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

I present the first report of 2025 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 2025

6 February 2025

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

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 1 OF 2025

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 5 February 2025 at 7.14 pm 2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 March 2025 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(b) the provisions of the Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 April 2025 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

Universities Accord (National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence) (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2025

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

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

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

6 February 2025

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To scrutinize this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Interested parties and stakeholders.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

February

Possible reporting date:

14 March 2025

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Commonwealth Workplace Protection Orders Bill 2024

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

This is an important bill that deserves proper scrutiny

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Services Australia

Home Affairs

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

7 March 2025

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquhart

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Health Legislation Amendment (Improved Medicare Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2024

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To scrutinize this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Interested parties and stakeholders.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

February and March

Possible reporting date:

3 April 2025

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.