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

I present the 12th 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. 12 OF 2018

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 17 October 2018 at 7.40 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Higher Education Support (Charges) Bill 2018 and the Higher Education Support Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 November 2018 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Every State and Territory Gets Their Fair Share of GST) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 November 2018 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(d) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 November 2018 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

Excise Tariff Amendment (Collecting Tobacco Duties at Manufacture) Bill 2018

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

Customs Tariff Amendment (Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2018

I move:

That the report be adopted.