Week beginning 13 November 2023


Week beginning 13 November 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

  • Presentation of government response to the Royal Commission into the Robodebt Scheme (13 November)
  • Presentation of Presiding Officers' statement regarding the condition of Parliament House (13 November)
  • Motion relating to fifth anniversary of the national apology to victims and survivors of institutional child sexual abuse (13 November)
  • Statements, by leave, on the death of Mrs Helena Carr (14 November)

Legislation

17 bills were presented, and 15 bills were passed by the House.

Ministerial Statements

  • Minister for the Environment and Water—Australia’s international environment leadership (15 November)

Matters of Public Importance

Committee and delegation business

Committee reports presented

Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts

  • Connecting the country: Mission critical: Inquiry into co-investment in multi-carrier regional mobile infrastructure (15 November)

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

  • Human rights scrutiny report: Report 12 of 2023 (15 November)

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

  • Advisory report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023, incorporating a dissenting report (15 November)

Joint Standing Committee on National Disability Insurance Scheme

  • Capability and culture of the NDIA, incorporating dissenting reports (16 November)

Standing Committee on Petitions

  • Report 17: Petitions and Ministerial responses (13 November)

Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

  • National Capital Authority—Scrivener Dam Dissipator Strengthening project and other works (8th report of 2023) (14 November)

Selection Committee

  • Report No. 20 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 27 November 2023. (15 November)

Government responses

Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

  • Conduct of the 2022 federal election and other matters: Interim report (16 November)

Standing Committee on Environment

  • Report on the Register of Environmental Organisations (16 November)

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

  • Public communications campaigns targeting drug and substance abuse (14 November)

Joint Committee on Public Accounts and Audit

  • Report 497: Inquiry into Commonwealth financial statements 2021-22 (13 November)
  • Executive Minutes on reports Nos 479, 494 and 498. (15 November)

Delegation reports presented

There were no delegation reports presented

Private Members' business

The following private members' bills were introduced on Monday, 13 November

The following private members' motions were moved and debated on Monday, 13 November

Debate resumed on the following private members' motions on Monday, 13 November

More information

These Infosheets provide useful information about the business of the House and Federation Chamber.

For the official record of the proceedings of the House, including a list of papers presented, go to the Votes and Proceedings. To read transcripts of the debates, go to Hansard.

More House statistics

Statistical records of the work of the House of Representatives are available on a range of business items, including legislation, questions, statements and petitions.