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

I present the first report of 2024 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. 1 OF 2024

8 February 2024

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

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SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 1 OF 2024

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 7 February 2024 at 7.40 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 March 2024 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 November 2024 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(c) the provisions of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards and Other Measures) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 March 2024 (see appendix 3 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:

Treasury Laws Amendment (Foreign Investment) Bill 2024

Treasury Laws Amendment (Cost of Living—Medicare Levy) Bill 2024.

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

Administrative Review Tribunal (Consequential and Transitional Provisions No. 1) Bill 2023

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

8 February 2024

Appendix 1

S ELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To carefully investigate this legislation and provide interested stakeholders the opportunity to comment on the legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

A range of stakeholders and interested parties.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

February

Possible reporting date:

14 March 2024

Print name:

Wendy Askew

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to ref er a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Criminal Code Amendment (Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes) Bill 2024

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

To examine the bill in more detail and hear from various stakeholders.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

May to September 2024

Possible reporting date:

13 November 2024

(signed)

Whip/ Selection of Bills Committee member

Senator Thorpe

Appendix 3

S ELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Consumer Safeguards and Other Measures) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To carefully investigate this legislation and provide interested stakeholders the opportunity to comment on the legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

A range of stakeholders and interested parties including from the Communications sector.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

February

Possible reporting date:

14 March 2024

Print name:

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.