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Executive Summary

This report provides the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights' view on the compatibility with human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 for bills and delegated instruments introduced into the Parliament during the period 17 to 20 September 2012.

Part 1 — Bills introduced 17–20 September 2012

The committee has commented on the following bills

Clean Energy package of seven bills

3

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) Bill 2012

7

Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Food Labelling) Bill 2012 [No 2]

7

Higher Education Support Amendment (Streamlining and Other Measures) Bill 2012

10

Law Enforcement Integrity Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

12

Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) Bill 2012

22

Superannuation Laws Amendment (Capital Gains Tax Relief and Other Efficiency Measures) Bill 2012

25

Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Bill 2012

25

Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 5) Bill 2012

31

The following bill was introduced without a statement of compatibility

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Further MySuper and Transparency Measures) Bill 2012

34

The committee has no comment on the following bills which are considered unlikely to raise any human rights concerns

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Making Marine Parks Accountable) Bill 2012 [No 2]

36

Federal Circuit Court of Australia Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

36

Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

37

National Health Security Amendment Bill 2012

38

Personal Liability for Corporate Fault Reform Bill 2012

39

Water Amendment (Long-term Average Sustainable Diversion Limit Adjustment) Bill 2012

40

The committee acknowledges the following response to comments made on bills in the Second Report of 2012

National Portrait Gallery of Australia Bill 2012

42

The committee acknowledges the following response to comments made on bills in the Third Report of 2012

Corporations Legislation Amendment  (Derivative Transactions) Bill 2012

43

Part 2 — Legislative Instruments introduced 17–20 September 2012

The committee has sought clarification of claims that the following legislative instruments do not engage human rights

Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012

48

The committee acknowledges the following responses to comments made on instruments in the Second Report of 2012

Fair Work Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 2)

50

Road Safety Remuneration Regulation 2012

50

Appendices

Appendix 1 — Responses to comments made in the Second and Third Reports of 2012

53

Appendix 2 — Full list of Legislative Instruments introduced 17–20 September 2012

63

Appendix 3 — Practice Note 1

67

 

Mr Harry Jenkins MP
Chair

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