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

I present the 6th 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—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 6 OF 2023

15 June 2023

MEMBERS OF THE COMMI TTEE

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

A/g Secretary: Ivan Powell

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SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 6 OF 2023

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 at 7.12 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Disclosure of Information) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 July 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(b) the Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 23 August 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

Creative Australia (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

Student Loans (Overseas Debtors Repayment Levy) Amendment Bill 2023

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

15 June 2023

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bi ll to a committee

Name of bill:

Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Disclosure of Information) 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): Up to Committee

Possible reporting date:

26 July 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Health Insurance Amendment (Professional Services Review Scheme) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue

Possible sub missions 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):

June -August

Possible reporting date:

23 August 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.