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

I present the fourth report of 2020 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. 4 OF 2020

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 13 May 2020 at 7.25pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 5 August 2020 (see appendix 1 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:

Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020 Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020

(Dean Smith)

Chair

14 May 2020

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:Migration Amendment (ProhibitingItemsinImmigrationDetention Facilities) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: Banning of items in administrative detention. This is a legacy bill that the Govt left on the notice paper for years. There is a very high likelihood there will be changes to the legislation, which will need substantial reconsideration by committee.

Possible submissions or evidence from: Law Council, Refugee and Asylum Seeker groups

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the Committee

Possible reporting date:

5 August 2020

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquhart

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill: Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: concerns regarding human rights, and rights of the child (will provide for: prohibition of items in immigration detention facilities; searches without warrants; extra screening and seizure powers; and use of dogs for screening and searching detainees),

Possible submissions or evidence from: Human Rights Law Centre; Human Rights Watch; Law Council of Australia; Civil Liberties Australia; Australian Lawyers Alliance; Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law; Asylum Seeker Resource Centre; Refugee Council of Australia; Asylum Seeker Resource Centre; Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Legal & Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s): 8-9 July 2020

Possible reporting date: 6 August 2020

(signed)

Senator Rachel Siewert

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill: Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/prin cipal issues for consideration: concerns regarding human rights, and rights of the child (will provide for the apprehension and interrogation of 14 year olds under AS/0 Act).

Possibl e submissions or evidence from: Human Rights Law Centre; Human Rights Watch; Law Council of Australia; Civil Liberties Australia; Australian Lawyers Alliance; Child Rights Taskforce; Child Rights Australia

Committee t o which bill is to be referred: Legal & Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s): 24-25 June 2020

Possible reporting date: 23 August 2020

(signed)

Senator Rachel Siewert

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill: Telecommunications Legislation Amendment {International Production Orders) Bill 2020

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: concerns regarding human rights, and digital rights (amends the Telecommunications {Interception and Access) Act 1979)

Possible submissions or evidence from: Human Rights Law Centre; Human Rights Watch; Law Council of Australia; Civil Liberties Australia; Australian Lawyers Alliance; Digital Rights Watch; Electronic Frontiers Australia; the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network; Australasian Legal Information Institute; Australian Privacy Foundation

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Legal & Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date( s): 11-12 June 2020

Possible reporting date: 9 July 2020

(signed)

Senator Rachel Siewert

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Question agreed to.