Senate Committees

Current Committee inquiries

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Current inquiries fall into two categories: those still accepting submissions and those no longer accepting submissions but yet to report.

Current Senate and Joint Committee inquiries can be located by:

Committee name | Bill title | Recently tabled reports

Senate legislative and general purpose Committees

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Community Affairs Committees

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

• Private Health Insurance Amendment (Lifetime Health Cover Loading and Other Measures) Bill 2012
• National Disability Insurance Scheme Bill 2012

Community Affairs References Committee

• Australia's domestic response to the World Health Organization's (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health report "Closing the gap within a generation"
• The involuntary or coerced sterilisation of people with disabilities in Australia
• Impacts on health of air quality in Australia

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Economics Committees

Economics Legislation Committee

• Minerals Resource Rent Tax Amendment (Protecting Revenue) Bill 2012

Economics References Committee

• Review of changes to car fringe benefits arrangements

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Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committees

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee

• Fair Work Amendment (Small Business-Penalty Rates Exemption) Bill 2012
• Protecting Local Jobs (Regulating Enterprise Migration Agreements) Bill 2012 [Provisions]
• Australian Education Bill 2012
• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Towards Transparency) Bill 2012

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations References Committee

• Teaching and learning - maximising our investment in Australian schools
• The conditions of employment of state public sector employees and the adequacy of protection of their rights at work as compared with other employees

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Environment and Communications Committees

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Retaining Federal Approval Powers) Bill 2012 [Provisions]

Environment and Communications References Committee

• The effectiveness of threatened species and ecological communities' protection in Australia
• The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's commitment to reflecting and representing regional diversity
• Recent trends in and preparedness for extreme weather events

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Finance and Public Administration Committees

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

• Parliamentary Service Amendment Bill 2012

Finance and Public Administration References Committee

• The progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the 1999 Joint Expert Technical Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance

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Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committees

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

• Implementation of the Defence Trade Contols Legislation

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

• The administration, management and objective of Australia's overseas development programs in Afghanistan in the context of the 'Transition Decade'
• The Indian Ocean region and Australia's foreign, trade and defence policy
• The report of the review of allegations of sexual and other abuse in Defence, conducted by DLA Piper, and the response of the Government to the report

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Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committees

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

• Courts and Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Administration) Bill 2012
• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Organised Crime and Other Measures) Bill 2012
• Customs Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2012
• Exposure Draft of Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012
• Migration and Security Legislation Amendment (Review of Security Assessments) Bill 2012
• Migration Amendment (Unauthorised Maritime Arrivals and Other Measures) Bill 2012
• Native Title Amendment Bill 2012
• Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Bill 2012

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

• Value of a justice reinvestment approach to criminal justice in Australia

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Privileges Committee

• Currently there are no inquiries for the Privileges Committee
  
  

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Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committees

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

• The Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) Bill 2012 (No. 2)
• The performance of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and agencies
• Biosecurity Bill 2012 and the Inspector-General of Biosecurity Bill 2012
• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

• Examination of the Foreign Investment Review Board National Interest Test
• The management of the Murray-Darling Basin
• The effect on Australian pineapple growers of importing fresh pineapple from Malaysia
• The proposed importation of potatoes from New Zealand
• Aviation Accident Investigations (Pel-Air)
• The effect on Australian ginger growers of importing fresh ginger from Fiji

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Senators' Interests Committee

• Currently there are no inquiries for the Committee of Senators' Interests

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Joint Committees administered by the Senate

Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

• Integrity of overseas Commonwealth law enforcement operations

Joint Committee on Law Enforcement (Formerly known as the Australian Crime Commission)

• Inquiry into the gathering and use of criminal intelligence
• Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Bill 2012

Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services

• Family Business in Australia
• Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Service Providers and Other Governance Measures) Bill 2012

Joint Committee on Publications

• Electronic distribution of the Parliamentary Papers Series

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Joint Select Committees Administered by the Senate

• Gambling Reform
• Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
  
  

For further information, contact:

Senior Clerk's Office
Department of the Senate
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3555
Fax:	+61 2 6277 3899
Email:	seniorclerk.committees.sen@aph.gov.au

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