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Bills Referred to Committees

Bills currently referred

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 Radioactive Waste Management (Repeal and Consequential Amendment) Bill 2008
Referred to the Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee  (referred 25 September 2008; reporting date varied 14 October 2008; reporting date: 4 December 2008).

Corporations Amendment (Short Selling) Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡
Referred to the Economics Committee (referred 13 November 2008; reporting date: 27 November 2008).

[Economic regeneration]—

A Bill for an Act about the Building Australia Fund, the Education Investment Fund and the Health and Hospitals Fund, and for other purposes [Provisions] and a related bill [Provisions] ‡

A bill to establish the COAG Reform Fund, and for other purposes [Provisions]
Referred to the Economics Committee Referred to the Economics Committee (referred upon the introduction of the bills in the House of Representatives, 15 October 2008; COAG Reform Fund Bill 2008 introduced 23 October 2008;reporting date varied 10 November 2008; reporting date: 1 December 2008).

Fair Work Bill 2008 [Provisions]
Referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee (referred upon the introduction of the bill in the House of Representatives, 25 November 2008; bill introduced 25 November 2008; reporting date: 27 February 2009).

Freedom of Information (Removal of Conclusive Certificates and Other Measures) Bill 2008‡
Referred to the Finance and Public Administration Committee (referred 26 November 2008; reporting date: 10 March 2009).

Plebiscite for an Australian Republic Bill 2008‡
Referred to the Finance and Public Administration Committee (referred 13 November 2008; reporting date varied 25 November 2008; reporting date: 15 June 2009).

Protecting Children from Junk Food Advertising (Broadcasting Amendment) Bill 2008‡
Referred to the Community Affairs Committee (referred 4 September 2008; reporting date varied 11 November 2008; reporting date: 2 December 2008).

Schools Assistance Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡
Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2008 [Provisions]‡

Referred to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee(referred 15 October 2008; reporting date: 27 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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