Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present the second report of the 2022 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. 2 OF 2022

28 July 2022

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Anne Urquhart (Government Whip, Chair)

Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip)

Senator Ross Cadell (The Nationals Whip)

Senator Pauline Hanson (Pauline Hanson's One Nation Whip)

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet

Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher

Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Senator David Pocock

Secretary: Tim Bryant

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SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 2 OF 2022

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 27 July 2022 at 7.31 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 August 2022 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Climate Change Bill 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 August 2022 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Save the Koala) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 February 2023 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the Fair Work Amendment (Equal Pay for Equal Work) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 October 2022 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(e) the provisions of the Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022 and the Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(f) the provisions of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 August 2022; and

(g) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 September 2022 (see appendix 6 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:

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

28 July 2022

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

P roposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Aged Care Amendment (ImplementingCare Reform) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Substantive Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Many Commonwealth and Aged Care Providers Unions

Employment providers

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

16/8/2022

Possible reporting date:

31/8/2022

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committe e

Name of bill:

Climate Change Bill 2022 Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bi11•2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Substantive Bill

Wide ranging consultations are required

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

31/8/22

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Save the Koala) Bill 2021

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To hear from stakeholders, experts and community on the Bill, and the impacts of clearing of critical habitat.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Environmental stakeholders and experts.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications References Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

October

Possible reporting date:

8 February 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a comm i ttee

Name of bill:

Fair Work Amendment (Equal Pay for Equal Work) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Raises important issues which should be the subject of inquiry

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Workers who have experienced hardship and unfair treatment under labour hire contracts in a public hearing in the Hunter Valley

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and Employment Legislation Committee.

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

24th October 2022

(signed)

Senator Malcolm Roberts

Appendix 5

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022 Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Substantive Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s}:

16/8/2022

Possible reporting date:

23/9/2022

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 6

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Substantive Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

21/9/22

Possible reporting date:

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.