Community Affairs Legislation Committee

• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Financial Transparency) Bill 2020

Community Affairs References Committee

• Investigations into a possible cancer cluster on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria
• Effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis and support for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
• Centrelink's compliance program

Economics Legislation Committee

• Banking Amendment (Deposits) Bill 2020
• National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020 [Provisions]
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Tax Incentive) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
• National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019 (No. 2)

Economics References Committee

• Inquiry into foreign investment proposals
• Unlawful underpayment of employees' remuneration
• Australia’s oil and gas reserves
• Australia’s sovereign naval shipbuilding capability
• Regional Inequality in Australia

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

• Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020 [Provisions] and Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 [Provisions]

Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020 [Provisions] and Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 [Provisions]

Education and Employment References Committee

• General Motors Holden Operations in Australia

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

• The future of Australia Post’s service delivery

This inquiry will consider temporary changes to the regulation of Australia Post’s service delivery standards and postal service timeframes in the context of COVID-19.

The regulations are in force, with motions of disallowance to be dealt with by the Senate by 25 August 2020.

• Product Stewardship (Oil) Amendment Bill 2020 and the Excise Tariff Amendment Bill 2020
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020
• Product Stewardship Amendment (Packaging and Plastics) Bill 2019

The Bill establishes a mandatory product stewardship scheme for manufacturers, importers and distributors of consumer packaging and certain single-use plastics; and prescribes targets, prohibitions, design requirements, labelling requirements, and financial contributions in relation to packaging and products identified under the scheme.

Environment and Communications References Committee

• Impact of seismic testing on fisheries and the marine environment

An inquiry into the effects of seismic testing on fisheries and the marine environment.

• 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

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2020

The bill proposes amendments to the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 that will prohibit political donations from certain industries, and impose a cap on all other donations.

• Intelligence and Security Legislation Amendment (Implementing Independent Intelligence Review) Bill 2020
• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2020
• National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2019
• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Tax Transparency in Procurement and Grants) Bill 2019

Finance and Public Administration References Committee

• Lessons to be learned in relation to the Australian bushfire season 2019-20

Lessons to be learned in relation to the preparation and planning for, response to and recovery efforts following the 2019-20 Australian bushfire season

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee

• Issues facing diaspora communities in Australia
• Opportunities for strengthening Australia’s relations with the Republic of France

Inquiry into the opportunities for strengthening Australia’s relations with the Republic of France.

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

• Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 [Provisions]
• Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Bill 2019 [Provisions] and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2019 [Provisions]
The bills would bring the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia together into an overarching, unified administrative structure to be known as the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, and make consequential amendments.
• Native Title Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 [Provisions]

The bill is intended to improve native title claims resolution, agreement‑making, Indigenous decision‑making and dispute resolution processes. It is also intended to confirm the validity of certain agreements made under the Native Title Act 1933 following the Federal Court decision in McGlade v Native Title Registrar & Ors.

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

• Nationhood, national identity and democracy

An inquiry into nationhood, national identity and democracy.

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

• Biosecurity Amendment (Traveller Declarations and Other Measures) Bill 2020
• Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Dairy Cattle Export Charge) Bill 2020
• Australia's general aviation industry

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

• Federal Government’s response to the drought, and the adequacy and appropriateness of policies and measures to support farmers, regional communities and the Australian economy

An inquiry into the Federal Government’s response to the drought, and the adequacy and appropriateness of policies and measures to support farmers, regional communities and the Australian economy

• Performance of Australia's dairy industry and the profitability of Australian dairy farmers since deregulation in 2000
• Identification of leading practices in ensuring evidence-based regulation of farm practices that impact water quality outcomes in the Great Barrier Reef
• Management of the Inland Rail project by the Australian Rail Track Corporation and the Commonwealth Government
• Importance of a viable, safe, sustainable and efficient road transport industry
• Policy, regulatory, taxation, administrative and funding priorities for Australian shipping

Select Committee on Administration of Sports Grants

• Administration of Sports Grants

Select Committee on Autism

• Select Committee on Autism

Select Committee on COVID-19

• COVID-19

Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology

• Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology

Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media

• Foreign Interference through Social Media

Select Committee on Temporary Migration

• Temporary Migration

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

• Constitution Alteration (Water Resources) 2019
• 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.

Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation

• Exemption of delegated legislation from parliamentary oversight
The Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation has resolved, under standing order 23(12), to inquire into and report on the exemption of delegated legislation from parliamentary oversight.