1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 at 7.18 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the provisions of the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 and the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 November 2025 (see appendix 1 for statements of reasons for referral);
   2. the provisions of the Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 29 January 2026 (see appendix 2 for statements of reasons for referral);
   3. the provisions of the Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 November 2025;
   4. the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Ban Unethical Contractors) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 March 2026 (see appendix 3 for statements of reasons for referral); and
   5. the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 November 2025 (see appendix 4 for statements of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya’s) Bill 2025
   • Health Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025
   • Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2025 Measures No. 2) Bill 2025
   • Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment Bill 2025
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019
   • Commission of Inquiry into Antisemitism at Australian Universities Bill 2024
   • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Divestiture Powers) Bill 2024
   • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Make Price Gouging Illegal) 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
   • Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
   • Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025
   • Customs Tariff Amendment (Geelong Treaty Implementation) Bill 2025
   • 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 Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2022
   • Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025
   • 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
   • 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
   • Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025
   • Right to Protest 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
   • VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025
   • Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025
5. The committee considered the following bills but was unable to reach agreement:
   • Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025
   • Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defence) Bill 2025
   • Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025
   • Environment Information Australia Bill 2025
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Customs Charges Imposition) Bill 2025
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Excise Charges Imposition) Bill 2025
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (General Charges Imposition) Bill 2025
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (Restoration Charge Imposition) Bill 2025
   • Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025
   • National Environmental Protection Agency Bill 2025
   • Superannuation Guarantee Charge Amendment Bill 2025
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Payday Superannuation) Bill 2025

(Tony Sheldon)
Chair
29 October 2025