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

I present the third report of 2024 of the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 3 OF 2024

21 March 2024

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 Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet

Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher

Senator Matt O'Sullivan

Senator David Pocock

Senator Paul Scarr

Senator Lidia Thorpe

Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Senator David Van

Secretary: Tim Bryant

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SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 3 OF 2024

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 20 March 2024 at 7.10 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024, the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges Bill 2024 and the Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 May 2024 (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:

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

21 March 2024

Appendix 1

S ELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024 Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Charges Bill 2024

Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies and Charges Collection Bill 2024

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To speak to stakeholders and understand the implications of this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Farmers, impacted stakeholders and other interested parties

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Rural and Regional Affair and Transport Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

April and May

Possible reporting date:

10 May 2024

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a b i ll to a committee

Name of bill:

Biosecurity Protection Levy Bills package

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:

(signed)

Senator Anne Urquhart

I move:

That the report be adopted

Question agreed to.