1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at 7.08 pm.
2. The committee recommends that the provisions of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 December 2025 (see appendix 1 for statements of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Customs Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025
   • Excise Tariff Amendment (Draught Beer) Bill 2025
   • Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2025
   • VET Student Loans (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2025
   • Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures No. 1) Bill 2025.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • 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
   • Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025
   • 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
   • 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
   • Fair Work Amendment (Paid Reproductive Health Leave and Flexible Work Arrangements) Bill 2025
   • Fair Work Amendment (Right to Work from Home) 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
   • Mandatory Regulation Impact Statement Bill 2025
   • Migration Amendment (Combatting Migrant Exploitation) Bill 2025
   • National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024
   • 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.
5. The committee considered the Customs Tariff Amendment (Geelong Treaty Implementation) Bill 2025 but was unable to reach agreement.

(Lisa Darmanin)
Chair
5 November 2025