Government bills

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

Monday, 13 August

• Higher Education Support Legislation Amendment (Student Loan Sustainability) Bill 2018*
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
• Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2017
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2018*
  Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2018*
• Bankruptcy Amendment (Enterprise Incentives) Bill 2017

Private Senator's bill

Monday, 13 August

• Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Amendment (Debt Ceiling) Bill 2018
• Animal Export Legislation Amendment (Ending Long-haul Live Sheep Exports) Bill 2018

Tuesday, 14 August to Thursday, 16 August

• From 14 to 16 August the Senate has given priority to the Restoring Territory Rights (Assisted Suicide Legislation) Bill 2015

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

* At the time of publication on 10 August 2018, amendments to the bill had been circulated

Reports expected this week

Monday, 13 August

• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 and related bills Community Affairs Legislation Committee
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 Economics Legislation Committee
• Space Activities Amendment (Launches and Returns) Bill 2018 Economics Legislation Committee
• Current and future impacts of climate change on housing, buildings and infrastructure Environment and Communications References Committee
• Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2018 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018 and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2018 Economics Legislation Committee

Tuesday, 14 August

• Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia Economics References Committee
• Work health and safety of workers in the offshore petroleum industry Education and Employment References Committee
• Obesity epidemic in Australia Select Committee
• Financial and tax practices of for-profit aged care providers Economics References Committee
• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card Trial Expansion) Bill 2018 Community Affairs Legislation Committee
• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Maintaining Income Thresholds) Bill 2018 Community Affairs Legislation Committee
• 2018-19 Budget estimates report Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Wednesday, 15 August

• Future of Work and Workers Select Committee
• Great Barrier Reef 2050 Partnership Program Environment and Communications References Committee

Thursday, 16 August

• Non-conforming building products Economics References Committee
• Air Services Amendment Bill 2018 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings

Out of sitting

Monday, 13 August

• Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled

Delegated legislation – motions of disallowance to be considered

Monday, 13 August

• Product Emissions Standards Rules 2017 [F2018L00021] to be moved by Senator Di Natale

Thursday, 16 August

The following to be moved by Senators Pratt and Whish-Wilson:

• South-west Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2018 [F2018L00326]
• North Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2018 [F2018L00324]
• North-west Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2018 [F2018L00322]
• Temperate East Marine Parks Network Management Plan 2018 [F2018L00321]
• Coral Sea Marine Park Management Plan 2018 [F2018L00327]