On 21 March 2013 the Senate referred the Restoring Territory Rights (Voluntary Euthanasia Legislation) Bill 2012 for inquiry and report.

The Bill provides for the repeal of the Euthanasia Laws Act 1997, which amended the Acts regarding self-government in the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk Island to prevent the legislative assemblies in those territories from making laws providing for voluntary euthanasia in their respective jurisdictions.

Please note that the committee tabled a one-page report on 25 March 2013 in which it stated that it would not be calling for submissions or conducting an inquiry into the Bill, given that a similar bill was comprehensively examined by the committee in 2008.