Government bills

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

Monday, 14 October

• National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation Amendment Bill 2019ANL Legislation Repeal Bill 2019
• Emergency Response Fund Bill 2019
  Emergency Response Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Ending Grandfathered Conflicted Remuneration) Bill 2019
• Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2019
  Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2019

Tuesday, 15 October

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019
• New Skilled Regional Visas (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019*
• Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019

Wednesday, 16 October

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019*
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019
  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2019
• Protection of the Sea (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Amendment (Air Pollution) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 2) Bill 2019

Thursday, 17 October

• Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2019*
• Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Single Treatment Pathway) Bill 2019*
• Education Legislation Amendment (Tuition Protection and Other Measures) Bill 2019
  VET Student Loans (VSL Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019
  Higher Education Support (HELP Tuition Protection Levy) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019
• Defence Service Homes Amendment Bill 2019
• Medical and Midwife Indemnity Legislation Amendment Bill 2019
• National Health Amendment (Safety Net Thresholds) Bill 2019
• Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Work Test) Bill 2019
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures No. 2) Bill 2019

Private Senator's Bills

Monday, 14 October

• Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Australian Freedoms) Bill 2019

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

* At the time of publication on 11 October 2019, amendments to the bill had been circulated

Reports expected this week

Monday, 14 October

• New Skilled Regional Visas (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 [Provisions] Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Building on the Child Care Package) Bill 2019 [Provisions] Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Wednesday, 16 October

• Human Services Amendment (Photographic Identification and Fraud Prevention) Bill 2019 Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings

Out of sitting

Monday, 14 October

• Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled

Order for production of documents

Monday, 14 October

• Documents relating to the government's response to the report of the Environment and Communications References Committee on the Great Barrier Reef 2050 Partnership Program to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment by 5pm – agreed to on 18 September 2019

Delegated legislation – motions of disallowance to be considered

Wednesday, 16 October

• Civil Aviation (Community Service Flights - Conditions on Flight Crew Licences) Instrument 2019 [F2019L00134] to be moved by Senator Patrick
• To be moved by Senator Roberts:
• ASIC Corporations (Banking Code of Practice -Revocation of 2018Approval) Instrument 2019/662 [F2019L00877]; and
• ASIC Corporations (Approval of Banking Code of Practice) Instrument 2019/663 [F2019L00878]
• Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising the Use of Restraints) Principles 2019 [F2019L00511] to be moved by Senators Siewert and McKim
• Migration (Fast Track Applicant Class -Temporary Protection and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas) Instrument 2019 [F2019L00506] to be moved by Senator McKim