Ms Anna Burke (Speaker) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I present report No. 82 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of bills. The report will be printed in the Hansard for today. Copies of the report have been placed on the table.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of bills introduced 27 to 30 May 2013.

1. The committee met in private session on 29 and 30 May 2013.

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

Standing Committee on Economics:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL/PRINCIPAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:

Particular focus on the schedules that:

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975

Standing Committee on Education and Employment:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL/PRINCIPAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:

Serious concerns regarding the decision to only fund a pay rise for around one third of the long day care workforce. This is highly inequitable and will only seek to create a two-tiered system of childcare in this country. The panel responsible for determining the eligibility criteria fails to include representation from the peak body that represents 70% of the private sector, however, have included significant representation of the not-for-profit and community sectors, plus union representation. This bill needs serious consideration and consultation from the sector to determine whether this wage fund as designed will in fact be detrimental to the sector.

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL/PRINCIPAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:

To review the commitment that Australia will be entering into in terms of membership of the: (i) African Development Group; (ii) African Development Bank; and (iii) African Development Fund. And to further review the financial commitment Australia is to provide, along with any other terms within the agreements being entered into.

Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs:

REASONS FOR REFERRAL/PRINCIPAL ISSUES FOR CONSIDERATION:

Concerns regarding the implications of the amendments particularly Plant Breeder's Rights and the Trans-Tasman patent application and examination processes.

3. Correction to report No. 81

The Committee corrected a typographical error in report No. 81, to confirm that the time allocated for debate on the Voice for Animals (Independent Office of Animal Welfare) Bill 2013 on 3 June 2013 was 6 x 5 min (total 30 minutes).