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

I present the fourth report for 2023 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. 4 OF 2023

30 March 2023

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 Lidia Thorpe Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 4 OF 2023

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 29 March 2023 at 7.16 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 2 August 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 April 2023 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 and Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the provisions of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 May 2023 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(e) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Refining and Improving Our Tax System) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 April 2023 (see appendix 5 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 bill but was unable to reach agreement:

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

30 March 2023

Appendix 1

Name of bill:

Digital Assets (Market Regulation) 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

ECONOMICS LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Possible hearing date(s):

April to July

Possible reporting date:

2 AUGUST 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 2

Name of bill:

Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for cons ideration:

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 to May

Possible repor ting date:

28 April 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 3

Name of bill:

Nature Repair Market Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications

Possible reporting date:

8/6/2023

(signed)

Anne Urquhart

Name of bill:

Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

To examine details of the bill including the use of offsets, measuring long-term outcomes, integrity and transparency.

Possible submissi ons or evidence from:

Environment stakeholders, private sector, experts and scientists.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

5 June 2023

Possible reporting date:

1 August 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

Appendix 4

Name of bill:

Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Assessment of effectiveness/uptake.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Industry, sector groups, individuals who interacted with NAIF.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia

Possible hearing date(s):

April or potentially on the papers

Possible reporting date:

4th May 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

Appendix 5

Name of bill:

Treasury Laws Amendment (Refining and Improving Our Tax System) 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

Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

April to May

Possible reporting date:

28 April 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.