Government bills

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

Tuesday, 12 February

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 2) Bill 2018
• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Operational Efficiency) Bill 2017*
• Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Land Scheduling) Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Bill 2017*
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018*
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018*
• Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Amendment (Strengthening Governance and Transparency) Bill 2018
• Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2018*
  Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2017

Wednesday, 13 February

• Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019
• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2018
• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Mandatory Comprehensive Credit Reporting) Bill 2018*
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Foreign Investors Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2018*
  Income Tax (Managed Investment Trust Withholding Tax) Amendment Bill 2018
  Income Tax Rates Amendment (Sovereign Entities) Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 2) Bill 2017*

Thursday, 14 February

• Future Drought Fund Bill 2018
  Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Design and Distribution Obligations and Product Intervention Powers) Bill 2018
• Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Bill 2018
• Corporations Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements) Bill 2018
• Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018
• Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018
• Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018*
• Crimes Legislation Amendment (Police Powers at Airports) Bill 2018
• Parliamentary Service Amendment (Post-election Report) Bill 2018
• Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
• Major Sporting Events (Indicia and Images) Protection Amendment Bill 2018
• Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment Bill 2018

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

* At the time of publication on 8 February 2019, amendments to the bill had been circulated

Reports expected this week

Wednesday, 13 February

• Rehabilitation of mining and resources projects Environment and Communications References Committee
• The practice of dowry and the incidence of dowry abuse in Australia Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
• Support for Australia's thalidomide survivors Community Affairs References Committee
• Jobactive Education and Employment References Committee
• Great Barrier Reef 2050 Partnership Program Environment and Communications References Committee
• Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018 Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Thursday, 14 February

• Defence Amendment (Sovereign Naval Shipbuilding) Bill 2018 Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee
• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee
• Formal business Procedure Committee
• Mental health of first responders, emergency workers and volunteers Education and Employment References Committee
• Proposed parliamentary code of conduct Procedure Committee
• Operation and effectiveness of the Franchising Code of Conduct Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings