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

I present the sixth report of 2022 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTI ON OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 6 OF 2022

27 October 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 Matt O'Sullivan

Senator David Pocock

Senator Paul Scarr

Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 6 OF 2022

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 26 October 2022 at 7.21 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

the Environment and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 March 2023 (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:

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

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

27 October 2022

Appendix 1

Name of Bill:

Environment and Other Legislation (Removing Nuclear Energy Prohibitions) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Various Stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Nov —March

Possible reporting date:

31 March 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.