Selection of Bills Committee

Report No. 1 of 2022

The Senate agreed to the recommendations of the report, with amendments, on Thursday, 10 February 2022

  1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 9 February 2022 at 7.15 pm.
  2. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
    • Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2021
    • Higher Education Support Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021
    • Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2021
    • Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2021
    • Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2021
    • Parliamentary Workplace Reform (Set the Standard Measures No. 1) Bill 2022
    • Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure Protection) Bill 2022.
  3. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
    • Aged Care Amendment (Registered Nurses Ensuring Quality Care) Bill 2021
    • Agriculture Biodiversity Stewardship Market Bill 2022
    • Air Services Amendment Bill 2018
    • Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment (Increased Financial Transparency) Bill 2022
    • Australian Federal Integrity Commission Bill 2021
    • Biosecurity Amendment (No Crime to Return Home) Bill 2021
    • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Voter Choice Through Optional Preferential Voting and the Robson Rotation) Bill 2021
    • COVID-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021
    • Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
    • Discrimination Free Schools Bill 2018
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Identification) Bill 2022
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Integrity) Bill 2021
    • Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021
    • Fair Work Amendment (Improving Paid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies) Bill 2021
    • Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021
    • Governor-General Amendment (Cessation of Allowances in the Public Interest) Bill 2019
    • Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2019
    • Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Transparent Patient Outcomes) Bill 2021
    • Human Rights (Targeted Sanctions) Bill 2021
    • Income Tax Amendment (Labour Mobility Program) Bill 2022
    • International Human Rights and Corruption (Magnitsky Sanctions) Bill 2021
    • Migration Amendment (New Maritime Crew Visas) Bill 2020
    • Migration Amendment (Temporary Visa Extension and Reinstatements) Bill 2021
    • National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Transparency and Cost Recovery) Bill 2021
    • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Fight for Australia’s Coastline) Bill 2021
    • Ransomware Payments Bill 2021 (No. 2)
    • Regional Forest Agreements Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2017
    • Regulator Performance Omnibus Bill 2022
    • Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021
    • Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Loans Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2021
    • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) Bill 2019
    • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2019
    • Spam Amendment (Unsolicited Political Communications) Bill 2021
    • Treasury Laws Amendment (Enhancing Tax Integrity and Supporting Business Investment) Bill 2022
    • Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Concession for Australian Medical Innovations) Bill 2022
  4. The committee considered the following bills but was unable to reach agreement:
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Foreign Influences and Offences) Bill 2022
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Authorisations) Bill 2022
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (COVID Enfranchisement) Bill 2022
    • Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022
    • Social Security Amendment (Improved Child to Adult Transfer for Carer Payment and Carer Allowance) Bill 2022
    • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentive) Bill 2022
    • Treasury Laws Amendment (Cyclone and Flood Damage Reinsurance Pool) Bill 2022.

(Dean Smith)
Chair
10 February 2022
  1. At the end of the motion, add "and, in respect of the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022, contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 March 2022".
  2. At the end of the motion, add "and, in respect of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Cyclone and Flood Damage Reinsurance Pool) Bill 2022, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 March 2022".
  3. At the end of the motion, add and, in respect of the Social Security Amendment (Improved Child to Adult Transfer for Carer Payment and Carer Allowance) Bill 2022, contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 March 2022".
  4. At the end of the motion, add "and, in respect of the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentive) Bill 2022, contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the bill be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 March 2022".
  • Senator Dean Smith (Government Whip, Chair)
  • Senator Perin Davey (The Nationals Whip)
  • Senator Stirling Griff (Centre Alliance Whip)
  • Senator Pauline Hanson (Pauline Hanson's One Nation Whip)
  • Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)
  • Senator Anne Urquhart (Opposition Whip)
  • Senator Raff Ciccone
  • Senator Katy Gallagher
  • Senator Jacqui Lambie
  • Senator the Hon James McGrath
  • Senator Rex Patrick
  • Senator the Hon Anne Ruston

Secretary: Tim Bryant
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