Senate Committees

Selection of Bills Committee - Report 6 for 2006

Members of the committee

Senator Jeannie Ferris (Government Whip, Chair)
Senator George Campbell (Opposition Whip)
Senator Andrew Bartlett (Australian Democrats Whip)
Senator Nigel Scullion (The Nationals Whip)
Senator Rachel Siewert (The Australian Greens Whip)
Senator Alan Eggleston
Senator the Hon Chris Ellison
Senator Joe Ludwig
Senator Ruth Webber

Secretary:  Richard Pye
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Report

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 21 June 2006 at 4.18 pm .
   
   
2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—
   1. the provisions of the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2006 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2006 (see appendices 1 to 3 for statements of reasons for referral) ;
   2. the provisions of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Bill 2006 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 August 2006 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   3. the Crimes Act Amendment (Forensic Procedures) Bill (No. 1) 2006 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2006 (see appendices 5 and 6 for statements of reasons for referral);
   4. the Customs Legislation Amendment (Modernising Import Controls and Other Measures) Bill 2006 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2006 (see appendix 7 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   5. the Financial Transaction Reports Amendment Bill 2006 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2006 (see appendix 8 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   6. upon their introduction into the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Independent Contractors Bill 2006 and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Independent Contractors) Bill 2006 be referred immediately to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 August 2006 (see appendix 9 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
   7. upon its introduction into the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2006 be referred immediately to the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2006 (see appendix 10 for a statement of reasons for referral).
      
      
3. The committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Legislation Amendment (Export Control and Quarantine) Bill 2006
   • Education Services for Overseas Students Legislation Amendment (2006 Measures No. 1) Bill 2006
   • Migration Legislation Amendment (Appropriate Access to Detention Centres) Bill 2006
   • Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) Bill 2006
   • Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006
   • National Health Amendment (Immunisation) Bill 2006
   • Public Works Committee Amendment Bill 2006
   • Same-Sex Marriages Bill 2006
   • Trade Marks Amendment Bill 2006.

The committee recommends accordingly.

4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to the next meeting:
   
   
   Bills deferred from meeting of 10 May 2006

• Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising Bill 2006.
  
  
  Bills deferred from meeting of 21 June 2006
  
  
• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2006
• Migration Amendment (Visa Integrity) Bill 2006.

(Jeannie Ferris)
Chair
21 June 2006

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