Stephen Parry (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present the 16th report for 2007 of the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

1.

The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 19 September 2007 at 4.18 pm.

2.

The committee resolved to recommend—That the provisions of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sex Tourism Offences and Related Measures) Bill 2007 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 10 October 2007 (see appendix 1 for statement of reasons for referral).

3.

The committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:

• Communications Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2007
• Financial Sector Legislation Amendment (Review of Prudential Decisions) Bill 2007
• Health Legislation Amendment Bill 2007
• Lands Acquisition Legislation Amendment Bill 2007
• National Health Security Bill 2007
• Parliamentary (Judicial Misbehaviour or Incapacity) Commission Bill 2007
• Privacy (Data Security Breach Notification) Amendment Bill 2007
• Stolen Generation Compensation Bill 2007
• Workplace Relations (Guaranteeing Paid Maternity Leave) Amendment Bill 2007.

The committee recommends accordingly.

4.

The committee considered a proposal to refer the Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 6) Bill 2007 to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee, but was unable to reach agreement on whether the bill should be referred.

Stephen Parry

Chair

20 September 2007-09-20

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill(s):

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Child Sex Tourism and Related Measures) Bill 2007

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration

To examine the provisions of the bill relating to the creation of various offences, particularly preparatory offences contained in proposed section 272.17, including wether the proposed offences contain the necessary degree of certainty required for penal provisions, and whether the new offences are justified on the basis of a deficiency in existing laws.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Law Council of Australia

Gilbert & Tobin Centre for Public Law

Australian Federal Police

HREOC

International Commission of Jurors

Australian privacy Foundation

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

3 December 2007

Andrew Bartlett

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Senator Andrew Bartlett, Australian Democrats Whip

Report—by leave—adopted.

I move:

That the report be adopted.