1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 23 November 2022 at 7.13 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
1. the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 4) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 January 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).
2. the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Modernising Business Communications and Other Measures) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 January 2023 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
• Appropriation Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023
  Appropriation Bill (No. 2) 2022-2023
  Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2022-2023
• Australian Crime Commission Amendment (Special Operations and Special Investigations) Bill 2022
• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Community Radio) Bill 2022
• Crimes Amendment (Penalty Unit) Bill 2022
• Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour) Bill 2022
• Defence Home Ownership Assistance Scheme Amendment Bill 2022
• Education Legislation Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022
• Higher Education Support Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022
• National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022
  National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022
• Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Reform (Closing the Hole in the Ozone Layer) Bill 2022
  Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
  Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
• Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget Measures) Bill 2022.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
• Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2022
• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019
• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018
• Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
• Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020
• Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021
• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020
• Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021
• Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]
• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022.
5. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:
• Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Information Disclosure, National Interest and Other Measures) Bill 2022.

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair
24 November 2022