Selection of Bills Committee

Report No. 6 of 2023

The Senate debated the adoption of the report. The recommendations of the report were agreed to , with an amendment, on Thursday, 15 June 2023.

  1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 at 7.12 pm.
  2. The committee recommends that—
    1. the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Disclosure of Information) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 July 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
    2. the Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 August 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).
  3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
    • Creative Australia Bill 2023
      Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023
    • Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2023
    • Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms and Other Updates) Bill 2023
    • Trade Support Loans Amendment Bill 2023
      Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023
    • Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 2) Bill 2023
    • Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 2) Bill 2023.
  4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
    • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023
    • Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023
    • Criminal Code Amendment (Inciting Illegal Disruptive Activities) Bill 2023
    • Ending Native Forest Logging Bill 2023
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023
    • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020
    • Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2023 [No. 2]
    • Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Amendment (Administrative Changes) Bill 2023
    • Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Bill 2023
    • Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Regulator Performance) Bill 2023
    • Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023
    • Public Service Amendment Bill 2023
    • Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023
    • Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Law Improvement Package No. 1) Bill 2023
    • Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Bill 2023
    • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022.
  5. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:
    • Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023.

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
15 June 2023

At the end of the motion, add "and the following bills not be referred to committees:

  1. Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023; and
  2. Migration Amendment (Giving Documents and Other Measures) Bill 2023".
  • Senator Anne Urquhart (Government Whip, Chair)
  • Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip)
  • Senator Ross Cadell (The Nationals Whip)
  • Senator Pauline Hanson (Pauline Hanson's One Nation Whip)
  • Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)
  • Senator Ralph Babet
  • Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm
  • Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher
  • Senator Matt O'Sullivan
  • Senator David Pocock
  • Senator Paul Scarr
  • Senator Lidia Thorpe
  • Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Secretary: Tim Bryant
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