Kerry O'Brien (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

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The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 7 OF 2009

(1)

The committee met in private session on Thursday, 4 June 2009 at 7 pm to consider proposals relating to the order of 14 May 2009 pertaining to the referral of certain budget-related bills to committees (“the order of 14 May 2009”).

(2)

The committee agreed to reconsider the Higher Education Support Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009 and resolved to recommend that the bill be referred immediately to the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 July 2009 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons that the bill be referred on different terms) .

The committee recommends accordingly and reports to the President.

(3)

The committee considered a proposal to not refer the following bills to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee but draws the committee’s attention to paragraph (4) of the order of 14 May 2009:

• Family Assistance Amendment (Further 2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2009
• Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009.

                (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons that the bills not be referred)

       The committee makes no further recommendation in respect of the bills.

(4)

The committee also reconsidered a proposal relating to the Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009 and two related bills. The committee noted the Opposition members of the committee prefer a reporting date of 5 August 2009 but as no agreement could be reached the bills continue to stand referred to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 June 2009 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons that the bills be referred on different terms).

(5)

The committee notes that the following bills stand referred to committees to report by 16 June 2009, in accordance with the order of 14 May 2009:

• Guarantee of State and Territory Borrowing Appropriation Bill 2009, to the Economics Legislation Committee; and
• Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Bill 2009, to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee.

(Kerry O’Brien)

Chair

4 June 2009

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal  - Bill to not be referred or referred on different terms

Name of bill:

Higher Education Support Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009

Bill to be referred: Yes

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee

Proposed reporting date: 22 July 2009

Reason for differing terms:

Schedule 1, Item 5 of bill to be examined specifically.

Bill start date is 1 January 2010 – not ‘urgent’.

(signed)

Stephen Parry

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal  - Bill to not be referred or referred on different terms

Name of bill:

Family Assistance Amendment (Further 2008 Budget Measures) Bill 2009

Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment Bill 2009

Bill to be referred: No

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Proposed hearing date:

Reason for differing terms:

(signed)

Stephen Parry

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal  - Bill to not be referred or referred on different terms

Name of bill:

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives Bill 2009

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge) Bill 2009

Fairer Private Health Insurance Incentives (Medicare Levy Surcharge—Fringe Benefits) Bill 2009

Bill to be referred: Yes

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs

Proposed hearing date:

5 August 2009

Reason for differing terms:

According to the Government’s announcement, this package does not commence until 1 July 2010 therefore it is not essential for consideration before 1 July 2009.

(signed)

Stephen Parry

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member