1The House met, at 9 am, pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker (the Honourable M. Dick) took the Chair, made an acknowledgement of country and read Prayers.

 2STATEMENT ON A SIGNIFICANT MATTER—International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Mrs Elliot (Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence), pursuant to notice, made a statement in relation to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

 3STATEMENT ON A SIGNIFICANT MATTER—Delivering for Australians overseas: The consular state of play

Mr Watts (Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs), pursuant to notice, made a statement in relation to delivering for Australians overseas: The consular state of play.

 4Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill 2023—DEFERRED DIVISION

The order of the day having been read for the further consideration in detail of the bill—

The following question, on which a division had been called for and deferred in accordance with standing order 133, was put—

Question—That the amendment be agreed to (see item No. 24, Votes and Proceedings, 29 November 2023).

 5AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION—REPORT—STATEMENT BY SPEAKER

The Speaker presented the following document:

Australian Parliamentary Delegation to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, 16 to 21 July 2023—Report, November 2023.

 6Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023

Mr Marles (Minister for Defence), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Marles presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 7Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Bill 2023

Mr Dreyfus (Attorney-General), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2018, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Dreyfus presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 8National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Bill 2023

Ms O’Neil (Minister for Home Affairs), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to national security and intelligence services, and for related purposes.

Document

Ms O’Neil presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 9Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 2) 2023

Ms O’Neil (Minister for Home Affairs) presented a Bill for an Act to amend the Customs Tariff Act 1995, and for related purposes.

Document

Ms O’Neil presented an explanatory memorandum to the bill.

Bill read a first time.

 10Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Mr Jones (Assistant Treasurer) presented a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to charities, the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority, financial services, payment systems and taxation, to make miscellaneous and technical amendments of the statute law of the Commonwealth, and for related purposes.

Document

Mr Jones presented an explanatory memorandum to this bill and the Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023.

Bill read a first time.

 11Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023

Mr Jones (Assistant Treasurer) presented a Bill for an Act to impose tax on certain superannuation earnings, and for related purposes.

Bill read a first time.

 12Help to Buy Bill 2023

Ms Collins (Minister for Housing), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to provide for Housing Australia to enter into shared equity arrangements on behalf of the Commonwealth to improve housing outcomes for Australians, and for other purposes.

Document

Ms Collins presented an explanatory memorandum to this bill and the Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023.

Bill read a first time.

 13Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

Ms Collins (Minister for Housing), pursuant to notice, presented a Bill for an Act to deal with consequential matters arising from the enactment of the Help to Buy Act 2023, and for related purposes.

Bill read a first time.

 14Department of Defence—Defence fuel transformation program—Tranche 2 facilities project—APPROVAL OF WORK

Dr Leigh (Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury), pursuant to notice, moved—That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works and on which the committee has duly reported to Parliament: Department of Defence—Defence fuel transformation program—Tranche 2 facilities project.

 15Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee Bill 2023

The order of the day having been read for the further consideration in detail of the bill, and on the amendments moved by Mr Wilkie (see item No. 11, Votes and Proceedings, 29 November 2023)—

 16Workforce Australia Employment Services—Select Committee—REPORT—STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT—REFERENCE TO FEDERATION CHAMBER

Mr Hill (Chair) presented the following documents:

Workforce Australia Employment Services—Select Committee—Rebuilding employment services: Final report on Workforce Australia Employment Services—

Report, incorporating a dissenting report, November 2023.

Minutes of proceedings.

In accordance with standing order 39(e) the report was made a Parliamentary Paper.

 17Industry, Science and Resources—Standing Committee—REPORT—STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS

Mr R Mitchell (Chair) presented the following documents:

Industry, Science and Resources—Standing Committee—Sovereign, smart, sustainable: Driving advanced manufacturing in Australia—

Report, November 2023.

Minutes of proceedings.

In accordance with standing order 39(e) the report was made a Parliamentary Paper.

 18Annual Climate Change statement 2023—MINISTERIAL STATEMENT—MOTION TO TAKE NOTE OF DOCUMENT—REFERENCE TO FEDERATION CHAMBER

Mr Bowen (Minister for Climate Change and Energy), by leave, made a ministerial statement relating to the annual climate change statement, and presented the following documents:

 19MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE—Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023

Message No. 228, 30 November 2023, from the Senate was reported returning the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill 2023 with amendments.

 20MEMBERS’ STATEMENTS

Members’ statements were made.

 21DEATH OF FORMER MEMBER (the Honourable Gerard (Gerry) Leslie Hand)

Mr Albanese (Prime Minister) referred to the death of the Honourable Gerard (Gerry) Leslie Hand, and moved—That the House record its deep regret at the death, on 15 November 2023, of the Honourable Gerard (Gerry) Leslie Hand, a former Minister and Member of this House for the Division of Melbourne from 1983 to 1993, place on record its appreciation of his long and meritorious public service, and tender its profound sympathy to his family in their bereavement.

 22Death of former Member (the Honourable Bill Hayden)—CONDOLENCE MOTION—REPORT FROM FEDERATION CHAMBER

The Speaker reported that the order of the day relating to the Prime Minister’s motion of condolence in connection with the Honourable Bill Hayden AC had been debated in the Federation Chamber and returned to the House, and presented a certified copy of the motion.

All Members present having risen, in silence—Motion agreed to.

 23QUESTIONS

Mr Albanese (Prime Minister), by indulgence, made a statement re: retirement of member of the parliamentary cleaning staff.

 24Document

The Speaker presented the following document:

Committee reports—Speaker’s schedule of the status of Government responses to committee reports (as at 24 November 2023).

 25Leave of absence to all Members

Mr Burke (Leader of the House) moved—That leave of absence be given to every Member of the House of Representatives from the determination of this sitting of the House to the date of its next sitting.

 26DOCUMENT

Mr Burke (Leader of the House) presented the following document:

Committee reports—Status of government responses in the House of Representatives to parliamentary committee reports as at 30 September 2023.

 27DOCUMENTS 

The following documents were presented: 

*AAF Company—Report for 2022-23.

*Anindilyakwa Land Council—Report for 2022-23.

*Army and Air Force Canteen Service (AAFCANS)—Report for 2022-23, incorporating the annual reports on the monitoring of the equal employment opportunity (EEO) management plan and of work health and safety arrangements and statistics.

Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031—Implementation report for the period 3 December 2021 to 30 June 2023.

*Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity—Report for 2022-23.

Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Commission—Interim statement to Parliament.

Employment, Education and Training—Standing Committee—Don’t take it as read: Inquiry into adult literacy and its importance—Government response, November 2023.

Health, Aged Care and Sport—Standing Committee—The New Frontier: Delivering better health for all Australians: Inquiry into approval processes for new drugs and novel medical technologies in Australia—Government response, November 2023.

*Industry Innovation and Science Australia—Report for 2022-23.

Intelligence and Security—Parliamentary Joint Committee—Review of the Counter-Terrorism (Temporary Exclusion Orders) Act 2019—Government response, November 2023.

Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Welfare Recreational Company—

*Report for 2020-21—Replacement report.

*Report for 2021-22.

*Services Trust Funds—Report for 2022-23.

*Tiwi Land Council—Report for 2022-22.

Treaty—Text, together with associated documents—Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) (Semarang, 21 August 2023).

*The documents were made Parliamentary Papers.

 28DISCUSSION OF MATTER OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE—Community

The House was informed that Mr Dutton (Leader of the Opposition), had proposed that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely, “The Government’s chaotic handling of the release of hardcore criminals into the community has put Australians at risk”.

Mr Dutton (Leader of the Opposition), by indulgence, made a statement .

 29DOCUMENT

Mr Dutton (Leader of the Opposition), by leave, presented the following document:

Letter from Stephen Matulewicz, Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity, to Mr Jabbour—Outcome of investigation, 21 June 2023.

 30ADJOURNMENT

It being 4.30 pm—The question was proposed—That the House do now adjourn.

Debate ensued.

DOCUMENTS 

 The following documents were deemed to have been presented on 30 November 2023 (An explanatory statement has been presented with each instrument unless otherwise indicated by an asterisk): 

 Corporations Act 2001—

ASIC Corporations (Amendment) Instrument 2023/876 [F2023L01567].

ASIC Market Integrity Rules (Securities Markets) 2017—ASIC Market Integrity Rules (Securities Markets) Repeal Instrument 2023/833 [F2023L01565].

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999—Amendment of List of Exempt Native Specimens—Torres Strait Bêche-de-mer Fishery, November 2023—EPBC303DC/SFS/2023/12 [F2023L01563].

Fair Work Act 2009—Fair Work Amendment (Employee Authorised Deductions) Regulations 2023 [F2023L01568].

Higher Education Support Act 2003—Higher Education Support (Other Grants) Amendment (Higher Education Continuity Guarantee) Guidelines 2023 [F2023L01566].

Lands Acquisition Act 1989—Statement under section 125—27 November 2023.

National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Act 2023—

National Reconstruction Fund Corporation (Investment Mandate) Direction 2023 [F2023L01564].

Submission under section 73.

ATTENDANCE

All Members attended (at some time during the sitting) except *Mr Chandler-Mather, Mr Coleman, Mr Georganas, Dr Gillespie, Mr Joyce, Ms Murphy, Ms Templeman, Ms Vamvakinou, Mr van Manen and Mr Wood.

* On leave