Documents presented out of sitting after the Senate adjourned on 12 March 2026

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Documents presented out of sitting

Committee Reports

1. Economics Legislation Committee—Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Bill 2025 [Provisions]—Report, dated March 2026, and submissions. [Received 16 March 2026]
2. Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Ban Unethical Contractors) Bill 2025—Progress report, dated 17 March 2026. [Received 17 March 2026]
3. Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount—Select Committee—Report, dated March 2026, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 17 March 2026]
4. Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There for Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025—Report, dated March 2026, additional information and submissions. [Received 18 March 2026]
5. Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Operation and appropriateness of the superannuation and pension schemes for current and former members of the Australian Defence Force (ADF)—Report, dated March 2026, additional information and submissions. [Received 19 March 2026]
6. Community Affairs Legislation Committee—National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025—Report, dated March 2026, additional information and submissions. [Received 20 March 2026]

Government responses to committee reports

1. Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Examination of the annual report of the Integrity Commissioner 2020-21—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
2. Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Inquiry into the jurisdiction of the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
3. Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Integrity of overseas Commonwealth law enforcement operations—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
4. Environment and Communications References Committee—Report—Freedom of the press—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
5. Establishment of a National Integrity Commission—Select Committee—Interim report—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
6. Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Report—National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2019—Government response, dated 16 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
7. Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Second interim report—Freedom of religion and belief, the Australian experience—Government response, dated 16 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
8. Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—Report—National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention Bill 2020 [Provisions] and National Commissioner for Defence and Veteran Suicide Prevention (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
9. Human Rights—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and related bills—Government response, dated 16 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
10. Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee—Advisory report—Intelligence Oversight and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity Measures) Bill 2020—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
11. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Administrative Review Tribunal and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
12. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
13. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 11 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
14. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Family Law Amendment (Federal Family Violence Orders) Bill 2021 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
15. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Family Law Amendment (Financial Agreements and Other Measures) Bill 2015—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
16. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Family Law Amendment (Parenting Management Hearings) Bill 2017—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
17. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
18. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Identity Verification Services Bill 2023 [Provisions] and Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 11 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
19. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
20. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
21. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 [Provisions], Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021 [Provisions] and Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 16 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
22. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018—Government response, dated 16 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
23. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 16 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
24. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Report—Legislative exemptions that allow faith-based educational institutions to discriminate against students, teachers and staff—Government response, dated 16 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
25. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Report—Nature and scope of any agreement reached by the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments in relation to the distribution of proceeds of the liquidation of, and litigation concerning, the Bell Group of companies (the proceeds)—Government response, dated 16 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
26. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Report—The performance and integrity of Australia’s administrative review system—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
27. National Anti-Corruption Commission Legislation—Joint Select Committee—Advisory report—National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022 and National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022 [Provisions]—Government response, dated 11 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
28. National Integrity Commission—Select Committee—Report—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]
29. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Report—Criminal Code Amendment (Animal Protection) Bill 2015—Government response, dated 12 March 2026. [Received 19 March 2026]

Government documents

1. Crimes Act 1914—Commissioner of Taxation—Assumed identities—Report for 2024–25. [Received 19 March 2026]

Auditor-General’s reports

1. Audit report no. 25 of 2025–26—Performance audit—Procurement and contract management by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for its Security Enhancement Program: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [Received 18 March 2026]
2. Audit report no.17 of 2025–26—Audits of the financial statements of Australian Government entities for the period ended 30 June 2025—Corrigenda. [Received 19 March 2026]

Responses to orders for the production of documents

1. Estimates briefs—Communications—Order of 2 March 2026 (348)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell) responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 17 March 2026]
2. Estimates briefs—Special Minister of State—Order of 4 March 2026 (362)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), dated 16 March 2026, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 17 March 2026]
3. Fair Work Act—Wage theft investigations and proceedings—Order of 3 February 2026 (313)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for the Environment and Water (Senator Watt), dated 17 March 2026, responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 18 March 2026]
4. Goods and services tax—Order of 4 February 2026 (304)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 18 March 2026, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 18 March 2026]

Returns to order

1. Australian Research Council—Grant recommendations—Letter of advice pursuant to the order of the Senate of 27 February 2020—February 2026. [Received 16 March 2026]

Indexed lists of departmental and agency files

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio—Comcare; Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority. [Received 13 March 2026]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio—Fair Work Commission. [Received 16 March 2026]

Treasury portfolio—1 January to 30 June 2025. [Received 16 March 2026]

Treasury portfolio—1 July to 31 December 2025. [Received 16 March 2026]