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

I present the eighth report 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. 8 OF 2018

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 15 August 2018 at 7.25 PM.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Censorship) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 December 2018 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Insult and Offend) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 December 2018 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(c) the Freedom of Speech Legislation Amendment (Security) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 December 2018 (see appendix 1 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:

Customs Tariff Amendment (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus Implementation) Bill 2018

National Energy Guarantee Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

5. The committee considered an issue relating the membership requirements of the committee and decided not to recommend any change to the standing orders.

(David Bushby)

Chair

16 August 2018

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Question agreed to.