Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I present the third report for 2020 of the Selection of Bills Committee and seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 3 OF 2020

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 26 February 2020 at 7.45pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Australian Education Amendment (Direct Measure of Income) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 May 2020 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 June 2020 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 October 2020 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the Intelligence and Security Legislation Amendment (Implementing Independent Intelligence Review) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 June 2020 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(e) the provisions of the National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June 2020 (see appendix 5 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:

(Dean Smith)

Chair

27 February 2020

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Australian Education Amendment (Direct Measure of Income) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date: 1st May 2020

Senator Anne Urquhart

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Donation Reform and Other Measures) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Possible hearing date(s):

14 April, 20 April

Possible reporting date:

30 June 2020

Jacqui Lambie

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

Rachel Siewert

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Intelligence and Security Legislation Amendment (Implementing Independent Intelligence Review) Bil1 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal & Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

24 April 2020

Possible reporting date:

13 May 2020

Rachel Siewert

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Intelligence and Security Legislation Amendment (Implementing Independent Intelligence Review) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration :

Policy issues that would benefit from input from the affected agencies and other interested stakeholders in civil society.

Possible submissions or evidence fr om :

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

(this is the committee to which other proposals for reform of PJCIS have previously been sent. The bill relates to portions of the Intelligence Services Act which are the responsibility of the Prime Minister under the Administrative Arrangements Order. )

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

25 June 2020

Senator Anne Urquhart

Appendix 5

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

12 June 2020

Senator Anne Urquhart

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

National Radioactive Waste Management Amendment (Site Specification, Community Fund and Other Measures) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

Rachel Siewert

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Question agreed to.