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ii Members of the committee Members Senator Louise Pratt (ALP, WA) (Chair) Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (LNP, QLD) (Deputy Chair) Senator Kimberley Kitching (ALP, VIC) Senator Nick McKim (AG, TAS) Senator Jim Molan AO, DSC (LP, NSW) (from 05.02.2018) Senator Murray Watt (ALP, QLD) Former members Senator David Fawcett (LP, SA) (until 05.02.2018) Substituted members Senator Jordon Steele-John (AG, WA) to replace Senator Nick McKim (AG, TAS) Participating members Senator Slade Brockman (LP, WA) Senator Derryn Hinch (DHJP, VIC) Senator Rex Patrick (NXT, SA) Senator Linda Reynolds CSC (LP, WA) Secretariat Mr Tim Watling, Committee Secretary Mr Antony Paul, Senior Research Officer Ms Alexandria Moore, Administrative Officer Suite S1.61 Telephone: (02) 6277 3560 Parliament House Fax: (02) 6277 5794 CANBERRA ACT 2600 Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au iii iv
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Non-conforming building productsSubmission 76 Non-conforming building productsSubmission 76 Non-conforming building productsSubmission 76
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Date: 05 August 2014 Committee Secretary Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 legcon.sen@aph.gov.au To the Committee Secretariat, Senate inquiry into: The ability of Australian law enforcement authorities to eliminate gun-related violence in the community My name is Bruce McHardy and I am a licensed pistol shooter who uses semi-automatic and other pistols for the sport of target shooting.
I am aware that this inquiry is investigating the illegal use of handguns including semi-automatic pistols.

I am concerned that there is a proposal to ban all semi-automatic pistols as one of a number of initiatives in reducing illegal possession of semi- automatic pistols and their use in crime.

I bring to your attention the situation in the United Kingdom where the British Government banned all handguns (other than air pistols), for target shooting or for any other purpose.
It is my understanding that the United Kingdom now has one of the worst handgun crime rates in Europe and it is possibly second to the United States of America in that regard.

It is obvious that the UK criminals are still able to have access to illegal handguns even though the general law abiding population had to surrender those guns to the British Government.

Please also consider the non-effect the last expensive gun buyback held in Australia had on the crime statistics.
I am concerned that the initiative to ban such handguns will have no impact on the access of criminals to semi-automatic pistols and will only take away the opportunity for me to enjoy my chosen sport.

The proposal to have alarm systems installed on safes for licensed owners of guns including semi-automatic pistols would impose undue financial hardship.
The police licensing section of the various states of Australia have deemed that having a safe bolted to the floor is sufficient security to prevent theft.

It is my understanding that the majority of thefts of semi-automatic pistols The ability of Australian law enforcement authorities to eliminate gun-related violence in the communitySubmission 180 are from illegal firearm dealers, the police and military.
Theft from private gun owners is very small and it is disproportionate to have to have alarms fitted to safes of private gun owners who already have sufficient security measures in place.

I am of the view that the initiatives should be directed at criminals and not at law abiding citizens who have been licensed by their state government and who maintain the conditions of that license as a condition of continuing to own a semi-automatic pistol or other firearm.
Regards Bruce McHardy The ability of Australian law enforcement authorities to eliminate gun-related violence in the communitySubmission 180
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Inquiry into non-­‐conforming building products Senate Standing Committee on Economics PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 ProductWise -­‐ A market mechanism addressing non-­‐conforming product.

Productwise is an independent compliance verification framework for products in the Australian market.

This register of conforming products has a number of features that make it easy to demonstrate compliance and to search producer credentials.
The business was founded to deliver product stewardship services and now brings together the methodologies of the Product Stewardship Act 2011 and regulatory demands of the Australian market place to promote an equitable conforming and competitive environment.
The principal of shared responsibility addresses gaps and weaknesses in the existing system by taking a product lifecycle approach, identifying all stakeholders, their area of expertise and responsibility and providing ease and visibility of appropriate regulatory authorities and relevant code.

A pilot scheme is being developed for trial late 2015 that provides industry an opportunity to witness the viability of this approach.
Features in the pilot scheme include; • Minimum government involvement which; keeps costs low, efficient and fair.

• Industry sector associations may define standards of minimum compliance.

• Peer review of like products allows industry to establish benchmarks.

• Confidential ‘flagging’ of NCP by public and industry allows focussed investigation.

• Ease in identifying appropriate regulatory bodies and how to report NCP.
• Uses existing regulatory framework, industry mechanisms, certifications and testing.

• Facilitates and clarifies the responsibilities of certifying authorities.

This mechanism bridges a gap between existing regulation, standards and codes of practice and the market failure to conform.

It is a service for business to demonstrate compliance and to provide ease and security in procurement.
Benefits and outcomes include; • Best practice defined against specific qualities and metrics relevant to product classes.

• Building specific and project inventory compliance reporting.

• Less litigation and insurance claims that result from non-­‐conforming product use.

• Levelled market place for like product regardless of origin.

These outcomes will drive innovation as escalating benchmarks are demonstrated.
This establishes an equitable competitive environment, which in turns leads to development of skills; export opportunities and celebration of industry’s best practice.

Thank you for the opportunity to make this submission and we welcome inquiry to elaborate on points raised here and to demonstrate the system when launched.

Peter Mulherin September 2015 ProductWise Pty Ltd ACN 164 469 701 3/673 Bourke St. Melbourne 3000 pm@productwise.com.au Ph Non-conforming building productsSubmission 73
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NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS PARTY (EQUAL PARENTING) John Flanagan Deputy Registered Officer, Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting), http://www.equalparenting.org.au/ PO Box 57, THIRROUL.

NSW.

2515 Email noncustod@yahoo.com.au 22 August 2011.

The Committee Secretary, Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee, PO Box 6100, Parliament House.

CANBERRA.

ACT 2600.


Fax: (02) 6277 5794 Email: legcon.sen@aph.gov.au Attention Ms Julie Dennett Dear Ms Dennett, International Child Abduction To and From Australia.

We thank the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for the opportunity for us to make a submission on International Abduction To and From Australia.

Sometimes the Senate should be looking at a different approach.

Both parents should be involved in the decision-making process.
The present adversarial approach in the Family Court, with the winner taking all, is the cause of the child abduction problem.

Our solution is simple.

1 Implement a rebuttable presumption of equal time shared parenting in the Family Law Act 1975.

Both parents are then engaged in the process.

By going down a path of increased government controls, the problem of international child abduction will no doubt become worse.

Thanking you.
Thanking you.

Yours faithfully John Flanagan Deputy Registered Officer, Non-Custodial Parents Party (Equal Parenting).

http://www.equalparenting.org.au/ 2
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ANNEX IV SCHEDULE OF PERU Obligations Concerned: Article 16.6.1(a) (Non-commercial Assistance) with respect to the production and sale of a good in competition with a like good produced and sold by a covered investment in the territory of Peru.

Entity: Petróleos del Perú (PETROPERU S.A.) or its successor.
Scope of Non-Conforming With respect to Article 16.6.1(a) (Non-commercial Activities: Assistance), PETROPERU S.A. or its successor may, in a restructuring process that includes private participation in equity or management in the enterprise, or both, receive non-commercial assistance that could have an impact on their activities of exploitation, refining, production and sales of fuels and other oil products.
Measures: Legislative Decree Nº 43 (Ley de la Empresa Petróleos del Perú, PETROPERU), “El Peruano” Official Gazette of March 5, 1981.

ANNEX IV – PERU – 1 Obligations Concerned: Article 16.4.1(a) (Non-discriminatory Treatment and Commercial Considerations) in relation to the purchase of a good or service.

Entity: All existing and future state-owned enterprises at the central level of government.
Scope of Non-Conforming Activities: Existing and future state-owned enterprises may accord more favourable treatment to socially or economically disadvantaged minorities and ethnic groups in the purchase of goods and services.

For the purposes of this reservation, “ethnic groups” means indigenous, native and peasant communities.

ANNEX IV – PERU – 2
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Non-conforming building productsSubmission 161 Non-conforming building productsSubmission 161
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Non-conforming building productsSubmission 142 - Supplementary Submission Non-conforming building productsSubmission 142 - Supplementary Submission Non-conforming building productsSubmission 142 - Supplementary Submission
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QUESTION TAKEN ON NOTICE BUDGET ESTIMATES – 26 – 27 MAY 2014 IMMIGRATION AND BORDER PROTECTION PORTFOLIO (BE14/589) PROGRAMME – Internal Product Senator Lundy (Written) asked: For every unapproved new engagement of a non-ongoing employee please provide the following details: a.

Their age.

b.

Their gender.

c. A description of their position.

d. Their wage.

e. Where their position is located.

f. Their position’s APS level classification.

g. The length of their non-ongoing contract.


h. Whether their position was advertised externally.

i.

The reason for engaging this new employee.

j.

The reason for engaging this employee without the APSC’s approval.

k. Please provide all relevant dates Answer: For the period 18 September 2013 through 31 May 2014, the portfolio did not engage any employees on non-ongoing contracts that required the Australian Public Service Commission’s approval.
Under the interim recruitment arrangements, agency heads can approve non-ongoing contract engagements to meet a critical business demand.

Details of the non-ongoing engagements from 18 September 2013 to 31 May 2014 approved by the agency head were: Classification APS EL TOTAL Number of Non-Ongoing Engagements 165 16 181 Contract periods vary from six days to twelve months.
The business reasons for engagement included: • Managing the increasing demand for temporary visas for tourists, business visitors and students; • Maintaining business continuity in delivering call centre services; and • Providing quality management and fraud control in support of the implementation of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013.

For privacy reasons specific details of individuals have not been provided.
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Cats are creating calming effects on humans, are promoting caring, responsible, non violent behavior, and are cherished family members.

I couldn't live without my fur-babies, and their health and well beings are my top priority.

The only humane method to manage feral cats is to Trap Neuter and Release, if suited for adoption, preferably to cat loving homes.

Human over development is the primary cause of environmental and wildlife destruction.
The inhumane killing by shooting, poisoning and other barbaric violent method should never be allowed.

Abandoned humans are not culled, and so our abandoned cats should not be either.

Domestic cats are family members, and should not be allowed to be harmed by vigilantes, and should be protected from cat hating psychopaths.
Educating pet-parents about the benefits of neutering to prevent the misery of homeless cats and their negative effect on wildlife, combined with the subsidized low cost, or even free veterinary services for those whom qualify would be the most effective method of cat management.

Building outdoor extensions to the house would create job opportunities, and should be promoted by the government as part of the boosting of the building industry, and to the newly created apprentice training programs.
Healthy cats ending up in shelters should not be killed, or at the very least should be given three months to be rehomed.

Charities / NGOs helping to rehome and contribute to the neutering of cats should be receiving government support.

Inquiry into the problem of feral and domestic cats in AustraliaSubmission 30
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Superannuation Guarantee non-paymentSubmission 10 Superannuation Guarantee non-paymentSubmission 10
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I Q eSafetyCommissioner Auscr.dian Go,·crnmcnl Senate Estimates Opening Statement 3 March 2020 Julie Inman Grant eSafety Commissioner Thank you Chair, and thank you committee members, for this opportunity to meet with you today and to make an opening statement.

It has been an eventful five months at eSafety since we last spoke.
We have continued our efforts in the regulation and removal of serious instances of online harm , including cyberbullying , image-based abuse, child sexual abuse content and abhorrent violent material.

With regard to online child sexual abuse material , there are disturbing signs of an increase in this pern icious and harmful content.

During 2019 there were almost 20,000 reports of illegal and harmful content to our Cyberreport investigative team - a doubling of the numbers for 2018.
In addition, Cyberreport has received 600 reports regarding abhorrent violent material since the legislation commenced last April.

More than 90 per cent of these concerned on line child sexual abuse material and were dealt with through existing channels .

We have also seen significant growth in our other areas of regulatory responsibility.

During calendar year 2019 there was an increase of more than 40 per cent in cyberbullying reports .
There was also a trebling of reports about image-based abuse-the non-consensual sharing of intimate images and videos .
At the same time as exercising these regulatory functions , we have: • secured important advances in the prevention of online harm , through our efforts in education and outreach • ensured the protection of those most vulnerable to it, through eSafety Women and • similar programs , and led proactive change to make the internet a safer space for Australians through initiatives taking global hold like safety by design.
The past few months have seen eSafety step up its collaboration with school and early learning educators.
This includes partnering with the ABC and Playschool on a Family Tech Agreement for young children (my special thanks to Jemima and Big Ted) online safety guidance for parents of under 5's with Early Childhood Australia and 18 months of engagement with federal , state and territory education stakeholders on developing and releasing our eSafety Toolkit for Schools, a suite of more than 25 resources designed to assist school communities in creating safer online environments for their students.
Our partnerships across sectors reached new heights on Safer Internet Day 2020, including 1500 supporters across Government, education, the non-profit sector and industry with messages on "Starting the Chat" about online safety reaching an estimated 2.7 million Australians.

We want to thank all the Senators who sent Safer Internet Day messages out to their states, as well.

I would be pleased to answer any further questions you might have!
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While a Medical Research Future Fund has been celebrated widely, non-medical research, such as that coordinated by the Australian Research Council (ARC), has the potential risk of suffering funding cuts due to the perception of ‘unnecessary’ research.
Moreover, while this situation has been observed in governments globally, including Australia, the temporary allocation of special funds to ‘priority areas’, ‘innovation and development’ or ‘ear-marked research’ also holds the risk of leaving some fields of research underfunded.

This submission aims at proposing a Perpetual Fund to ensure highest quality Australian research across all fields of non-medical research and prevent budget fluctuations by governments yearly decisions.
Inquiry into Australia’s Future in Research and InnovationSubmission 45
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Non-conforming building productsSubmission 154 - Attachment 1 Non-conforming building productsSubmission 154 - Attachment 1
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Friday, 12 November 2021 12:15 AM Committee, PJCIS (REPS) submission: Review of Administration and Expenditure No.

20 (2020–21) – Australian Intelligence Agencies From: Sent: To: Subject: Categories: to the committee, Addressing emerging technologies, initiatives and their threats to domestic security.

Recalling historical security events involving sensitive cartographic information repositories and publicly owned surveillance equipment.
Investment in the development and deployment of power usage watchdog technologies would mitigate the attractiveness of their exploitation by providing an early warning system.

Emerging threats to the obscurity of domestic intelligence operations and the consequent safety of personnel and integrity of investigations posed by the liberalization of artificial intelligence technologies threaten to render covert operations transparent.
The proliferation of processing intensive applications simultaneously obscures the footprint of malicious tasks.

The lack of legislated privacy protections in step with technological development renders agents of the state heavily exposed to adverse surveillance with the excuse of aiding the sale of consumer products or productivity.

Over‐reliance on AI technology is likely to occur while diminishing human resources but Microsoft's Tay AI would be an important cautionary tale.
Similarly, the Christchurch Massacre report revealed intelligence failures that were attributed to the individual's ability to present in a way that allowed them to be ignored.

Both examples present an important lesson on the vulnerabilities of learning systems.. Robert Heron 1 Review of Administration and Expenditure No.

20 (2020–21) – Australian Intelligence AgenciesSubmission 1
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To the senate.

Having personally experienced union harassment (which included threats of physical violence) in the building industry I am appalled at the prospect with regard to the volunteer CFA of which I am a member.

Should this occur with government sanction and support I will immediately withdraw my membership as a local firefighter and brigade officer.

John Allen 1st Lieutenant Acheron Fair Work Amendment (Respect for Emergency Services Volunteers) Bill 2016 [provisions]Submission 193
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The Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee Hacking Australia’s Future Threats to institutional autonomy, academic freedom and student choice in Australian higher education November 2003  Commonwealth of Australia 2003 ISBN 0 642 71334 0 This document was produced from camera-ready copy prepared by the Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee and printed by the Senate Printing Unit, Department of the Senate, Parliament House, Canberra.
iii Membership of Committee Members for the 40th Parliament Senator George Campbell ALP, New South Wales Chair Senator John Tierney LP, New South Wales Deputy Chair Senator Guy Barnett Senator Kim Carr LP, Tasmania ALP, Victoria Senator Trish Crossin ALP, Northern Territory Senator Natasha Stott Despoja AD, South Australia Sub-committee Senator Kim Carr Senator Trish Crossin ALP, Victoria Chair ALP, Northern Territory Senator Natasha Stott Despoja AD, South Australia Senator John Tierney LP, New South Wales Secretariat Contact Details: Telephone: Facsimile Internet: Email: Suite SG.52 Parliament House, Canberra (02) 6277 3520 (02) 6277 5706 www.aph.gov.au/senate_employment eet.sen@aph.gov.au
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Submission by the National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN) to National Inquiry: The age verification for online wagering and online pornography.

Children do best when their parents are well supported and all adults in the community understand their role in keeping children safe.

● NAPCAN commends the inquiry on its concern for the online safety of Australian children and urges that the inquiry prioritises the wellbeing of children and families.
● This is an area of concern for many parents who feel overwhelmed by the online safety of their children.

● Parents need support to protect their children from viewing pornography; this includes technical supports as well as high quality information.
● NAPCAN supports that the implementation of any new regulation be accompanied by a range of supports for families including education campaigns (such as Start the Chat), online and print materials for parents as well as children and young people (such as those provided by the eSafety Commission), and education for children and young people about their right to safety and how to seek help.

Inquiry into age verification for online wagering and online pornographySubmission 167