Senate Standing Committees on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Recent reports

17 December 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2018 

7 December 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017 

30 November 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Freedom of Information Legislation Amendment (Improving Access and Transparency) Bill 2018 

26 November 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Legislative exemptions that allow faith-based educational institutions to discriminate against students, teachers and staff

16 October 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Aviation Transport Security Amendment Bill 2018 [Provisions]
  

10 October 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
  Customs Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Implementation) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
  

19 September 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Allegations concerning the inappropriate exercise of ministerial powers, with respect to the visa status of au pairs, and related matters
  

14 September 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Commonwealth Restrictions on Cannabis) Bill 2018 

12 September 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Migration (Validation of Port Appointment) Bill 2018 
  

11 September 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Annual reports (No. 2 of 2018)
  

3 September 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Defence Amendment (Call Out of the Australian Defence Force) Bill 2018 [Provisions] 

24 August 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Modern Slavery Bill 2018 [Provisions]
  

14 August 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Budget estimates 2018-19
  

13 August 2018

• Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2018 [Provisions]
  

6 August 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Unexplained Wealth Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 [Provisions]
  

26 July 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Progress report: Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017 

5 June 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 

20 April 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2017 
  
  
• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2017
  

28 March 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Additional estimates 2017-18
  
  
• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Adequacy of existing offences in the Commonwealth Criminal Code and of state and territory criminal laws to capture cyberbullying
  

26 March 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Family Law Amendment (Parenting Management Hearings) Bill 2017
  

21 March 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Bankruptcy Amendment (Enterprise Incentives) Bill 2017 and Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Bill 2018

20 March 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Annual reports (No. 1 of 2018)
  

7 February 2018

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Proceeds of Crime Amendment (Proceeds and Other Matters) Bill 2017
  

4 December 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Conduct of the Minister for Communications (Senator Fifield) and his knowledge of former Senator Parry’s dual-citizenship status 

28 November 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Law of contempt
  

16 November 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2017 [Provisions] 

13 November 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Criminal Code Amendment (Impersonating a Commonwealth Body) Bill 2017 [Provisions] 

17 October 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Migration and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Integrity) Bill 2017 [Provisions] 

16 October 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2017 [Provisions]
  
  
• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sexual Crimes Against Children and Community Protection Measures) Bill 2017 [Provisions] 
  
  
• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2017 and Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2017
  

12 September 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Australian Border Force Amendment (Protected Information) Bill 2017
  

6 September 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Annual reports (No. 2 of 2017)
  

5 September 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017
  

4 September 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Migration Amendment (Validation of Decisions) Bill 2017
  

8 August 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Crimes Legislation Amendment (Powers, Offences and Other Measures) Bill 2017 [Provisions]

21 June 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Nature and scope of any agreement reached by the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments in relation to the distribution of proceeds of the liquidation of, and litigation concerning, the Bell Group of companies (the proceeds)

20 June 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Budget estimates 2017-18
  

13 June 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Bill 2017

10 May 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

9 May 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Racial Discrimination Amendment Bill 2016 
  

4 May 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Additional estimates 2016-17 

21 April 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Serious allegations of abuse, self-harm and neglect of asylum seekers in relation to the Nauru Regional Processing Centre, and any like allegations in relation to the Manus Regional Processing Centre
  

29 March 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Report to the Senate on compliance with motion no. 274
  

28 March 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 
  

23 March 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation
  Crimes Legislation Amendment (International Crime Cooperation and Other Measures) Bill 2016 [Provisions] 
  

22 March 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee
  Interim report: Nature and scope of any agreement reached by the Commonwealth and Western Australian governments in relation to the distribution of proceeds of the liquidation of, and litigation concerning, the Bell Group of companies (the proceeds) 
  
  
• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Annual reports (No. 1 of 2017) 
  

20 March 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreement) Bill 2017
  

17 March 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Interim report: Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreement) Bill 2017

14 February 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Migration Legislation Amendment (Code of Procedure Harmonisation) Bill 2016 [Provisions]
  

7 February 2017

• Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee
  Privacy Amendment (Re-identification Offence) Bill 2016