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

I present the fifth report of 2022 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. 5 OF 2022

1. The committee met in private session on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 at 7.50 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by

3 November 2022 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2022 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2022, the Financial Sector Reform Bill 2022, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2022 and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 October 2022 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the National Energy Transition Authority Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 March 2023;

(e) the Parliamentary Privileges Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 November 2022 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(f) the provisions of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Incentivising Pensioners to Downsize) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by

20 October 2022;

(g) the provisions of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentive) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 November 2022 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(h) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 3) Bill 2022, the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2022 and the Income Tax Amendment (Labour Mobility Program) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by

17 November 2022 (see appendix 6 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

• Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (AFP Powers and Other Matters) Bill 2022

• High Speed Rail Authority Bill 2022

• Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022.

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

• Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia Funding Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

• Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Biosecurity) Bill 2022

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019

• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018

• Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021

• Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020

• Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020

• Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021

• Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

• National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022

National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022

• Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2022

• Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2022

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2022

Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2022

• Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]

• Treasury Laws Amendment (Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2022

• Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022

• United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022.

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

28 September 2022

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Anti-discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

The Bill implements recommendations of the respect at work report, which the Government has committed to implementing in full and which is of great interest to a wide range of stakeholders.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Unions, business, legal experts, women's organisations, and other civil society organisations.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

October

Possible reporting date:

3 November 2022

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquhart

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

The Bill introduces measures which will benefit a significant number of Australian families who access early childhood and education services and which account for a significant Government investment in this sector.

The Bill's key measures include:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Members of the Early Childhood and Education Reference Group, for example Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care, Early Childhood Australia, Goodstart Early Learning, Early Learning and Care Council of Australia, Australian Childcare Alliance

United Workers Union

Other peak bodies in the sector

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment

Possible hearing date(s):

October—November 2022

Possible reporting date:

16 November 2022

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquhart

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

October—November

Possible reporting date:

16 November 2022

(signed)

Senator Wendy Askew

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2022

Financial Sector Reform Bill 2022 Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2022

Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

September—October

Possible reporting date:

20 October 2022

(signed)

Senator Wendy Askew

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Parliamentary Privileges Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and constitutional affairs committee

Possible hearing date(s):

17th to 21st October

Possible reporting date:

17th November

(signed)

Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Appendix 5

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentives) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Temporarily Increasing the Work Bonus income bank

Making it easier for pensioners who work to resume Age Pension

Possible submissions or evidence from:

National Seniors—support

Council of the Ageing (COTA)

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

TBA

Possible reporting date:

10 November 2022

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquhart

Appendix 6

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 3) Bill 2022 Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees

Imposition Amendment Bill 2022

Income Tax Amendment (Labour Mobility Program) Bill 2022

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated issue

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Sector, Groups Individuals that are affected

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

September—October

Possible reporting date:

20 October

(signed)

Senator Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.

Question agreed to.