Last week in the House

Week beginning 18 March 2013

Legislation

• 32 bills were introduced – view details in Parlinfo
• 20 bills were debated 

Committee and delegation business

Committee reports presented 

Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

• Advisory report on the Native Title Amendment Bill 2012
  (presented 20 March 2013)

Standing Committee on Economics

• Review of the Reserve Bank of Australia annual report 2012 (First report)
  (presented 18 March 2013)

Standing Committee on Health and Ageing

• Diseases have no borders: Report on the inquiry into health issues across international borders
  (presented 20 March 2013)

Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications

• Advisory report on the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Dividend) Bill 2013
  (presented 18 March 2013)

Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

• Examination of the Annual Report of the Integrity Commissioner 2011-12
  (presented 18 March 2013)

Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services

• Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) Bill 2013
  (presented 20 March 2013)
• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Reform of Self Managed Superannuation Funds Supervisory Levy Arrangements) Bill 2013
  (presented 20 March 2013)
• Family businesses in Australia—Different and significant: Why they shouldn’t be overlooked
  (presented 21 March 2013)

Joint Committee on Human Rights

• Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011: Bills introduced 12-14 March 2013, Select Legislative Instruments registered with the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments 17-20 December 2012
  (presented 20 March 2013)
• Examination of legislation in accordance with the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011: Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Act 2012 (Final report)
  (presented 20 March 2013)

Joint Standing Committee on Migration

• Inquiry into migration and multiculturalism in Australia
  (presented 18 March 2013)

Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

• Report on the visit to Antarctica, 12-13 December 2012
  (presented 20 March 2013)

Joint Standing Committee on Public Works

• Seventy-Sixth annual report
  (presented 18 March 2013)

• Referrals made May to November 2012 (1st report of 2013)
  (presented 18 March 2013)

Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

• Report 132: Treaties tabled on 18 September and 30 October 2012
  (presented 18 March 2013)

Other committee business

Standing Committee on Climate Change, Environment and the Arts

• Statement relating to inquiry into the the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment Bill 2013, discharging the committee’s requirement to provide a report
  (18 March 2013)

Standing Committee on Infrastructure and Communications

• Statement relating to the inquiry into the Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Convergence Review and Other Measures) Bill 2013, Television Licence Fees Amendment Bill 2013, Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (News Media Diversity) Bill 2013, News Media (Self-regulation) Bill 2013, News Media (Self-regulation) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2013 and the Public Interest Media Advocate Bill 2013, discharging the committee’s requirement to provide a report
  (18 March 2013)

Standing Committee on Petitions

• Petitions and Ministers’ responses to petitions presented by Chair of Petitions Committee
  (18 March 2013)

Standing Committee of Privileges and Members' Interests

• Register of Members’ Interests for the 43rd Parliament—Notifications of alterations of interests received during the period 29 November 2012 to 20 March 2013 
  (presented 21 March 2013)

Delegation reports presented

• Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the Kingdom of Morocco and the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, 7 to 14 November 2012
  (presented 18 March 2013) 

• More information about committees
• Outgoing delegations and visits

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Ministerial statements

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• 57th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women—Ms Collins, Minister for the Status of Women (18 March 2013)

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Matters of Public Importance discussed

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Debate on private Members’ motions

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The following private Members' motions were debated on 18 March 2013

Universal superannuation—Ms Rowland (Greenway, NSW)

Costed policies—Dr Leigh (Fraser, ACT)

Tax reform—Mr Oakeshott (Lyne, NSW)

Self-managed superannuation—Mr S.P. Jones (Throsby, NSW)

Human rights in Vietnam—Mr Hayes (Fowler, NSW)

Human rights in Bangladesh—Mr Husic (Chifley, NSW)

Public works referrals and approvals

The following public works were referred to the Parliamentary Committee on Public Works for consideration and report on 21 March 2013:

• Air Warfare Destroyer Ship sustainment facilities at Garden Island, Randwick Barracks and HMAS Watson in Sydney, New South Wales

• AIR 9000 Phase 8 MH-60R Seahawk Romeo facilities project

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation Melbourne accommodation project, Southbank, Victoria

• Defence Science and Technology Organisation Human Protection Performance Division security and facilities upgrade, Fishermans Bend, Melbourne, Victoria

• Landing Helicopter Dock Ship sustainment facilities at Garden Island and Randwick Barracks in Sydney, New South Wales

• Infrastructure and upgrade works to establish a Regional Processing Centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea

The following public works were approved by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Works on 21 March 2013:

• New forensic facility at Majura, Australian Capital Territory
• New National Archives preservation facility for the National Archives of Australia at Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory
• The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation nuclear medicine project
• The Australian War Memorial redevelopment of the First World War galleries

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Other debates and statements

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