Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit
Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System
Joint Select Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme
- Implementation of the National Redress Scheme
The Joint Select Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme was appointed pursuant to a resolution of the Senate on 9 September 2019, as amended and agreed by the House of Representatives on 10 September 2019 and agreed as amended by the Senate on 11 September 2019.
Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters
Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Joint Standing Committee on Migration
Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia
Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network
Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories
Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth
Joint Standing Committee on Treaties
- Film Co-Production - Malaysia
This inquiry will inquire into and report on the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Malaysia on Film Co-Production (Sydney, 29 November 2019).
- Radio Regulations - WRC-19
This inquiry will inquire into and report on the Partial Revision of the 2015 Radio Regulations, as incorporated into the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19) (Sharm El-Sheikh, 22 November 2019).
- Tax Information Exchange - Timor-Leste
This inquiry will inquire into and report on the Agreement between Australia and Timor-Leste on Taxation Information Exchange (Canberra, 28 November 2019; Dili, 20 March 2020).
- Certifications - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
This inquiry will inquire into and report on Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway amending the Agreement on Mutual Recognition in relation to Conformity Assessment, Certificates and Markings between Australia and the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein and the Kingdom of Norway (Brussels, 21 September 2018).
- Amendments 2020 - CITES
This inquiry will inquire into and report on Amendments to Appendices I, II and III of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Geneva, 28 August 2019).
- Certain Aspects of the Treaty-making Process in Australia
This inquiry will inquire into and report on Certain Aspects of the Treaty-making Process in Australia.
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security
- Review of the Intelligence Oversight and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity Measures) Bill 2020
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has commenced a review into the Intelligence Oversight and Other Legislation Amendment (Integrity Measures) Bill 2020. The bill review was referred to the Committee by the Hon. Christian Porter MP, Attorney-General.
- Review of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 and Statutory Review of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced reviews into the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 and the operation, effectiveness and implications of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018. The bill review was referred to the Committee by the Hon Christian Porter MP, Attorney-General.
- Inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced an Inquiry into extremist movements and radicalism in Australia with terms of reference from the Minister for Home Affairs. The requested reporting date from the Minister is April 2021.
- Review of the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review into the Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2020. The bill review was referred to the Committee by the Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Home Affairs.
- Inquiry into national security risks affecting the Australian higher education and research sector
This inquiry into national security risks affecting the Australian higher education and research sector was referred by the Minister for Home Affairs.
- Review of the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020
- Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 19 (2019–20) – Australian Intelligence Agencies
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is required under Section 29(1)(a) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, to conduct an annual review of the administration, expenditure and financial statements of the ASIO, ASIS, AGO, DIO, ASD and ONI.
- Review of Part 14 of the Telecommunications Act 1997 – Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms
The Telecommunications Act 1997 requires the Committee to review the operation of Part 14 of that Act, to the extent that it was amended by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2017—Telecommunications Sector Security Reforms.
- Review of AFP Powers
Under section 29(1)(bb)(i)(ii) and (iii) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, it is a function of the PJCIS to review, by 7 January 2021, the operation, effectiveness and implications of:
• Division 3A of Part IAA of the Crimes Act 1914 (which provides for police powers in relation to terrorism) and any other provision of the Crimes Act 1914 as it relates to that Division; and,
• Divisions 104 and 105 of the Criminal Code (which provide for control orders and preventative detention orders in relation to terrorism) and any other provision of the Criminal Code Act 1995 as it relates to those Divisions.
The Committee is also conducting a review into the operation, effectiveness and implications of Division 105A of the Criminal Code (which provides for continuing detention orders) and any other provision of that Code as far as it relates to that Division.
The PJCIS has commenced these reviews as one inquiry.
- Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has commenced a review into the effectiveness of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (International Production Orders) Bill 2020. The bill review was referred to the Committee by the Hon Peter Dutton MP, Minister for Home Affairs.
- Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 18 (2018-2019) - Australian Intelligence Agencies
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security is required under Section 29(1)(a) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, to conduct an annual review of the administration, expenditure and financial statements of the ASIO, ASIS, AGO, DIO, ASD and ONA.
- Review of the amendments made by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018
The Committee is required under Section 187N of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 to review amendments made to Commonwealth legislation by the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Act 2018 and to complete its review by 30 September 2020.
Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works