Carol Brown (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of the Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee, I present the first report of 2012 for the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted,

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 1 of 2012

9 February 2012

1. The committee met in private session on Thursday, 9 February 2012 at 11.23 am.

2. The committee resolved to recommend—That—

(a) the Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 27 February 2012 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 March 2012 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support and Other Measures) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 March 2012 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(d) the Telecommunications Amendment (Mobile Phone Towers) Bill 2011 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 May 2012 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

The committee recommends accordingly.

4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bill to its next meeting:

(Anne McEwen)

Chair

9 February 2012

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Members of Parliament (Life Gold Pass) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To enable appropriate consideration of the Bill.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

27 February 2012

(signed)

Senator McEwen

Whip / Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Migration Amendment (Removal of Mandatory Minimum Penalties) Bill 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To investigate the merits of reforming this area of law, particularly in terms of analysing the practical policy outcomes of the current sentencing regime, human rights and natural justice concerns and impact on the wider court system across Australia.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Human Rights Legal Centre

Legal Aid Commissions across states and territories Mark Plunkett

CDPP

Law Council of Australia

Rule of Law Institute of Australia

Australia Lawyers Alliance

Attorney-Generals Dept

Centre for Policy Development

DIAC

Judicial Conference of Australia

National Judicial College of Australia

Judicial Colleges of states and territories

Indonesian Consulate in Australia

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

16 March 2012

Possible reporting date:

22 March 2012

(signed)

Senator Siewert

Whip/ Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Income Support and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Consideration of changes to income support payments.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Community Affairs Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

As determined by committee

Possible reporting date:

As determined by committee

(signed)

Senator Fifield

Whip/ Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Telecommunications Amendment (Mobile Phone Towers) Bill 2011

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To allow opportunity for detailed consideration of the Bill and to allow the Committee to hear from stakeholders and consider the practical implications of the Bill.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

The parties interested in this Bill will be similar to those providing submissions to the "Inquiry into the Telecommunications Amendment (Enhancing Community Consultation) Bill 2011, a Bill introduced into the House of Representatives by Mr Andrew Wilkie. A list of submitters can be found at

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Not specified

Possible reporting date:

March / May 2012

(signed)

Senator McEwen

Whip / Selection of Bills Committee member

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Question agreed to.