• Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Bill 2021
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Debate on this bill will continue on 26 August 2021

Without amendments

• Customs Amendment (Banning Goods Produced By Forced Labour) Bill 2021 [private senator's bill]
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The House of Representatives will now consider the bill

• Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021
  Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2021
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• Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Bill 2021
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• Electoral Legislation Amendment (Counting, Scrutiny and Operational Efficiencies) Bill 2021
  Electoral Legislation Amendment (Party Registration Integrity) Bill 2021
  Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Offences and Preventing Multiple Voting) Bill 2021
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• Australian Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation Authority Amendment (Governance and Other Measures) Bill 2021
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• Customs Amendment (2022 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2021
  Customs Tariff Amendment (2022 Harmonized System Changes) Bill 2021
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• Foreign Intelligence Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
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These bills will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

With Amendments

• Royal Commissions Amendment (Protection of Information) Bill 2021
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The House of Representatives will now consider this bill

• The House of Representatives agreed to the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Sunsetting Review and Other Measures) Bill 2021 without amendments
• The House of Representatives agreed to the Senate's amendments to the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Subsidy) Bill 2021

These bills will now be sent to the Governor-General for assent

• Foreign investment proposals extended to 27 August 2021
• Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No. 5) Bill 2021 extended to 27 August 2021
• Advancing Australia's strategic interests in the region extended to 30 September 2021
• Budget estimates 2021-22 Community Affairs Legislation Committee extended to 15 September 2021

Thursday, 26 August

• Variations were agreed to
• A member was appointed to a joint committee

See also committee membership page

Tabled

• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to the sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change agreed to on 10 August 2021
• Response to an order for the production of documents required by the Community Affairs References Committee concerning its inquiry into Centrelink’s compliance program agreed to on 12 August 2021
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• JobKeeper payments:
  • Response to an order for the production of documents agreed to on 23 August 2021
  • Response to orders for the production of documents agreed to on 4 August and 23 August 2021
• Response to an order for the production of documents relating to Australian Research Council funding schemes agreed to on 24 August 2021
• 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 the Urban Congestion Fund to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, by no later than 10 am on Monday, 30 August 2021
• Documents relating to JobKeeper payments to be tabled by the Commissioner of Taxation by 4.30 pm on 26 August 2021
• Documents relating to Australian Research Council funding schemes to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Education and Youth, by no later than 9.30 am on Thursday 26 August 2021
• Documents relating to the Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling program to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Resources and Water, by no later than 1 pm on Thursday, 26 August 2021
• Final report of the Energy Security Board on post-2025 energy market design to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, by no later than 10 am on Monday, 30 August 2021

Explanation by minister

• The Minister for Government Services made a statement regarding an order for the production of documents relating to Centrelink's compliance program and answers to questions taken on notice during the Community Affairs References Committee's inquiry [see recommendation 1 contained in the Community Affairs References Committee's fourth interim report]. The Senate debated the statement
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Notice of motion to disallow

• Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Amendment (2021 Measures No. 2) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00863] notice given by Senator Patrick
• The following notices were given by the Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator Fierravanti-Wells):
• 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]
• Industry Research and Development (Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00567]
• Industry Research and Development (Boosting Australia's Diesel Storage Program) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00610]
• Telecommunications (Statutory Infrastructure Providers–Circumstances for Exceptions to Connection and Supply Obligations) Determination 2021 [F2021L00651]
• Industry Research and Development (Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00567] notice given by Senator Hanson-Young
• Migration Amendment (Merits Review) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00845] notice given by Senator Griff
• Aviation Transport Security Amendment (Screening Information) Regulations 2021 [F2021L00736] notice given by the Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator Fierravanti-Wells)

Negatived

• Industry Research and Development (Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program) Instrument 2021 [F2021L00567] moved by Senator Waters
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Withdrawn

• Bankruptcy Regulations 2021 [F2021L00261] withdrawn by the Chair of the Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation Committee (Senator Fierravanti-Wells)

The Senate agreed to vary the hours of meeting for 23 and 24 August 2021