On 28 November 2022 the Senate referred “The issue of increasing disruption in Australian school classrooms” to the Education and Employment Reference Committee for inquiry and report by the first sitting day in July 2023. On 22 March 2023, the Senate agreed to extend the committee's reporting date to 16 November 2023.

On 30 November 2023, the Senate agreed to further extend the reporting date to 7 February 2024.

Submissions are requested by 31 March 2023.