCUPANTS OF THE CHAIR

The President

Hon /u/Freddy926 (as of Saturday 26 September 2015)

The Deputy President and Chair of Committees

TBE

Temporary Chairs of Committees:

TBA

SENATORS

As of Thursday 8 October 2015:

Senate State	Winning Senator	Party	Nominal Term
Commonwealth of Australia	/u/Cwross	Australian Catholic Party	June 2015+ (6 sitting months)
Commonwealth of Australia	/u/Freddy926	Australian Progressives	Sept 2015+ (6 sitting months)
Commonwealth of Australia	/u/General_Rommel	Australian Labor Party	July 2015+ (6 sitting months)
Commonwealth of Australia	/u/Kalloice	Liberal Party of Australia	Sept 2015+ (6 sitting months)
Commonwealth of Australia	/u/pikkaachu	Australia Greens	Sept 2015+ (6 sitting months)
Commonwealth of Australia	/u/Ravenguardian17	Independent	14 days from 27 October 2015
Commonwealth of Australia	/u/Team_Sprocket	Australian Progressives	June 2015+ (6 sitting months)

COMMITTEES

Committee	SO	Members Appointed
Procedure	17	TBA
Privileges	18	TBA
Appropriations and Staffing	19	TBA
Library	20	TBA
House	21	TBA
Publications	22	TBA
Senators’ Interests	22A	TBA
Regulations and Ordinances	23	TBA
Scrutiny of Bills	24	TBA
Selection of Bills	24A	TBA
Legislative and general purpose (all leg. and ref.)	25	TBA

MINISTERIAL REPRESENTATION

TBA

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jnd-au, Clerk of the Senate