Community Affairs Legislation Committee

• National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Bill 2018 and National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018
• Social Services Legislation Amendment (Encouraging Self-sufficiency for Newly Arrived Migrants) Bill 2018

Community Affairs References Committee

• Science of mitochondrial donation and related matters
• Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia
• Effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality Assessment and accreditation framework for protecting residents from abuse and poor practices, and ensuring proper clinical and medical care standards are maintained and practised

Economics Legislation Committee

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 4) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 1 and Other Measures) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Mandatory Comprehensive Credit Reporting) Bill 2018 [Provisions]

Economics References Committee

• Financial and tax practices of for-profit aged care providers
• The Commitment to the Senate issued by the Business Council of Australia
• Regional Inequality in Australia
• Selection process for a national radioactive waste management facility in South Australia
• Governance and operation of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)
• Consumer protection in the banking, insurance and financial sector
An inquiry into consumer protection in the banking, insurance and financial sector.
• Future of Australia's naval shipbuilding industry
The future sustainability of Australia’s strategically vital naval shipbuilding industry.
• Corporate Tax Avoidance
An inquiry into tax avoidance and aggressive minimisation by corporations registered in Australia and multinational corporations operating in Australia.
• Non-conforming building products
An inquiry into the effects of non-conforming building products on the Australian building and construction industry.

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

• Education and Other Legislation Amendment (VET Student Loan Debt Separation) Bill 2018 and Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2018

Education and Employment References Committee

• The high rates of mental health conditions experienced by first responders, emergency service workers and volunteers
• The prevention, investigation and prosecution of industrial deaths in Australia
• Work health and safety of workers in the offshore petroleum industry

Environment and Communications References Committee

• Australian content on broadcast, radio and streaming services
An inquiry into the economic and cultural value of Australian content on broadcast, radio and streaming services.
• Water use by the extractive industry
An inquiry into the adequacy of the regulatory framework governing water use by the extractive industry.
• Waste and recycling industry in Australia

An inquiry into the waste and recycling industry in Australia including issues relating to landfill, markets for recycled waste and the role of the Australian Government in providing a coherent approach to the management of solid waste.

• Current and future impacts of climate change on housing, buildings and infrastructure
An inquiry into the impacts of climate change on housing, buildings and infrastructure, now and into the future. The inquiry includes impacts on a range of matters including water supply, transportation, energy infrastructure, health, education and housing and the adequacy of current state and Commonwealth policies to address climate change impacts.

• Rehabilitation of mining and resources projects as it relates to Commonwealth responsibilities
An inquiry into the rehabilitation of mining and resources projects as it relates to Commonwealth responsibilities.

Finance and Public Administration References Committee

• Digital delivery of government services

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

• Proposed Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
• United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
• Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

• The Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Commonwealth Restrictions on Cannabis) Bill 2018
• Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Commitments for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2018
• Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018
• Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017

Red Tape Committee

• The effect of red tape on child care
• The effect of red tape on occupational licensing

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

• Primary Industries Levies and Charges Collection Amendment Bill 2018
• Water Amendment Bill 2018
• Air Services Amendment Bill 2018
• Performance of Airservices Australia

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

• The need for regulation of mobility scooters, also known as motorised wheelchairs
• The operation, regulation and funding of air route service delivery to rural, regional and remote communities
• The integrity of the water market in the Murray-Darling Basin
• Regulatory requirements that impact on the safe use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, Unmanned Aerial Systems and associated systems.
An inquiry into current and future regulatory requirements that impact on the safe commercial and recreational use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and associated systems.

Select Committee into the Obesity Epidemic in Australia

• Obesity Epidemic in Australia

Select Committee into the Political Influence of Donations

• Select Committee into the Political Influence of Donations

Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education

• Stillbirth Research and Education

Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers

• Senate Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers

Select Committee on Regional Development and Decentralisation

• Inquiry into regional development and decentralisation

Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources

• New   Superannuation fund investment in agriculture
The Committee will conduct an inquiry based on the superannuation fund investment in agriculture 

Standing Committee on Economics

• Inquiry into impediments to business investment
• Review of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Annual Report 2017
• Review of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Annual Report 2017
• Review of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission Annual Report 2017
• Review of the Four Major Banks

Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training

• Inquiry into Funding Australia's Research
This inquiry will examine the efficiency, effectiveness and coherency of Australian Government funding for research. It will focus on federally funded research agencies, their funding mechanisms and university collaborative research. The inquiry will not consider the National Health and Medical Research Council, nor non-federal research funding.
• Inquiry into school to work transition

The inquiry will look at ways to ensure students are supported from school to work by measuring gain in schools and how this contributes to supporting students for post-school education and training. The inquiry will also look at opportunities to better inform students of appropriate post-school education and training using employment outcomes as a measure of course suitability.

Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport

• Inquiry into the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia
The Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport will inquire into and report on the Quality of Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia.

Standing Committee on Indigenous Affairs

• The growing presence of inauthentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 'style' art and craft products and merchandise for sale across Australia.
The Committee will inquire into the growing presence of inauthentic Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 'style' art and craft products and merchandise for sale across Australia.

Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport and Cities

• Inquiry into the Australian Government's role in the development of cities

This inquiry will examine the Australian Government's role in the development of cities.

Standing Committee on Petitions

• Inquiry into the e-petitioning system of the House of Representatives Petitions Committee
The Standing Committee on Petitions will inquire and report on the e-petitioning system of the House of Representatives Petitions Committee

Standing Committee on Procedure

• Maintenance of the standing orders
An inquiry to review the operation of the practices and procedures of the House of Representatives

Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs

• Inquiry into local adoption
The Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs is inquiring into local adoption.

Standing Committee on Tax and Revenue

• 2016-17 Annual Report of the Australian Taxation Office
The Committee will inquire into and report on the 2016-17 Annual Report of the Australian Taxation Office.
• Inquiry into Taxpayer Engagement with the Tax System

The Committee will inquire into how taxpayers, particularly individuals and small businesses, engage with Australia’s tax system.

Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy

• Inquiry into the management and use of Commonwealth environmental water
The Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy is inquiring into the 2016-17 annual report of the Department of the Environment and Energy, focusing on the management and use of Commonwealth environmental water.

Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit

• Inquiry into the 2016-17 Defence Major Projects Report
• Commonwealth Procurement - Inquiry based on Auditor-General's reports Nos. 61 (2016-17), and 9 and 12 (2017-18)
• Australian Government Contract Reporting - Inquiry based on Auditor-General's report No. 19 (2017-18)

Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

• Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

The Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples is appointed by a resolution of appointment.

The Committee is due to produce an interim report by 30 July 2018 and a final report by 29 November 2018.

Joint Select Committee on oversight of the implementation of redress related recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse

• Joint Select Committee on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - oversight of redress related recommendations

Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters

• Review of the AEC's annual report 2016-17
On 18 October 2017, the Committee resolved to inquire into and report upon the Australian Electoral Commission’s Annual Report 2016-17. 
• Inquiry into and report on all aspects of the conduct of the 2016 Federal Election and matters related thereto

On 21 September 2016, the Special Minister of State, Senator the Hon Scott Ryan, asked the Committee to inquire into and report on all aspects of the 2016 Federal Election and related matters.


The Committee is conducting a review of political donations as part of its inquiry into the conduct of the 2016 federal election.

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

• Inquiry into the strategic effectiveness and outcomes of the Australia's aid program in the Indo-Pacific and its role in supporting Australia’s regional interests
The Committee will inquire into the strategic effectiveness and outcomes of Australia’s aid programs
• Inquiry into access to free trade agreements by small and medium sized enterprises

The Committee shall examine access to free trade agreements by small and medium sized enterprises for the export of goods and services

 

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• Review of the Defence Annual Report 2016-17
The Defence Sub-Committee will review the Department of Defence Annual Report 2016-17
• Inquiry into Human Organ Trafficking and Organ Transplant Tourism
The committee will inquire into  Human Organ Trafficking and Organ Transplant Tourism
• Inquiry into the benefits and risks of a Bipartisan Australian Defence Agreement, as a basis of planning for, and funding of, Australian Defence capability.
The Committee will inquire into the benefits and risks of a Bipartisan Australian Defence Agreement, as a basis of planning for, and funding of, Australian Defence capability. 
• Inquiry into Australia’s trade and investment relationship with the United Kingdom
The Committee will inquire into Australia’s trade and investment relationship with the United Kingdom
• Inquiry into the status of the human right to freedom of religion or belief

The Committee will inquire into the status of the human right to freedom of religion or belief.

 

Joint Standing Committee on Migration

• Review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds
• Efficacy of current regulation of Australian migration agents

Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia

• Inquiry into Opportunities and Methods for Stimulating the Tourism Industry in Northern Australia

The Joint Standing Committee on Northern Australia will inquire into and report on opportunities and methods for, and impediments and challenges to stimulating the tourism industry in Northern Australia.

Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network

• Inquiry into the business case for the National Broadband Network
• Inquiry into the rollout of the NBN in rural and regional areas

Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories

• Inquiry into Commonwealth and Parliamentary approvals for the proposed Stage 2 of the Australian Capital Territory light rail project
The Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories is inquiring into Commonwealth and Parliamentary approvals for the proposed stage 2 of the ACT light rail project.
• Inquiry into Canberra's national institutions
The Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories is inquiring into Canberra's national institutions.
• Australia’s Antarctic Territory
• Review of the National Capital Authority: Biannual Public Briefings

These hearings will provide an opportunity for the Committee to ask the NCA about recent developments and plans for the National Capital, including the status of current and proposed works.

Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme

• Market Readiness
• The provision of hearing services under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS

Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth

• Inquiry into the trade system and the digital economy
The Committee will inquire into the trade system and the digital economy  




The Committee will inquire into

Joint Standing Committee on Treaties

• WIPO Australian Patent Office
This inquiry will examine the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization [WIPO] in relation to the functioning of the Australian Patent Office as an International Searching Authority and International Preliminary Examining Authority under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.



• Scientific Technical Cooperation - Italy
This inquiry will examine the Agreement on Scientific, Technological and Innovation Cooperation between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Italian Republic (Canberra, 22 May 2017).
• Scientific Technical Cooperation - Brazil
This inquiry will examine the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil for Cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation (Canberra, 7 September 2017).
• TPP-11

This inquiry will examine the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) (Santiago, 8 March 2018).

• EU Framework Agreement
This inquiry will examine the Framework Agreement between Australia, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part (EU Framework Agreement) (Manila, 7 August 2017).
• Timor Treaty - Maritime Boundaries
This inquiry will examine the Treaty between Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste establishing their Maritime Boundaries in the Timor Sea (Timor Treaty) (New York, 6 March 2018).
• Peru FTA
This inquiry will examine the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the Republic of Peru (Peru FTA)(Canberra, 12 February 2018).

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services

• Options for greater involvement by private sector life insurers in worker rehabilitation
• Operation and effectiveness of the Franchising Code of Conduct
• Oversight of ASIC, the Takeovers Panel and the Corporations Legislation No.1 of the 45th Parliament

The role of the Committee is to monitor the activities of ASIC, the Takeovers Panel and the Corporations Legislation.

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

• New   Review of the relisting of Hizballah's External Security Organisation as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code
The Committee has commenced a review of the relisting of Hizballah's External Security Organisation as a terrorist organisation under the Criminal Code.
• Review of the re-listing of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e Jhangvi
The Committee will review the re-listing of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e Jhangvi.
• Review of the Identity-matching Services Bill 2018 and the Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2018
The Committee has commenced a review of the Identity-matching Services Bill 2018 and the Australian Passports Amendment (Identity-matching Services) Bill 2018.
• Review of the declaration of Mosul District, Ninewa Province, Iraq
The Committee has commenced an inquiry into the Criminal Code (Foreign Incursions and Recruitment–Declared Areas) Declaration 2018 - Mosul District, Ninewa Province, Iraq.
• Review of the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017
The Committee will inquire into the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017.
• Review of the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017
The Committee will inquire into the National Security Legislation Amendment (Espionage and Foreign Interference) Bill 2017.
• Review of Administration and Expenditure No. 16 (2016-2017)
The Committee is required under Section 29(1)(a) of the Intelligence Services Act 2001, the conduct an annual review of the administration, expenditure and financial statements of the AGO, ASIO, ASIS, ASD, DIO and the ONA.

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement

• Theft and export of motor vehicles and parts
• Trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn
• Examination of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Annual Report 2016-17
• Examination of the Australian Federal Police Annual Report 2016-17
• The impact of new and emerging information and communications technology
The impact of new and emerging information and communications technology on Australian law enforcement agencies
• Inquiry into illicit tobacco
An inquiry into illicit tobacco.

Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity

• Examination of the Annual Report of Integrity Commissioner 2016-17
• Integrity of Australia's border arrangements

An inquiry into the integrity of Australia's border arrangements.

Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works

• New   Jindalee Operational Radar Network Phase 6 Facilities Project
• Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Capability Facilities Project
• Stage Two Garden Island (East) Critical Infrastructure Recovery Program
• Larrakeyah Barracks Redevelopment Project
• Facilities to Support Naval Operations in the North