David Fawcett (SA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

by leave—On behalf of Senator Bushby, I present the fourth report of 2017 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 4 OF 2017

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 29 March 2017 at 7.14 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 May 2017 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 May 2017 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 June 2017 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Parliamentary Business Resources Bill 2017 and the Parliamentary Business Resources (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 May 2017 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(e) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 June 2017 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral).

3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:

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

ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Collection) Bill 2017

ASIC Supervisory Cost Recovery Levy (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2017

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Charges) Amendment (Annual Registration Charge) Bill 2017

Petroleum and Other Fuels Reporting (Consequential Amendments Transitional Provisions) Bill 2017

(David Bushby) Chair

30 March 2017

APPENDIX 1

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

The bill makes potentially sig changes to how carbon credits are determined

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Environmental groups

Companies involved in carbon farming

Academic orgs

Department of Energy

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

9 May 2017

(signed)

Senator Rachel Siewert

APPENDIX 2

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Civil Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

This Bill amends the Family Law Act 1975.

Family law has a significant and wide-ranging impact on Australian families, particularly in the context of relationship breakdown. The family law system plays an important role in the resolution of property settlements and the care of children.

It is appropriate and responsible for the Senate to properly examine the impact of proposed changes to family law.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Family Law Council

Attorney-General's Department

Law Council of Australia

Family Court of Australia

Federal Circuit Court of Australia

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

Wednesday 10 May

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquhart

APPENDIX 3

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Criminal Code Amendment (Protecting Minors Online) Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

This is legislation which proposes changes to the criminal law. The criminal law has a significant impact on the rights and obligations of the Australian people, including potentially the ability to see them deprived of their liberty.

It is appropriate and responsible for the Senate to properly examine the impact of proposed criminal laws.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Attorney-General's Department

Australian Law Reform Commission

Australian Federal Police

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

Australian Human Rights Commission

Carly Ryan Foundation

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Friday 2 June or Friday 16 June

Possible reporting date:

Thursday 19 June

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquart

APPENDIX 4

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Parliamentary Business Resources (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Interrogate the definitions of "parliamentary business" and "dominant purpose" to ensure community expectations are met.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

1. Chris Aulich- Professor of Public Administration , University of Canberra

2. Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

12 May 2017

Possible reporting date:

9th May 2017

(signed)

Senator Rachel Siewert

APPENDIX 5

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To consider and scrutinise the full detail and impact of the Omnibus Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Ex-Service Organisations and other interested parties

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

13 June 2017

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquart

I move:

That the report be adopted.