Private briefings

The Committee may undertake private briefings with ministers or senior departmental officers to obtain further information about particular legislative instruments or scrutiny principles.

While the content of these briefings is private, the committee may ask the relevant minister to formally provide written information to the committee, summarising the general matters discussed during the briefing and answering any questions on notice, for publication on the committee’s website.

The table below records the private briefings that the committee has conducted to date. It includes links to the correspondence which the participants have agreed to make public.

Date Instrument name Scrutiny issue Attendees and correspondence
10/03/2023 Exemptions from the operation of primary legislation in Treasury instruments (l) exemption from the operation of primary legislation Assistant Treasurer and officials from the Department of the Treasury
24/03/2023 Exemptions from disallowance under the Biosecurity Act 2015 Standing order 23(4A) exemption from disallowance
  • Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  • Minister for Health and Aged Care
  • Officials from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  • Officials from the Department of Health and Aged Care
22/06/2023 Government response to the Review of the Legislation Act 2003
  • (k) exemption from sunsetting
  • Standing order 23(4A) exemption from disallowance
  • Other matters
 Officials from the Attorney-General's Department
24/06/2024 Automated decision-making (c) automated decision-making
  • Officials from the Attorney-General's Department
  • Officials from the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman
23/11/2022 Exemptions from disallowance under the Biosecurity Act SO23(4A) exemption from disallowance
  • Officials from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
  • Officials from the Department of Health and Aged Care
24/11/2022 Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) (Hawking of Financial Products) Regulations 2021 [F2021L01080]
  • (l) exemptions from the operation of primary legislation
  • (m) parliamentary oversight
  • Assistant Treasurer
  • Officials from the Office of the Department of the Treasury
28/04/2021 Treasury portfolio exemption and modification instruments
  • Principle (j) matters more appropriate for parliamentary enactment
  • Principle (k) parliamentary oversight
  • Senior officials from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission
  • Senior officials from Treasury
05/03/2020 Taxation Administration (Private Ancillary Fund) Guidelines 2019 [F2019L01227]
  • Principle (a) consultation
  • Principle (c) merits review
  • Senior officials from the Australian Taxation Office
  • Senior officials from Treasury
12/06/2020 Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Dairy) Regulations 2019 [F2019L01610]
  • Principle (e) unclear drafting
  • Principle (j) significant penalties
  • Senior officials from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
14/10/2019 Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Regulations 2018 [F2018L01708] Scrutiny principle (d) significant matters in delegated legislation
  • Senior officers from the Department of Home Affairs
12/11/2019 Quality of Care Amendment (Minimising Use of Restraints) Principles 2019 [F2019L00511] Scrutiny principle (d), significant matters in delegated legislation
  • Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians
  • Senior officers from the Department of Health
27/11/2019 Telecommunications (Protecting Australians from Terrorist or Violent Criminal Material) Direction (No. 1) 2019 [F2019L01159] Scrutiny principle (a), incorporation eSafety Commissioner

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