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

I present the eighth report for 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. 8 OF 2023

3 August 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

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 2 August 2023 at 7.10 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) contingent upon introduction in the Senate, the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 February 2024 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 August 2023 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 August 2023 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(d) the provisions of the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Bill 2023 and the National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 August 2023 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self-Classification and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Regulator Performance) Bill 2023

Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2023.

4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023

Criminal Code Amendment (Inciting Illegal Disruptive Activities) Bill 2023

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020

Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

Freeze on Rent and Rate Increases Bill 2023

Higher Education Support Amendment (Response to the Australian Universities Accord Interim Report) Bill 2023

Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 [No. 2]

National Housing Supply and Affordability Council Bill 2023 [No. 2]

Treasury Laws Amendment (Housing Measures No. 1) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023.

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023.

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

3 August 2023

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

CLIMATE CHANGE AMENDMENT (DUTY OF CARE AND INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY) BILL 2023

Reasons for referra l /principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

TBA

Possible reporting date:

1 February 2023

(signed)

David Pocock

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Various Stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred.

Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

August

Possible reporting date:

30 August 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

The bill proposes a significant change to how privileges and immunities are conferred on international organisations.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

DFAT

IMF

World Bank

Committee to which bill is to be referred.

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

August

Possible reporting date:

30 August 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Bill 2023

National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Various Stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred.

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s ) :

August

Possible reporting date:

30 August 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Question agreed to.