Week beginning 11 September 2023

This page provides an overview of the key events of the last sitting week in the House of Representatives. It includes all bills presented and debated, and selected statements, debates and committee business. For the official record of proceedings, see the Votes and Proceedings. For a detailed procedural account of events, see the Procedural Digest and House Review.

Key events

• Statements, by indulgence, relating to anniversary of the September 11 attacks in the United States of America (11 September)
• Speaker informed the House about National Flag Day (12 September)
• Statement on a significant matter—Building an Australian offshore decommissioning industry (13 September)
• Senate requests and amendments to the Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and related bills agreed to (13 September and 14 September)
• Revised program of sittings presented and agreed to (14 September)

Legislation

10 bills were presented, and 6 bills were passed by the House.

Ministerial Statements

Revitalising national planning in vocational education—Minister for Skills and Training (13 September)

Matters of Public Importance

• Wages (12 September)
• Environment (13 September)
• Issues faced (14 September)

Committee and delegation business

Committee reports presented

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

• Inquiry into the Department of Defence annual report 2021-22 (14 September)

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

• Human rights scrutiny report: Report 10 of 2023 (13 September)

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

• Report by statement: Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Amendment Rules 2023 (11 September)
• Report by statement: Review of the 2023 relisting of three organisations as terrorist organisations under the Criminal Code (13 September)

Standing Committee on Petitions

• Report 15: Petitions and Ministerial responses (11 September)

Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit

• Report 500: Inquiry into procurement at Services Australia and the NDIA: Interim report, incorporating a dissenting report (13 September)

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

• Department of Defence: Fishermans Bend redevelopment (6th report of 2023) (12 September)

Selection Committee

• Report No. 18 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 16 October 2023 (13 September)

Government responses

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

• Review of police powers in relation to terrorism, the control order regime, the preventative detention order regime and the continuing detention order regime—Division 3A of Part IAA of the Crimes Act 1914; Divisions 104, 105 and 105A of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (14 September)

Delegation reports presented

There were no delegation reports presented

Private Members' business

The following private members' bill was introduced on Monday, 11 September

• National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Amendment (Unlocking Regional Housing) Bill 2023—Dr Haines (Indi, VIC)

The following private members' motions were moved and debated on Monday, 11 September

• 50th anniversary of the 1973 coup in the Republic of Chile—Mr Smith (Bean, ACT)
• Affordable housing—Dr Ananda-Rajah (Higgins, VIC)
• Aged care—Dr Reid (Robertson, NSW)
• Corporate profits—Mr Chandler-Mather (Griffith, QLD)
• Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma—Dr Webster (Mallee, VIC)
• Energy security—Mr Ramsey (Grey, SA)
• Fee-free TAFE policy—Ms J Ryan (Lalor, VIC)
• Pregnancy and infant loss awareness month—Ms Stanley (Werriwa, NSW)
• Transparency—Ms Tink (North Sydney, NSW)
• Women's sport—Ms Stanley (Werriwa, NSW)

Debate resumed on the following private members' motions on Monday, 11 September

• Black Spot Road Safety Program—Mr Pasin (Barker, SA)
• Misinformation laws—Mr Coleman (Banks, NSW)