Community Affairs Legislation Committee

• Human Services Amendment (Photographic Identification and Fraud Prevention) Bill 2019
• Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Extend Family Assistance to ABSTUDY Secondary School Boarding Students Aged 16 and Over) Bill 2019
• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Amendment (Assisted Reproductive Treatment Statistics) Bill 2019

Community Affairs References Committee

• Centrelink's compliance program
• Adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia

Economics Legislation Committee

• Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures) Bill 2019
• Performance of the Inspector-General of Taxation
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity And Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
 

Economics References Committee

• Regional Inequality in Australia

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

• Fair Work Laws Amendment (Proper Use of Worker Benefits) Bill 2019 [provisions]

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 [provisions]

• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Ensuring Integrity) Bill 2019 [provisions]

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

• Murray-Darling Basin Commission of Inquiry Bill 2019

The bill would establish a commission of inquiry, with the same powers as a royal commission, to inquire into the management of the Murray-Darling Basin water resources and related matters.

• Coal-Fired Power Funding Prohibition Bill 2017

The bill would prohibit the Commonwealth government or its agencies from funding the refurbishment, building or purchase, or assisting in the transfer of ownership, of a coal-fired power station.

• Competition and Consumer Amendment (Prevention of Exploitation of Indigenous Cultural Expressions) Bill 2019

The bill would amend the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to make it an offence to supply or offer commercial goods to a consumer that include Indigenous cultural expression unless supplied by, or in accordance with a transparent arrangement with, an Indigenous artist or relevant Indigenous community.

Environment and Communications References Committee

• Press Freedom

An inquiry into the adequacy of Commonwealth laws and frameworks covering the disclosure and reporting of sensitive and classified information.

• Impact of feral deer, pigs and goats in Australia
An inquiry into the impact of feral deer, pigs and goats in Australia, and national priorities to prevent the problems worsening for the natural environment, community and farmers.
• Australia’s faunal extinction crisis
An inquiry into Australia's Faunal extinction crisis including the wider ecological impact of faunal extinction, the adequacy of Commonwealth environment laws, the adequacy of existing monitoring practices, assessment process and compliance mechanisms for enforcing Commonwealth environmental law, and a range of other matters.

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

• Ministers of State (Checks for Security Purposes) Bill 2019

Finance and Public Administration References Committee

• Compliance by former Ministers of State with the requirements of the Prime Minister's Statement of Ministerial Standards

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

• Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 [Provisions]

An inquiry into the provisions of the Combatting Child Sexual Exploitation Legislation Amendment Bill 2019

• Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019 [Provisions]

The bill would amend the Criminal Code Act 1995 to introduce two new offences relating to the use of a carriage service to incite trespass, property offences, or other offences on agricultural land.

• Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 [Provisions]

The bill would amend the character test in section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 to provide grounds to consider visa cancellation or refusal where a non-citizen has been convicted of a serious crime, and make consequential amendments to the definition of ‘character concern’.

• Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2019 [Provisions]

The bill would amend the Migration Act 1958 and the Migration Regulations 1994 to prevent unauthorised maritime arrivals who were at least 18 years of age and were taken to a regional processing country after 19 July 2013 from making a valid application for an Australian visa.

• Migration Amendment (Repairing Medical Transfers) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
The bill would amend the Migration Act 1958 to repeal the medical transfer provisions inserted by the Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2019.

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

• The impact of changes to service delivery models on the administration and running of Government programs
• Nationhood, national identity and democracy

An inquiry into nationhood, national identity and democracy.

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

• New   Operation of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, and in particular its report on the June 2017 crash of a flight conducted on behalf of Angel Flight Australia
• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2019 [provisions] and Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2019 [provisions]
• Performance of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

• The feasibility of a National Horse Traceability Register for all horses
• The policy, regulatory, taxation, administrative and funding priorities for Australian shipping

Select Committee into Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas

• Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas

Select Committee on the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s Northern Australia agenda

• Select Committee on the effectiveness of the Australian Government’s Northern Australia agenda

Select Committee on the Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan

• Multi-Jurisdictional Management and Execution of the Murray Darling Basin Plan

The committee will inquire and report on matters relating to the responsibilities for Commonwealth, state and territory governments arising out of the Murray Darling Basin Plan.