- The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 7.11 pm.
- The committee made no recommendations to refer bills to committees.
- The committee recommends that the following bill not be referred to a committee:
- Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment Bill 2026
- The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
- A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Amendment (No Jab No Pay Repeal) Bill 2025
- Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2026
- Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019
- Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2025
- Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024
- Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Banning Dirty Donations) Bill 2026
- Competition and Consumer Amendment (Divestiture Powers) Bill 2024
- Constitution Alteration (Right to Free Speech) 2025
- Copyright Legislation Amendment (Fair Pay for Radio Play) Bill 2023
- Crimes Amendment (Repeal Mandatory Minimum Sentences) Bill 2025
- Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 1) Bill 2026
- Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
- Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020
- Digital ID Repeal Bill 2024
- Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) 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 and Other Legislation Amendment (Low Emissions Future) Bill 2025
- Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2026
- Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022
- Export Control Amendment (Clarifying Obligations Relating to Registered Establishments) Bill 2026
- Fair Work Amendment (Paid Reproductive Health Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements) Bill 2025
- Higher Education Support Amendment (End Dirty University Partnerships) Bill 2025
- Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025
- Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024
- Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023
- Lobbying (Improving Government Honesty and Trust) Bill 2025
- Mandatory Regulation Impact Statement Bill 2025
- Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026
- National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024
- Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Domestic Reserve) Bill 2026
- Online Safety Amendment (Broadening Adult Cyber Abuse Protections) Bill 2026
- Plebiscite (Future Migration Level) Bill 2018
- Prime Agricultural Land Protection Bill 2026
- Right to Protest Bill 2025
- Social Media Minimum Age Repeal Bill 2025
- Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Responding to Robodebt) Bill 2025 [No. 2]
- Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Amendment (Frontline Emergency Service Workers) Bill 2025
- Unlocking Supply of Family Homes Bill 2025
- The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement.
- Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026
(Tony Sheldon)
Chair
11 March 2026
At the end of the motion, add “, and the Migration Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Bill 2026 not be referred to a committee”.
- Senator Tony Sheldon (Government Whip)
- Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip)
- Senator Sean Bell (One Nation Whip)
- Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)
- Senator Ralph Babet
- Senator Leah Blyth
- Senator the Hon. Matt Canavan (Nationals Whip)
- Senator Susan McDonald (Acting Nationals Whip)
- Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm
- Senator Jessica Collins
- Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher
- Senator Jacqui Lambie
- Senator Fatima Payman
- Senator David Pocock
- Senator Lidia Thorpe
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