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

I present the 12th report of 2024 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. 12 of 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 Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network Whip)

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet

Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher

Senator Maria Kovacic

Senator Matt O'Sullivan

Senator Fatima Payman

Senator David Pocock

Senator Gerard Rennick

Senator Lidia Thorpe

Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Senator David Van

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 9 October 2024 at 7.13 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2024 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).

(b) the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsideration of Decisions) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 November 2024 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

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

Intelligence Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Cyber Security) Bill 2024

Security of Critical Infrastructure and Other Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Response and Prevention) Bill 2024

Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 [No. 2]

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

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

10 October 2024

Appendix 1

S ELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Hear from education stakeholders

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Education experts, approved authorities, unions, state/ territories, parents and carers groups.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Week of 28 Oct, week of 11 Nov

Possible reporting date:

14 November

(signed)

Nick McKim

Appendix 2

S ELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsideration of Decisions) Bill 2024

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To allow the Committee to scrutinise this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Stakeholders and interested parties.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

October

Possible reporting date:

14 November 2024

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.