• Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Improved Grants Reporting) Bill 2021 [private senator's bill]
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• Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Integrity of Elections) Bill 2021 [private senator's bill]
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Debate on these bills will continue at a later date

• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021
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Debate on this bill will continue on 21 October 2021

Without amendments

• Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (Equity Investments and Other Measures) Bill 2021
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• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021
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• Customs Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2021
  Customs Tariff Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2021
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• Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response—Better Advice) Bill 2021
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These bills will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

• Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019
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The bill was negatived at the second reading

The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments to the following bill:

• Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Bill 2021

This bill will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

• Destruction of caves at the Juukan Gorge Northern Australia Joint Committee
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• Insecurity in publicly funded jobs – Second interim report Job Security Select Committee
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• 8th report of 2021 Public Works Joint Committee
• COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee
• Final report Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre Select Committee
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• Independent assessments National Disability Insurance Scheme Joint Committee
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• Scrutiny digest 16 of 2021 Scrutiny of Bills Committee
• Delegated legislation monitor 15 of 2021 Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee
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• Human rights scrutiny report 12 of 2021 Human Rights Joint Committee
• Federal Government’s drought response Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee
• Examination of the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission Annual Report 2019-20 Law Enforcement Joint Committee

Government responses

• Response to Litigation funding and the regulation of the class action industry Corporations and Financial Services Joint Committee
• Response to Advisory report on the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (High Risk Terrorist Offenders) Bill 2020 Intelligence and Security Joint Committee
• Response to Australia's defence relationships with Pacific Island nations Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Joint Committee
• Response to The administration of government grants: Inquiry into Auditor-General's reports 5, 12 and 23 (2019-20) Public Accounts and Audit Joint Committee

• Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Climate Trigger) Bill 2020 extended to 8 December 2021
• Live Performance Federal Insurance Guarantee Fund Bill 2021 extended to 3 November 2021
• COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 extended to 19 October 2021
• Crimes Amendment (Remissions of Sentences) Bill 2021 extended to 5 November 2021
• Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regime extended to the last sitting day in March 2022
• Family and partner reunion visas extended to the first sitting day in March 2022
• Australia's Family Law System extended to 16 December 2021
• Job Security extended to the last sitting day in February 2022
• Fisheries quota system extended to 17 March 2022
• Disability Support Pension extended to the first sitting week in February 2022
• Australia’s aviation sector extended to 17 March 2022

• Departments and agencies were allocated to committees

Monday, 18 October

• Variations were agreed to

Tuesday, 19 October

• Variations were agreed to

Wednesday, 20 October

• Variations were agreed to

Thursday, 21 October

• Variations were agreed to [See Journals entries no. 22 and no. 34]

See also committee membership page

Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling program agreed to on 24 August 2021

Agreed to

• Documents relating to 2050 net-zero emissions reduction modelling to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction, by no later than 10.00 am on Thursday, 21 October 2021
• Documents relating to the Urban Congestion Fund to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, by no later than 11.15 am on Thursday, 21 October 2021
• Documents relating to the Cashless Debit Card scheme to be tabled by the Minister for Families and Social Services by no later than 3.30 pm on Friday, 22 October 2021
• Documents relating to ASIC and the Sterling Group to be tabled by the Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy, by no later than midday on Tuesday, 26 October 2021
• Government response >to the final report of the Administration of Sports Grants Select Committee to be tabled by the Minister representing the Prime Minister, by no later than 3.30 pm on 22 November 2021
• Government response to reports of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee on the exemption of delegated legislation from parliamentary oversight to be tabled by the Attorney-General, by no later than 6 pm on 22 November 2021 [response tabled]

Explanations by ministers

• The Minister representing the Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts (Senator Hume) tabled a document and made a statement regarding an order for the production of documents relating to the Urban Congestion Fund agreed to on 20 October 2021, and the Senate debated the statement
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• The Minister representing the Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction (Senator Seselja) tabled a document and made a statement regarding an order for the production of documents relating to 2050 net-zero emissions reduction modelling agreed to on 20 October 2021, and the Senate debated the statement
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Withdrawn

• The Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator Fierravanti-Wells) withdrew the following notices:
  • Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Serious Incident Response Scheme) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00222]
  • Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Amendment (Health Measures No. 1) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00290]
  • High Court of Australia (Building and Precincts – Regulating the Conduct of Persons) Directions 2021 [F2021L00391]
  • Legislation (Telecommunications Customer Service Guarantee Instruments) Sunset-altering Declaration 2021 [F2021L00277]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 List 2003 (No. 2) [F2021L00632]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 List 2003 (No. 3) [F2021L00628]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 List 2004 (No. 2) [F2021L00642]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 List 2009 (No. 1) [F2021L00637]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2010 (No. 1) [F2021L00638]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2011 (No. 1) [F2021L00641]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2013 (No. 1) [F2021L00634]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No. 1) [F2021L00640]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No. 2) [F2021L00627]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2015 (No. 3) [F2021L00648]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2016 (No. 1) [F2021L00635]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2018 (No. 2) [F2021L00639]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing 2019 (No. 1) [F2021L00649]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing (No. 1) 2020 [F2021L00626]
  • Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 Listing (No. 2) 2020 [F2021L00633]
  • Charter of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism – Persons and Entities) List 2001 [F2021L00631]
  • Charter of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism – Persons and Entities) List 2001 (No. 2) [F2021L00643]
  • Charter of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism – Persons and Entities) List 2002 (No. 1) [F2021L00645]
  • Charter of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism – Persons and Entities) List 2002 (No. 2) [F2021L00647]
  • Charter of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism – Persons and Entities) List 2002 (No. 3) [F2021L00636]
  • Charter of the United Nations (Anti-terrorism – Persons and Entities) List 2002 (No. 4) [F2021L00644]
  • Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening Information) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00736]

Notices of motion to disallow

• Notices given by the Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator Fierravanti-Wells)
• Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 1) Principles 2021 [F2021L00923]
• Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00863]
• Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Implementing the Technology Investment Roadmap) Regulations 2021 [F2021L01043]
• Civil Dispute Resolution Regulations 2021 [F2021L01031]
• Education Services for Overseas Students (Exempt Courses) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00877]
• Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (No-Anchoring Areas) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00843]
• Industry Research and Development (Regional Decentralisation Agenda—Securing Raw Materials Program) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00973]
• Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00859]
• Migration Amendment (Subclass 417 and 462 Visas) Regulations 2021 [F2021L01030]

Negatived

• Motions to disallow the following instruments were defeated:
  • Section 7 of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (Implementing the Technology Investment Roadmap) Regulations 2021 [F2021L01043] moved by Senators McKim and Brown
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  • Migration Amendment (Merits Review) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00845] moved by Senator Griff
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  • Fuel Security (Fuel Security Services Payment) Rule 2021 [F2021L01011] moved by Senator Rice
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Monday, 18 October

• The Senate took note of the Minister's explanation relating to the delay in providing answers to questions on notice
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Wednesday, 20 October

• The Senate took note of the Minister's explanation relating to the delay in providing answers to questions on notice
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• The Senate agreed to vary the hours of meeting for 18 and 19 October 2021