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

I present the 15th 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. 15 OF 2023

30 November 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 Senator David Van

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 15 OF 2023

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 7.15 pm

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Attorney-General's Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 February 2024 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 February 2024 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 March 2024 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 April 2024 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(e) contingent upon introduction in the Senate, the Digital ID Bill 2023, and the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 February 2024 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(f) the provisions of the Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 March 2024 (see appendix 6 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:

Live Sport) Bill 2023

Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023

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

Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

29 November 2023

Appendix 1

S ELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Attorney-General's Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To carefully scrutinise this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

A range of stakeholders.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs legislation committee

Possible hearing date(s):

January 2024

Possible reporting date:

1 February 2024

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To carefully scrutinise this legislation and understand any impacts it has on employers.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

A range of stakeholders including employers

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Employment and Education Legislation Committee.

Possible hearing date(s):

January 2024

Possible reporting date:

9 February 2024

(signed)

Wendy Askew

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To carefully scrutinise this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

A range of stakeholders including those from the Communications industry.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

January and February 2024

Possible reporting date:

26 March 2024

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Public, industry and stakeholder scrutiny of new prominence framework for connected television devices and modernised anti-siphoning scheme.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Free-to-air TV, subscription TV, streaming services, device manufacturers, digital platforms, sporting codes.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Committee.

Possible hearing date(s):

23 Jan 2024.

Possible reporting date:

February 2024.

(signed)

Anne Urquhart

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti- siphoning) Bill 2023

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

26th March 2024

(signed)

Nick McKim

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill: Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To carefully scrutinise this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

A range of stakeholders including those from the Defence industry.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

January to March 2024

Possible reporting date:

30 April 2024

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bjll to a committee

Name of bill:

Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

The Bill will strengthen Australia's export control framework and create a national exemption for the UK and the US from certain Australian export control permit requirements.

The Bill amends the Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 (OTC Act) through the insertion of provisions which:

1. regulate the supply of Defence and Strategic Goods List (DSGL) military or dual- use technology (i.e. technical data) to foreign persons within Australia;

2. regulate the supply of DSGL military and dual-use goods and technology, that were previously exported or supplied from Australia, from one foreign country to another country, or to another person within the same foreign country;

3. regulate the provision of services related to military items on the DSGL; and remove the requirement to obtain a permit for supplies of certain DSGL goods and technology and the provision of certain DSGL services to the United Kingdom or the United States.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence & Trade Legislation Committee Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

30 April 2024

(signed)

Anne Urquhart

Appendix 5

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Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Digital ID Bill 2023

Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To carefully scrutinise this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

A range of stakeholders and interested parties.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

January 2024

Possible reporting date:

28 February 2024

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bjll to a committee

Name of bill:

Digital ID Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Digital ID is a major whole of economy reform. There will be substantial interest from participants in the Digital ID system, businesses, both current ad potential users of digital ID, various civil society groups such as privacy advocates, as well as individual citizens.

It is a relatively complex system and law, which involves states, territories, the Commonwealth business and individual citizens.

Referral to the committee will allow broader consideration of the bill and issues, prior to debate in the Parliament.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Early 2024

Possible reporting date:

21 February 2024

(signed)

Anne Urquhart

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Digital ID Bill 2023 Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Matters raised by the bill including privacy implications and overall digital privacy landscape

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Attorney General's Department Electronic Frontiers Australia Communications Alliance

DIGI

Reset Tech

Digital Rights Watch Tech Council of Australia Council for Civil Liberties

Australian Communications Consumer Action Network Centre for Responsible Technology (Aus. Institute branch) Tech Policy Design Centre

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

9 February 2024

23 February 2024

Possible reporting date:

28 February 2024

(signed)

Nick McKim

Appendix 6

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To carefully scrutinise this legislation and understand the changes this legislation will make to the Superannuation system.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

A range of stakeholders from the Financial and super industries, consumer groups and others interested in this legislation.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

January to March 2024

Possible reporting date:

28 March 2024

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.