COMMITIES – Electoral Matters Committee – Membership – 7 December 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:51): I move: That the resolution of appointment of the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters be amended to provide for participating membership, as follows: After paragraph (3A), insert: (3B) for the purposes of the inquiry into matters relating to Section 44 of the Constitution only, participating members may be appointed…
Read MoreSenator Reynolds refers new information to ASIC
5 December 2017 Senator Reynolds refers new information to ASIC WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has today written to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission in relation to additional information she believes is relevant to the Senate Inquiry and report into the Future of Rugby Union in Australia. The report, tabled in the Senate on…
Read MoreASIC must investigate latest Rugby Australia evidence
5 December 2017 ASIC must investigate latest Rugby Australia evidence WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds is calling on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to launch an investigation into transactions involving the Melbourne Rebels’ licence. Senator Reynolds wrote to ASIC after media reports uncovered information regarding the transactions that directly contradicted evidence Rugby Australia, formerly…
Read MorePublic hearing on AEC modernisation
5 December 2017 Public hearing on AEC modernisation The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters will hold a public hearing on Wednesday 6 December 2017 as part of its new inquiry into the Australian Electoral Commission’s Annual Report 2016-17. The Committee’s third interim report on the conduct of the 2016 federal election, which looked at…
Read MoreCOMMITIES – Senate Publications Committee Report – 5 December 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (16:24): I present the report of the Standing Committee on Publications on the inquiry into the printing standards for documents presented to parliament. Ordered that the report be printed. Ordered that consideration of the report be made an order of the day for 7 February 2018. Senator REYNOLDS: I move: That…
Read MoreMotions – Senator Sam Dastyari – 30 November 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (13:09): I too rise to discuss this very important issue. In the time I’ve been in this chamber, I have not heard or been aware of any issue that is more serious than this. As many of us know in this chamber, the threat of covert foreign interference— Senator Watt interjecting— The…
Read MoreTake Note of Answers – Banking and Financial Services – 30 November 2017
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (15:52): I too rise to take note of comments by my ministerial colleagues during question time, and I will absolutely address the banking royal commission. The first comment I’d make is that, unusually, I wholeheartedly agree with Senator McAllister’s comments commending the government for introducing this royal commission on banking and…
Read MoreJoint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters to examine operation of Section 44
29 November 2017 Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters to examine operation of Section 44 The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters has commenced an inquiry into the operation of Section 44 of the Australian Constitution following a referral from the Prime Minister. Committee Chair Senator Linda Reynolds said the committee acknowledged the Prime Minister’s…
Read MoreBILLS – Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill 2017 – Third Reading
Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia) (13:14): I too will be very brief, but it would be remiss of me not to say two things. One is that this is absolutely the proudest day I have had in this chamber since I have been in this place. It not only reaffirms my faith in democracy and in the…
Read MoreOffshore Patrol Vessel project a huge boost for WA industry
24 November 2017 Offshore Patrol Vessel project a huge boost for WA industry WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has welcomed the Turnbull Government’s announcement WA based Austal and Civmec have been selected as the builders of 10 Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Senator Reynolds said German shipbuilder Lürssen has an impressive…
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