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

I present the ninth report of 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. 9 OF 2023

10 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

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 9 OF 2023

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 9 August 2023 at 7.11 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 August 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

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

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

10 August 2023

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

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

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Scrutiny of changes to employment services legislation

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Employment service providers, Economic Justice Australia

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and Employment

Possible hearing date(s):

Inquiry on the papers

Possible reporting date:

1 September 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

I move:

That the report be adopted.