Senate Committees

Selection of Bills Committee - Report No. 11 for 2010

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Anne McEwen (Government Whip, Chair)
Senator Stephen Parry (Opposition Whip)
Senator John Williams (The Nationals Whip)
Senator Rachel Siewert (The Australian Greens Whip)
Senator Steve Fielding (The Family First Party Whip)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator Carol Brown
Senator Mitch Fifield
Senator the Hon. Joe Ludwig

Secretary: Maureen Weeks
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SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE
REPORT NO. 11 OF 2010

1. The committee met in private session on Thursday, 30 September 2010 at 3.51 pm.
   
   
2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—

   (a) the provisions of the Airports Amendment Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Rural Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2010 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

   (b) the provisions of the Australian Civilian Corps Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 November 2010 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

   (c) the provisions of the Autonomous Sanctions Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2010 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

   (d) the Aviation Crimes and Policing Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2010 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

   (e) the provisions of the Civil Dispute Resolution Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 November 2010 (see appendices 5 and 6 for statements of reasons for referral);

   (f) the Commonwealth Commissioner for Children and Young People Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by the last sitting day in May 2011 (see appendix 7 for a statement of reasons for referral);

   (g) the provisions of the Corporations Amendment (No. 1) Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2010 (see appendix 8 for a statement of reasons for referral);

   (h) the provisions of the Corporations Amendment (Sons of Gwalia) Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2010 (see appendix 9 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(i) the Crimes Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 November 2010 (see appendix 10 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(j) the provisions of the Defence Legislation Amendment (Security of Defence Premises) Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2010 (see appendices 11 and 12 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(k) the provisions of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Bill 2010 and the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 November 2010 (see appendix 13 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(l) the provisions of the National Broadcasting Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2010 (see appendix 14 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(m) the provisions of the National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2010 (see appendix 15 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(n) the provisions of the National Health and Hospitals Network Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2010 (see appendix 16 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(o) the provisions of the Radiocommunications Amendment Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 November 2010 (see appendix 17 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(p) the provisions of the Sex and Age Discrimination Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by the third sitting day of 2011 (see appendix 18 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(q) the provisions of the Telecommunications Interception and Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 November 2010 (see appendices 19 and 20 for a statement of reasons for referral) .

3. The committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:

• Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill 2010
• Anti-Terrorism Laws Reform Bill 2010
• Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2010
• Australian National Preventive Health Agency Bill 2010
• Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights) Bill 2010
• Carer Recognition Bill 2010
• Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill 2010
• Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Repeal and Consequential Amendment) Bill 2010
• Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2010
• Drink Container Recycling Bill 2010
• Environment Protection (Beverage Container Deposit and Recovery Scheme) Bill 2010
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Prohibition of Support for Whaling) Bill 2010
• Evidence Amendment (Journalists’ Privilege) Bill 2010
• Fair Work Amendment (Paid Parental Leave) Bill 2010
• Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Racial Discrimination Act) Bill 2010
• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Budget Measures) Bill 2010
• Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
• Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010
• Food Safety (Trans Fats) Bill 2010
• Food Standards Amendment (Truth in Labelling—Palm Oil) Bill 2010
• Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment Bill 2010
• Income Tax Rates Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010
• International Tax Agreements Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2010
• Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Identity Crimes and Other Measures) Bill 2010
• National Integrity Commissioner Bill 2010
• National Measurement Amendment Bill 2010
• National Security Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
• Native Title Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2010
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment Bill 2010
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010
• Ombudsman Amendment (Education Ombudsman) Bill 2010
• Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment Bill 2010
• Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement Bill 2010
• Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2010
• Preventing the Misuse of Government Advertising Bill 2010
• Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Amendment Bill 2010
• Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting Amendment) Bill 2010
• Protection of the Sea Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
• Renewable Energy Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff for Electricity) Bill 2010
• Safe Climate (Energy Efficient Non-Residential Buildings Scheme) Bill 2010
• Service and Execution of Process Amendment (Interstate Fine Enforcement) Bill 2010
• Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2010
• Stolen Generations Reparations Tribunal Bill 2010
• Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2010
• Tax Laws Amendment (2010 Measures No. 4) Bill 2010
• Tax Laws Amendment (Confidentiality of Taxpayer Information) Bill 2010
• Tax Laws Amendment (Research and Development) Bill 2010
• Territories Law Reform Bill 2010
• Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2010 Measures No. 1) Bill 2010
• Tradex Scheme Amendment Bill 2010
• Transport Safety Investigation Amendment (Incident Reports) Bill 2010
• Veterans’ Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2010
• Water (Crisis Powers and Floodwater Diversion) Bill 2010
• Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment Bill 2010.

The committee recommends accordingly.

4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:

• Banking Amendment (Delivering Essential Financial Services) Bill 2010
• Higher Education Legislation Amendment (Student Services and Amenities) Bill 2010
• Marriage Equality Amendment Bill 2010
• Poker Machine (Reduced Losses—Interim Measures) Bill 2010
• Responsible Takeaway Alcohol Hours Bill 2010
• Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill 2010.

(Anne McEwen)
Chair
30 September 2010

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