Matters of Public Importance
Committee and delegation business
Committee reports presented
Standing Committee on Appropriations and Administration
- Report No. 27: Annual report 2022-23 (21 March)
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Human rights scrutiny report: Report 2 of 2024, incorporating a dissenting report (20 March)
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
- Advisory report on the Defence Amendment (Safeguarding Australia’s Military Secrets) Bill 2023 (18 March)
- Advisory report on the amendments made by the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023: Also reporting on review of Subdivision C of Division 3 of Part 2 of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007 (citizenship cessation determinations) (21 March)
- Advisory report on the National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Bill 2023 (21 March)
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
- Report on committee visit to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (21 March)
Standing Committee on Petitions
- Report 23: Petitions and Ministerial responses (18 March)
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works
Selection Committee
- Report No. 24 relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members’ business on Monday, 25 March 2024.
(20 March)
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
- Report 214: Acts of the Universal Postal Union (20 March)
Delegation reports presented
- Australian Parliamentary Delegation to the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference, Accra, 1 to 5 October 2023 (18 March)
Private Members' business
No private members' bills were introduced on Monday, 18 March
The following private members' motions were moved and debated on Monday, 18 March
- Economic management—Ms J Ryan (Lalor, VIC)
- Endometriosis awareness month—Ms J Ryan for Ms Chesters (Bendigo, VIC)
- Food retail sector—Mr Gee for Mr Katter (Kennedy, QLD)
- Home guarantee scheme—Ms Byrnes (Cunningham, NSW)
- Illicit tobacco—Mr Conaghan (Cowper, NSW)
- Power bills—Ms Spender (Wentworth, NSW)
- Protecting children from online harm—Mr Coleman (Banks, NSW)
- Science Meets Parliament—Ms Mascarenhas (Swan, WA)
- Sleep health—Dr Freelander (Macarthur, NSW)
- Wine grape growers—Mr Pasin (Barker, SA)
Debate resumed on the following private members' motions on Monday, 18 March