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

I present the third report of 2023 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

S ELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 3 OF 2023

23 March 2023

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 3 OF 2023

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 22 March 2023 at 7.25 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 April 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Improving Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by

(c) the provisions of the Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023 and the Inspector- General of Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 April 2023 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the provisions of the Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 April 2023 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(e) the provisions of the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Data Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 April 2023 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral).

3. The committee recommends that the following bill 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:

Chair

Name of bill:

Education Legislation Amendment (Startup Year and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date{s):

April

Possible reporti ng date:

28 April 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Name of bill:

Improving Access to Medicinal Cannabis Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Medicinal Cannabis is an issue affecting health care: costs, patient access, safe medical outcomes; social outcomes: alcoholism reduction, domestic violence reduction, workplace health and safety, driving safety; animal health; and finally our obligations under international conventions.

Possible submissions or evidence fro m:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs References Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

1st September 2023

(signed)

Pauline Hanson

Name of bill:

Inspector-General Of Aged Care Bill 2023

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Possible hearing date(s):

TBC—potentially on the papers

Possible reporting date:

28 April 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

Name of bill:

Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023

Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill 2023 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected.

Committee to which bill is to be referred

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

April

Possible reporting date:

28 April 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 4

Name of bill:

Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Opposition (and likely crossbenchers) will request referral —Government has publicly signaled we would welcome referral.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

ACTU/ACCI/AIG (likely joint), BCA, Tate Directors Australia, ITECA, Community Colleges

Australia, Adult Learning Australia, Universities Australia, Group of 8, Aus Tech Network of

Unis, Regional network of Unis, Innovative Research Unis, States and territories, COSBOA,

Retailers Association, Pharmacy Guild, NECA, National Australian Apprenticeship

Association, Chartered Accountants ANZ, Chartered Practicing Accountants, Institute of

Public Accountants, SEEK, Linkedln, Tech Council, AMES, WAVE, Equality Rights Australia,

Council of Peaks, NFF, BSL. DEWR, Jobs and Skills Australia

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education, Employement and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

April non-sitting weeks (no preference for specific dates)

Possible reporting date:

Week of 24 April 2023

(signed)

Anne Urquhart

Name of bill:

Jobs and Skills Australia Amendment Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected.

Committee to which bill is to be referred

Education and Employment Legislations Committee

Possible hearing d ate(s)

April

Possible reporting date:

24 April 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 5

Name of bill:

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Data Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Consideration of stakeholder views on the VET Data Streamlining project.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Standing Committees on Education and Employment

Possible hearing date(s):

17 or 18 April 2023 (half-day hearing)

Possible reporting date:

4 May 2023

(signed)

Anne Urquhart

Name of bill:

National Vocational Education and Training Regulator (Data Streamlining) Amendment Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue

Possible Submissions or evidence from:

Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s)

April

Possible reporting date:

14 April 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.