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Selection of Bills Committee - Report No. 3 for 2008 

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Kerry O'Brien (Government Whip, Chair)
Senator Stephen Parry (Opposition Whip)
Senator Andrew Bartlett (Australian Democrats Whip)
Senator Fiona Nash (The Nationals Whip)
Senator Rachel Siewert (The Australian Greens Whip)
Senator Steve Fielding (The Family First Whip)
Senator Judith Adams
Senator the Hon. Chris Ellison
Senator Joe Ludwig
Senator Ruth Webber

Secretary: Richard Pye
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SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE
REPORT NO. 3 OF 2008

  1. The committee met in private session on Tuesday, 18 March 2008 at 4.17 pm.
  2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—
    1. the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (Fair Bank and Credit Card Fees) Amendment Bill 2008 be referred immediately to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 16 September 2008 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
    2. the provisions of the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Emergency Response Consolidation) Bill 2008 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 7 May 2008 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
    3. the provisions of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Communications Fund) Bill 2008 be referred immediately to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee for inquiry and report by 30 April 2008 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
    4. the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2008 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 1 May 2008 (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:
    • Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Constitution Alteration (Appropriations for the Ordinary Annual Services of the Government) 2001 [2008]
    • Constitution Alteration (Electors' Initiative, Fixed Term Parliaments and Qualification of Members) 2000 [2008]
    • Electoral (Greater Fairness of Electoral Processes) Amendment Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Electoral Amendment (Political Honesty) Bill 2003 [2008]
    • Euthanasia Laws (Repeal) Bill 2004 [2008]
    • Genetic Privacy and Non-discrimination Bill 1998 [2008]
    • Horse Disease Response Levy Bill 2008
    • Horse Disease Response Levy Collection Bill 2008
    • Horse Disease Response Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008
    • Interstate Road Transport Charge Amendment Bill 2008
    • Road Transport Charges ( Australian Capital Territory ) Repeal Bill 2008
    • Migration Legislation Amendment (Access to Judicial Review of Migration Decisions) Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Migration Legislation Amendment (Complementary Protection Visas) Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Migration Legislation Amendment (End of Mandatory Detention) Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Migration Legislation Amendment (Migration Zone Excision Repeal) (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Migration Legislation Amendment (Provisions Relating to Character and Conduct) Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Migration Legislation Amendment (Restoration of Rights and Procedural Fairness) Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Migration Legislation Amendment (Temporary Protection Visas Repeal) Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Ministers of State (Post-Retirement Employment Restrictions) Bill 2002 [2008]
    • Parliamentary Charter of Rights and Freedoms Bill 2001 [2008]
    • Patents Amendment Bill 1996 [2008]
    • Peace and Non-Violence Commission Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Privacy (Data Security Breach Notification) Amendment Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Privacy (Extension to Political Acts and Practices) Amendment Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Public Interest Disclosures Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Qantas Sale (Keep Jetstar Australian) Amendment Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Repatriation of Citizens Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Republic (Consultation of the People) Bill 2001 [2008]
    • Same-Sex Marriages Bill 2006 [2008]
    • Same-Sex: Same Entitlements Bill 2007 [2008]
    • Special Broadcasting Service Amendment (Prohibition of Disruptive Advertising) Bill 2008
    • State Elections (One Vote, One Value) Bill 2001 [2008]
    • Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Board and Other Measures) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2008
    • Taxation Laws Amendment (Scholarships) Bill 2005 [2008]
    • Textbook Subsidy Bill 2003 [2008]
    • Uranium Mining in or near Australian World Heritage Properties (Prohibition) Bill 1998 [2008]
    • Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Bill 2008
    • Workplace Relations (Guaranteeing Paid Maternity Leave) Amendment Bill 2007 [2008].

The committee recommends accordingly.

  1. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
    • Drink Container Recycling Bill 2008
    • Tax Laws Amendment (2008 Measures No. 1) Bill 2008
    • Trade Practices (Creeping Acquisitions) Amendment Bill 2007 [2008].

(Kerry O'Brien)
Chair
19 March 2008

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