TY - BOOK AU - Evans, Harry AU - Evans, Harry TI - Odgers' Australian senate practice SN - 0642714576 PY - 2004/// CY - Canberra Australia : PB - Department of the Senatce, KW - Legislative bodies -- Australia KW - Senate -- Australia -- Rules of procedure KW - Parliament -- Australia -- Senate KW - Parliament -- Australia -- SenateSenate -- Australia -- Rules of procedureLegislative bodies -- Australia N1 - CHAPTER 1 -- THE SENATE AND ITS CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE -- The Senate, bicameralism and federalism -- Bases of the two Houses -- Rationale of bicameralism -- Rationale of federalism -- The Senate and representation -- Function of the Senate -- Legislative powers -- Other powers -- Composition of the Senate -- Casual vacancies -- Rotation of the senators and terms of office -- The nexus -- Rules and orders -- Table 1 : Votes and Seats in Elections, 1949-2004 -- Table 2 : Party Affiliations in the Senate, 1907-2004 -- CHAPTER 2 -- PARLIAMENTARY PRIVILEGE : IMMUNITIES AND POWERS OF THE SENATE -- Parliamentary privilege and the Senate -- Constitutional basis -- Privileges : immunities -- Relationship between immunities and powers -- Immunities and powers part of ordinary law -- Executive privilege -- IMMUNITIES OF THE HOUSES -- Immunity of proceedings from impeachment and question -- Statutory declaration of freedom of speech : background of the 1987 Act -- Effect of the 1987 Act -- Is the 1987 Act too restrictive ? -- Activities incidental to proceedings -- Repetition of parliamentary statements -- Provision of information to members -- Subpoenas, search warrants and members -- Prosecution of members -- Circulation of petitions -- Freedom of speech in state parliaments -- Other tribunals -- Parliamentary privilege and statutory secrecy provisions -- Preparation and publication of documents -- Qualified privilege -- Minor immunities -- Detention of senators -- POWERS OF THE HOUSES -- Power of the Houses to determine their own constitution -- Power to conduct inquiries -- Rights of witnesses -- Power to punish contempts -- Statutory definition of contempt -- Defamation of the Houses and their members -- Matters constituting contempts -- Contempts and criminal offences -- Criticisms of the power of the Houses to deal with contempts -- Should the power to deal with contempts be transferred to the courst? -- Penalties for contepts -- PROCEDURAL MATTERS -- raising of matters of privilege -- "waiver" of privilege -- Proceedings before the privilege Committee -- Abuse of parliamentary immunity : right of reply -- Reference to Senate proceedings in court proceedings -- PARLIAMENTARY PRECINCTS -- Police powers in the precincts -- CHAPTER 3 -- PUBLICATION OF SANATE PROCEEDINGS -- proceedings public -- Reporting of proceedings -- Broadcasting of proceedings -- Broadcasting and privilege -- Journals of the Senate -- Notice Paper -- Hansard -- Committee proceeding -- Other publications -- Internet publication -- Illustration : First page, Journals of the senate, 22 March 2004 -- Illustration : First page, Senate Notice Paper, 11 February 2004 -- CHAPTER 4 -- ELECTIONS FPR THE SANATE -- The constitutional framework -- Bases of the constitutional arrangements -- Terms of state senators -- Periodical elections -- Issue of writs -- Electoral rolls -- Nomination -- Polling -- Voting -- The ballot paper -- Counting the vote -- Formal voting in a Senate election -- Determining the successful candidates -- Recounts -- Disputed returns and Qualifications -- Return of the writ -- Meeting of new parliament -- Division of the Senate -- Casual vacancies -- Filling casual vacancies -- territory senators -- Illustration : Senate ballot paper -- CHAPTER 5 -- OFFICERS OF THE SENATE : PARLIAMENTARY ADMINISTRATION -- The President of the Senate -- Election and vacation of office of president -- Tittle and precedence of President -- Deputy President and Chair of Committees -- Temporary Chairs -- Rulings of the Chair -- Question to the President -- Absence of President and Deputy President -- Voting by President and Deputy President -- The Clerk of the Senate -- The Department of the Senate -- Senate's appropriations and staffing -- Other Departments -- CHAPTER 6 -- SENATORS -- Qualifications of senators -- Determination of disqualifications -- Designation of senators -- Senators-elect -- Oath or affirmation of office -- CHAPTER 7 -- METTING OF THE SENATE -- Executive government's power to determine sessions -- Parliaments and sessions -- Place of meeting -- Opening of a new Parliament -- CHAPTER 8 -- CONDUCT OF PROCEEDINGS -- Quorum -- Notice Paper -- Routine of business -- Special precedence for certain business -- CHAPTER 9 -- MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS -- Resolutions and orders -- Motions -- Notice of motion -- Contingent notice -- Formal motions -- CHAPTER 10 -- DEBATE -- Motions debatable -- Right to speak -- Time limits on debates and speeches -- Reading of documents -- CHAPTER 11 -- VOTING AND DIVISIONS -- Majority voting -- Special majorities -- Voting by voices -- Divisions -- CHAPTER 12 -- LEGISLATION -- Proposed laws -- Proceedings on legislation -- Initiation -- Deadline for receipt of bills from Houses -- First readings -- CHAPTER 13 -- FINANCIAL LEGISLATION -- Section 53 of the Constitution -- Type of financial legislation --- Appropriation bills -- Taxation bills -- Lona bills -- Advances -- CHAPTER 14 -- COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE PROCEEDINGS -- Appointment of committee -- Chair of Committee -- Proceedings in committee -- Quorum -- CHAPTER 15 -- DELEGATED LEGISATION AND DISALLOWANCE -- Executive law-making -- Types and volume of delegated legislation -- Parliamentary control : historical background -- CHAPTER 16 -- COMMITTEES -- Role of committees -- Types of committees -- Evolution of the committees system -- Standing domestic committees -- CHAPTER 17 -- WITNESSES -- Inquires and witnesses -- Protection of witnesses -- CHAPTER 18 -- DOCUMENTS TABLED IN THE SENATE -- Tabling of documents -- Types of tabled documents -- Orders for production of document -- CHAPTER 19 -- RELATIONS WITH THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT -- the senate and the ministry -- The Governor-General and the Senate -- Ministers in the Senate -- CHAPTER 20 -- RELATIONS WITH THE JUDICIARY -- Appointment and removal of judges -- CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS -- Section 72 and other provisions -- the meaning of misbehaviour -- CHAPTER 21 -- RELATIONS WITH THE HOUSES OF REPRESENTATIVES -- Communications between the two Houses -- Messages -- Conferences ER -