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Selection of Bills Committee - Report No. 6 for 2012

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Anne McEwen (Government Whip, Chair)
Senator Helen Kroger (Opposition Whip)
Senator John Williams (The Nationals Whip)
Senator Rachel Siewert (Australian Greens Whip)
Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins
Senator Carol Brown
Senator Mitch Fifield

Secretary: Maureen Weeks
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SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 6 OF 2012

  1. The committee met in private session on Monday, 18 June 2012 at 8.19 pm.

  2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—

    1. the provisions of the Broadcasting Services Amendment (Improved Access to Television Services) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 June 2012 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

    2. the Clean Energy Finance Corporation Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 June 2012 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

    3. the provisions of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 September 2012 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

    4. the provisions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 June 2012 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

    5. the provisions of the Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 August 2012 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral);

    6. the provisions of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Fair Incentives to Work) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 August 2012 (see appendices 6 and 7 for statements of reasons for referral); and

    7. the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (Cross-Border Transfer Pricing) Bill (No. 1) 2012 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 August 2012 (see appendix 8 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

    • Australian Citizenship Amendment (Defence Families) Bill 2012
    • Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (National Children's Commissioner) Bill 2012
    • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Digital Television) Bill 2012
    • Clean Energy Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
    • Clean Energy (Customs Tariff Amendment) Bill 2012
      Clean Energy (Excise Tariff Legislation Amendment) Bill 2012
    • Higher Education Support Amendment (Student Contribution Amounts and Other Measures) Bill 2012
    • Legislative Instruments Amendment (Sunsetting Measures) Bill 2012
    • Malabar Headland Protection Bill 2012
    • Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law Bill 2012
    • Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
    • Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge Bill 2012
    • Migration (Visa Evidence) Charge (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
    • National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2012
    • Navigation Bill 2012
    • Navigation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
    • Parliamentary Counsel and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
    • Passenger Movement Charge Amendment Bill 2012
    • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012
    • Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012
    • Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2012
    • Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 2) Bill 2012
    • Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Amendment Bill 2012
      Pay As You Go Withholding Non-compliance Tax Bill 2012
    • Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 3) Bill 2012
    • Income Tax (Seasonal Labour Mobility Program Withholding Tax) Bill 2012
      Tax Laws Amendment (Income Tax Rates) Bill 2012
    • Tax Laws Amendment (Medicare Levy and Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2012
    • Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Amendment (Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2012.

The committee considered the Corporations Amendment (Proxy Voting) Bill 2012 and, noting that the bill had passed the Senate on 18 June 2012, resolved to recommend that the bill not be referred to a committee.

The committee recommends accordingly.

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

    • Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2012
    • Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012
    • Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2012
    • Maritime Powers Bill 2012
    • Maritime Powers (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012
    • Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting and Telecommunications Amendment) Bill 2011
    • Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Natural Program Breaks and Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2012.

 

(Anne McEwen)
Chair
19 June 2012

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