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Bills Referred to Committees

Bills currently referred

ATMs and Cash Facilities in Licensed Venues Bill 2008
Referred to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 4 September 2008; reporting date: 10 November 2008

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Radio) Bill 2008‡
Referred to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date: 13 October 2008).

Broadcasting Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2008‡
Referred to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date: 25 November 2008).

Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Workplace Rights) Bill 2008
Referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (referred 3 September 2008; reporting date: 30 November 2008).

Commonwealth Electoral (Above-the-Line Voting) Amendment Bill 2008 
 Referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (referred 14 May 2008).

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Political Donations and Other Measures) Bill 2008
Referred to the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (referred 18 June 2008; reporting date: 30 June 2009).

Commonwealth Radioactive Waste Management (Repeal and Consequential Amendment) Bill 2008
Referred to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date: 10 November 2008).

Emergency Water (Murray-Darling Basin Rescue) Bill 2008
Referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee (referred 28 August 2008; reporting date: 30 September 2008).

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡
Referred to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 18 September 2008; reporting date: 10 November 2008).

Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008
Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Bill 2008
Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

Referred to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee (referred 4 September 2008; reporting date: 3 October 2008)

Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Laws Bill 2008 [No. 2]
Referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (referred 2 September 2008; reporting date varied 2 September and 22 September 2008; reporting date: 14 October 2008).

National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) Bill 2008
National Fuelwatch (Empowering Consumers) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008

Referred to the Economics Committee (referred 18 June 2008; interim report presented 27 August 2008)

National Rental Affordability Scheme Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡
National Rental Affordability Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡

Referred to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date: 20 November 2008).

Poker Machine Harm Minimisation Bill 2008
Referred to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 25 June 2008; reporting date: 10 November 2008).

Poker Machine Harm Reduction Tax (Administration) Bill 2008‡
Referred to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 12 March 2008; reporting date varied 18 March and 26 June 2008; reporting date: 10 November 2008).

Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting Amendment) Bill 2008‡
Referred to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 4 September 2008; reporting date: 25 November 2008)

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008‡
Referred to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee (referred 18 June 2008; reporting date: 14 October 2008).

Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—General Law Reform) Bill 2008 [Provisions]
Referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (referred 4 September 2008; reporting date varied 22 September and 25 September 2008; reporting date: 14 October 2008).

Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws—Superannuation) Bill 2008
Referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee (referred 18 June 2008; reporting date varied 22 September and 25 September 2008; reporting date: 14 October 2008).

Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (Schooling Requirements) Bill 2008 [Provisions]
Referred to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 3 September 2008; reporting date: 13 November 2008).

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Employment Services Reform) Bill 2008 [Provisions]
Referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date: 24 November 2008).

Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 5) Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡
Referred to the Economics Committee (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date: 13 October 2008).

Tax Laws Amendment (Education Refund) Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡
Referred to the Economics Committee (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date: 13 October 2008).

Tax Laws Amendment (Political Contributions and Gifts) Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡
Referred to the Economics Committee (referred 3 September 2008; reporting date: 5 November 2008).

Temporary Residents’ Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡
Superannuation (Departing Australia Superannuation Payments Tax) Amendment Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡

Referred to the Economics Committee (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date: 20 November 2008).

 


‡Pursuant to adoption of report of Selection of Bills Committee.

†Further information about the progress of these bills may be found in the Department of the Senate’s Bills List

http://www.aph.gov.au/parlinfo/billsnet/billslst.pdf

and the Senate Daily Bills Update

http://www.aph.gov.au/parlinfo/billsnet/billsupd.pdf

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