Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs

Completed inquiries and reports

Inquiries lapsed during the 44th Parliament

Consult the Register of Senate Committee Reports if you are unsure when a report was tabled.

Report Name Date Tabled
Legislation Committee
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Welfare Payment Integrity) Bill 2016 Inquiry lapsed
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Interest Charge) Bill 2016 Inquiry lapsed
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2015 10 March 2016
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2015 1 March 2016
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions] 22 February 2016
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Budget Repair) Bill 2015 4 February 2016
Food Standards Australia New Zealand Amendment (Forum on Food Regulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015 30 November 2015
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill 2015 [Provisions] 30 November 2015
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment) Bill 2015 30 November 2015
Health Insurance Amendment (Safety Net) Bill 2015 23 November 2015
Social Services Legislation Amendment (No Jab, No Pay) Bill 2015 [Provisions] 11 November 2015
Health Legislation Amendment (eHealth) Bill 2015 [Provisions] 9 November 2015
Social Services Legislation Amendment (More Generous Means Testing for Youth Payments) Bill 2015 9 November 2015
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015 12 October 2015
Fairer Paid Parental Leave Bill 2015 15 September 2015
Gene Technology Amendment Bill 2015 18 August 2015
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Amendment Bill 2015 [Provisions] 17 August 2015 
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment and Other Measures) Bill 2015 11 August 2015
Medical Research Future Fund Bill 2015 and Medical Research Future Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2015 10 August 2015
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Fair and Sustainable Pensions) Bill 2015 [Provisions] 22 June 2015
Social Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 [Provisions] 15 June 2015
Social Services Legislation Amendment (No. 2) Bill 2015 [Provisions] 15 June 2015
Private Health Insurance Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2014 13 May 2015
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Amendment (A Stronger Land Account) Bill 2014 25 March 2015
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment Bill 2014 28 October 2014
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2014 12 September 2014
Private Health Insurance Amendment (GP Services) Bill 2014 4 September 2014
Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill 2014 and Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2014 27 August 2014
National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2014 27 August 2014
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Stronger Penalties for Serious Failures) Bill 2014 [Provisions] 27 August 2014
Australian National Preventive Health Agency (Abolition) Bill 2014 [Provisions] 14 July 2014
Health Workforce Australia (Abolition) Bill 2014 [Provisions] 14 July 2014
Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net) Bill 2014 [Provisions] 16 June 2014
Social Security Legislation Amendment (Green Army Programme) Bill 2014 17 March 2014
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 12 December 2013
References Committee
Future of Australia’s aged care sector workforce Inquiry lapsed
Growing evidence of an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme like illness for many Australian patients Inquiry lapsed
Indefinite detention of people with cognitive and psychiatric impairment in Australia Inquiry lapsed
Medical complaints process in Australia Inquiry lapsed
Violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings, including the gender and age related dimensions, and the particular situation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, and culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability 25 November 2015
Availability of new, innovative and specialist cancer drugs in Australia 17 September 2015
Impact on service quality, efficiency and sustainability of recent Commonwealth community service tendering processes by the Department of Social Services 16 September 2015
Out of home care 19 August 2015
Adequacy of existing residential care arrangements available for young people with severe physical, mental or intellectual disabilities in Australia 24 June 2015
Extent of income inequality in Australia 3 December 2014
Grandparents who take primary responsibility for raising their grandchildren 29 October 2014
Prevalence of different types of speech, language and communication disorders and speech pathology services in Australia 2 September 2014
Out-of-pocket costs in Australian healthcare 22 August 2014
Care and management of younger and older Australians living with dementia and behavioural and psychiatric symptoms of dementia (BPSD) 26 March 2014

Inquiries lapsed in the 44th Parliament

Inquiry name
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Welfare Payment Integrity) Bill 2016
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Interest Charge) Bill 2016
Future of Australia's aged care sector workforce
Growing evidence of an emerging tick-borne disease that causes a Lyme like illness for many Australian patients
Indefinite detention of people with cognitive and psychiatric impairment in Australia
Medical complaints process in Australia