David Bushby (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present report No. 6 of 2018 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. 6 OF 2018

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 20 June 2018 at 7.54 PM.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix I for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

National Consumer Credit Protection (Fees) Amendment (ASIC Fees) Bill 2018

Superannuation Auditor Registration Imposition Amendment (ASIC Fees) Bill 2018

Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment (ASIC Fees) Bill 2018

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

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2018

5. The committee considered the following bills but was unable to reach agreement:

(see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral)

6. Agenda item 3 (Committee membership) deferred until the next committee meeting.

7. The committee agreed to the members of the NSW Legislative Council's Selection of Bills Committee attending the next meeting of the committee to observe proceedings.

(David Bushby) Chair

21 June 2018

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill: Treasury Laws Amendments (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the Committee

Possible reporting date: 20 August 2018

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card Trial Expansion) Bill 2018

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Impact on those in the proposed trial site

Possible submissions or evidence from: ACOSS, National Social Security Rights Network, Anglicare, Catholic Social Services

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Legislation Committee

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill: Social Services Legislation Amendment (Maintaining income Thresholds) Bill 2018

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Impact of Family Tax Benefit recipients

Possible submissions or evidence from: ACOSS, National Social Security Rights Network, Anglicare, Catholic Social Services

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date: 14 August

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill: Space Activities (Launches and Returns) Amendment Bill 2018 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Space Industry Association of Australia

Australian space companies

International and domestic law experts and academics

Australian Space Agency (in the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science)

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Senate Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

On the papers

Possible reporting date:

13 August 2018

I move:

That the report be adopted.