Reports expected this week

Monday, 30 March

• Parliamentary Joint Committee on Public Consultancy and Services Contracts Bill 2025 – Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
• 2025-26 additional estimates reports – Legislation committees
  • Community Affairs
  • Economics
  • Education and Employment
  • Finance and Public Administration
  • Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
  •  Legal and Constitutional Affairs
  • Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport

Tuesday, 31 March

• Funding and resourcing for the CSIRO – Economics References Committee
• Quality and safety of Australia’s early childhood education and care system – Education and Employment References Committee
• Democracy and human rights in Myanmar – Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings

Orders for the production of documents

Monday, 30 March

• Government response to a report of the Environment and Communications References Committee to be tabled by the Minister for the Environment and Water – agreed to on 25 March 2026 [if the order is not complied with by the start of proceedings on 31 March, the Minister is required to attend the Senate to provide an explanation]
• Documents relating to the Epstein Files Transparency Act (US) to be tabled by no later than 9.30 am by the:
  • Minister representing the Attorney-General - agreed to on 3 March 2026 (see order no. 378)
  • Minister representing the Minister for Home Affairs - agreed to on 3 March 2026 (see order no. 379)
  • Minister representing the Prime Minister - agreed to on 3 March 2026 (see order no. 380)

Orders to comply

• Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later 5 pm, to comply with:
  • the order agreed to on 4 March 2026 relating to the National Anti-Racism Framework – agreed to on 26 March 2026
  • the order agreed to on 4 March 2026 relating to the Race Discrimination Commissioner – agreed to on 26 March 2026

Tuesday, 31 March

• Documents relating to the Housing Australia Future Fund to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Housing – agreed to on 24 March 2026
• Documents relating to the new and redeveloping international ports framework to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by no later than midday – agreed to on 25 March 2026
• Documents relating to the Murujuga UNESCO World Heritage nomination to be tabled by the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than 5 pm – agreed to on 25 March 2026
• Documents relating to budget savings measures to be tabled by the Minister for Finance and for the Public Service, by no later than midday – agreed to on 3 March 2026

Attendance by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 26 March 2026, the Minister representing the Minister for Housing, attend the Senate to provide an explanation regarding an order for documents relating to the Home Guarantee Scheme – agreed to on 27 August 2025

Wednesday, 1 April

• The final report of the performance evaluation of the Australian Education Research Organisation to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Education, by no later than 5 pm– agreed to on 24 March 2026
• Government response to a report of the House of Representatives Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee to be tabled by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than 9 am – agreed to on 25 March 2026
• Documents relating to the National Anti-Racism Framework to be tabled by the Minister representing the Attorney-General, by no later than 9.30 am – agreed to on 26 March 2026

Delegated legislation – motion of disallowance to be considered

Monday, 30 March

• Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes–Cash Acceptance) Regulations 2025 [F2025L01580] - Debate to resume on the motion moved by Senator Roberts