1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 23 July 2025 at 7.51 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 August 2025 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Early Childhood Education and Care (Strengthening Regulation of Early Education) Bill 2025
   • Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2025
   • Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025
   • Universities Accord (Cutting Student Debt by 20 Per Cent) Bill 2025
   • Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) Bill 2025
   • Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Aged Care (Accommodation Payment Security) Levy Amendment Bill 2025
   • Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025
   • Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination of Children) Bill 2020
   • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2025
   • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2025
   • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019
   • Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023
   • Crimes Amendment (Repeal Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2025
   • Customs Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025
   • Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
   • Customs Tariff Amendment (Australia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2025
   • Defence Housing Australia Amendment Bill 2025
   • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair Territory Representation) Bill 2024
   • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fairer Contracts and Grants) Bill 2023
   • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022
   • Fair Work Amendment (Paid Reproductive Health Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements) Bill 2025
   • Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025
   • Great Australian Bight (World Heritage Protection) Bill 2025
   • Higher Education Support Amendment (End Dirty University Partnerships) Bill 2025
   • Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024
   • Interactive Gambling Amendment (Ban Gambling Ads) Bill 2024
   • Landholders’ Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2015
   • Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025
   • National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024
   • Pacific Banking Guarantee Bill 2025
   • Right to Protest Bill 2025
   • Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Frontline Emergency Service Workers) Bill 2025.
5. The committee considered the following bills and, noting that they had been referred to committees on 23 July 2025, makes no further recommendation:
   • Remuneration Tribunal Amendment (There For Public Service, Not Profit) Bill 2025
   • Tertiary Education Legislation Amendment (There For Education, Not Profit) Bill 2025
   • Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025.

(Tony Sheldon)
Chair
24 July 2025