George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

By leave—I move:

That

(a) the provisions of the Major Bank Levy Bill 2017 and the Treasury Laws Amendment (Major Bank Levy) Bill 2017, be referred to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 June 2017; and

(b) the provisions of the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Queensland Commission Income Management Regime) Bill 2017 be referred to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 June 2017.

Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I move:

That the reporting date of part (b) of the motion moved by Senator Brandis be changed to 9 August 2017.

George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

We have not seen it.

Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Has the motion been circulated.?

Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I understood it had been. I suspect they did not expect it to come up quite so early. I have certainly ticked off on it to be circulated. This bill is the provisions of the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Queensland Commission Income Management Regime) Bill 2017. We do agree that it should be referred, but 20 June means in a week's time, and that is too short a time frame to carry out an inquiry into quite a substantial piece of legislation and a substantial program. I seek to amend the date it is due to report from 20 June 2017 to 9 August—in other words, we get the July break to have a look at this legislation.

Gavin Marshall (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Thank you for that explanation. The question is that the amendment as moved by Senator Siewert be agreed to.

Question negatived.

The question is that the motion as moved by Senator Brandis be agreed to.

Question agreed to.