Ms Anna Burke (Chisholm, Deputy-Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I present report No. 65 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of bills. The report will be printed in today’s Hansard and the items accorded priority for debate will be published in the Notice Paper for the next sitting. Copies of the report have been placed on the table.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of bills introduced 10 to 13 September 2012

1.   The committee met in private session on 12 and 13 September 2012.

2.   The committee determined that the following referrals of bills to committees be made—

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL/PRINCIPAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:

Massive unintended impact on the electricity generation sector and significant concerns raised by a number of stakeholders.

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL/PRINCIPAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:

Determine whether the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has fully addressed the concerns that were raised by the former Howard Government, and which prompted Australia to withdraw from the organisation in 2004.

Consideration of the additional financial and human resources required by AusAID to support Australia's engagement with IFAD.

Standing Committee on Education and Employment:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL/PRINCIPAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:

The bill substantially expands the scope of the information sharing that the department is allowed to engage in. Possible implications on both the privacy and the red tape reduction should be briefly examined.

Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL/PRINCIPAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:

Examination of drafting changes regarding schoolkids bonus, child support legislation and the Social Security Appeals Tribunal.