Government bills

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

Monday, 15 October

• Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018*
  Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018
• Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Bill 2017*
• My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018
• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment Bill 2017*
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Sector Regulation) Bill 2018

Tuesday, 16 October

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability Measures No. 2) Bill 2018*
  Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Near-new Dwelling Interests) Bill 2018
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
• Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2018
• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017*

Wednesday, 17 October

• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform) Bill 2017
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Australian Consumer Law Review) Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 2) Bill 2018
• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2017
• Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2016*
• Modern Slavery Bill 2018

Thursday, 18 October

• 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
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2018*
  Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2018*
• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2017*
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Gift Cards) Bill 2018
• Customs Amendment (Collecting Tobacco Duties at the Border) Bill 2018
• Corporations Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements) Bill 2018
• Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018
• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2018

Private Senator's bills

Monday, 15 October

• Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Commonwealth Restrictions on Cannabis) Bill 2018*

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

* At the time of publication on 12 October 2018, amendments to the bill had been circulated

Reports expected this week

Monday, 15 October

• Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 and related bill Community Affairs Legislation Committee
• Defence Amendment (Sovereign Naval Shipbuilding) Bill 2018 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee [extension proposed]

Tuesday, 16 October

• Great Barrier Reef 2050 Partnership Program Environment and Communications References Committee [extension proposed]
• Regulatory approaches to ensure the safety of pet food Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
• Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2018 Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Wednesday, 17 October

• Water use by the extractive industry Environment and Communications References Committee
• The framework surrounding the prevention, investigation and prosecution of industrial deaths in Australia Education and Employment References Committee
• Gaming micro-transactions for chance-based items Environment and Communications References Committee [extension proposed]
• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018 Community Affairs Legislation Committee
• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Maintaining Income Thresholds) Bill 2018 Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Thursday, 18 October

• The Commitment to the Senate issued by the Business Council of Australia Economics References Committee
• Rehabilitation of mining and resources projects as it relates to Commonwealth responsibilities Environment and Communications References Committee

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings

Out of sitting

Monday, 15 October

• Documents presented out of sitting to be tabled

Delegated legislation – motions of disallowance to be considered

Wednesday, 17 October

To be moved by Senator Siewert

• Social Security (Administration) (Reasonable Excuse – Participation Payments) Determination 2018 [F2018L00779]
• Social Security (Administration) (Job Search Efforts) Determination 2018 [F2018L00776]
• Social Security (Administration) Legislation Amendment and Repeal (Reasonable Excuse - Participation Payments) Determination 2018 [F2018L00783]