Government bills

The Government has scheduled bills for debate this week as follows:

Monday, 3 December

• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Promoting Sustainable Welfare) Bill 2018*
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2018*
• Customs Amendment (Product Specific Rule Modernisation) Bill 2018
• Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2018*
  Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2017
• Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018
• Privacy Amendment (Re-identification Offence) Bill 2016

Tuesday, 4 December

• Future Drought Fund Bill 2018
  Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018
• Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2017 Enterprise Incentives No. 1) Bill 2017
• Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018*
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 4) Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2018

Wednesday, 5 December

• Intelligence Services Amendment Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Whistleblower Protections) Bill 2017
• Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill 2018
• Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018*
• Corporations Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements) Bill 2018

Thursday, 6 December

• Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2018
  Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018*

Private Senator's bills

Monday, 3 December

• Sex Discrimination Amendment (Removing Discrimination Against Students) Bill 2018*
• A Fair Go for Australians in Trade Bill 2018 [No. 2]

Source: https://www.dpmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/draft-legislation-programme-senate

* At the time of publication on 30 November 2018, amendments to the bill had been circulated

Reports expected this week

Monday, 3 December

• Policy and process to limit and reduce red tape Red Tape Committee
• Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Censorship) Bill 2018 and related bills Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
• PFAS contamination Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee

Tuesday, 4 December

• Australian content on broadcast, radio and streaming services Environment and Communications References Committee
• Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Commitments for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2018 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
• Electric Vehicles – Select Committee
• Great Barrier Reef 2050 Partnership Program Environment and Communications References Committee
• Mental health services in rural and remote Australia Community Affairs References Committee
• Non-conforming building products Economics References Committee
• Obesity epidemic in Australia – Select Committee

Wednesday, 5 December

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving the Energy Efficiency of Rental Properties) Bill 2018 Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Thursday, 6 December

• Franchising Code of Conduct and Oil Code of Conduct Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee
• Use of anti-malarial drugs in the Australian Defence Force Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings

Out of sitting

Monday, 6 December

• Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled

Orders for production of documents

Monday, 3 December

• Documents relating to watering releases from Menindee Lakes to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources by 30 November 2018 – agreed to on 27 November 2018
• Documents relating to the regulation and review of live animal exports to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources by no later than 9.50pm on 3 December 2018 – agreed to on 28 November 2018
• Documents relating to Tourism Australia contracts to be tabled by the Minister representing the Prime Minister to be tabled by no later than 10am on 3 December 2018 – agreed to on 29 November 2018

Tuesday, 4 December

• Documents relating to the tender process for grants for the Financial Wellbeing and Capability activity to be tabled by Minister representing the Minister for Families and Social Services by no later than 3.30pm on 4 December 2018 – agreed to on 28 November 2018

Governor-General’s Opening Speech―Address-in-reply

• The Address-in-Reply is to be presented to His Excellency the Governor-General at 10am on Monday, 3 December, and that the Senate will meet at midday on that day

Delegated legislation – motion of disallowance to be considered

5 December 2018

• National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures)  Regulations 2018 [F2018L01034] to be moved by the Chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Ordinances (Senator Williams)