Senate Committees

Selection of Bills Committee - Report No. 12 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 Carol Brown
Senator David Bushby
Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins
Senator Mitch Fifield

Secretary: Maureen Weeks
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SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 12 OF 2012

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 19 September 2012 at 7.18 pm.
   
   
2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—
   
   
   1. the provisions of the following bills be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 29 October 2012:
      
      Clean Energy Amendment (International Emissions Trading and Other Measures) Bill 2012
      Clean Energy (Charges—Excise) Amendment Bill 2012
      Clean Energy (Charges—Customs) Amendment Bill 2012
      Excise Tariff Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012
      Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012
      Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment (Per-tonne Carbon Price Equivalent) Bill 2012
      Clean Energy (Unit Issue Charge—Auctions) Amendment Bill 2012
      (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
      
      
   2. the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) Bill 2012 (No. 2) be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by the first sitting day of 2013 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
      
      
   3. the provisions of the Dental Benefits Amendment Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 29 October 2012 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
      
      
   4. the provisions of the Law Enforcement Integrity Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 November 2012 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral).
      
      
3. The committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:
   
   
   • Corporations Legislation Amendment (Derivative Transactions) Bill 2012
   • Higher Education Support Amendment (Maximum Payment Amounts and Other Measures) Bill 2012
   • Higher Education Support Amendment (Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2012
   • Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2012
   • International Fund for Agricultural Development Amendment Bill 2012
   • Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 2012
   • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2012 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2012
   • Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Further MySuper and Transparency Measures) Bill 2012
   • Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 5) Bill 2012.

The committee considered the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Declared Commercial Fishing Activities) Bill 2012 and, noting that the bill had passed the Senate on 18 September 2012, resolved to recommend that the bill not be referred to a committee.

The committee recommends accordingly.

4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   
   
   • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Public Interest Test) Bill 2012
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) Bill 2012
   • Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012
   • Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) Bill 2012
   • Minerals Resource Rent Tax Amendment (Protecting Revenue) Bill 2012
   • National Health Security Amendment 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
   • Superannuation Laws Amendment (Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Efficiency Measures) Bill 2012
   • Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Bill 2012.

(Anne McEwen)
Chair
20 September 2012

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