Selection of Bills Committee

Report No. 14 of 2021

The Senate agreed to the recommendations of the report, with amendments, on Thursday, 2 December 2021

  1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 1 December 2021 at 8.10 pm.
  2. The committee recommends that—
    1. the provisions of the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 February 2022 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
    2. the provisions of the Customs Amendment (Controlled Trials) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 March 2022; and
    3. the provisions of the Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 April 2022.
  3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
    • Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia Funding Legislation Amendment Bill 2021
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Candidate Eligibility) Bill 2021
    • National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2021
    • Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Exempting Disability Payments from Income Testing and Other Measures) Bill 2021.
  4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
    • Aged Care Amendment (Registered Nurses Ensuring Quality Care) Bill 2021
    • Air Services Amendment Bill 2018
    • Australian Federal Integrity Commission Bill 2021
    • Australian Research Council Amendment Bill 2021
    • Biosecurity Amendment (No Crime to Return Home) Bill 2021
    • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Voter Choice Through Optional Preferential Voting and the Robson Rotation) Bill 2021
    • Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
    • Discrimination Free Schools Bill 2018
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Annual Disclosure Equality) Bill 2021
    • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Voter Integrity) Bill 2021
    • Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021
    • Fair Work Amendment (Improving Paid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies) Bill 2021
    • Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021
    • Governor-General Amendment (Cessation of Allowances in the Public Interest) Bill 2019
    • Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2019
    • Health Insurance Amendment (Enhancing the Bonded Medical Program and Other Measures) Bill 2021
    • Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Transparent Patient Outcomes) Bill 2021
    • Higher Education Support Amendment (2021 Measures No. 1) Bill 2021
    • Human Rights (Targeted Sanctions) Bill 2021
    • International Human Rights and Corruption (Magnitsky Sanctions) Bill 2021
    • Migration Amendment (New Maritime Crew Visas) Bill 2020
    • Migration Amendment (Temporary Visa Extension and Reinstatements) Bill 2021
    • National Health Amendment (Enhancing the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme) Bill 2021
    • National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Transparency and Cost Recovery) Bill 2021
    • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Fight for Australia’s Coastline) Bill 2021
    • Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2021
    • Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2021
    • Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2021
    • Ransomware Payments Bill 2021 (No. 2)
    • Regional Forest Agreements Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2017
    • Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021
    • Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Loans Scheme Enhancements) Bill 2021
    • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) Bill 2019
    • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2019
    • Spam Amendment (Unsolicited Political Communications) Bill 2021.
  5. The committee considered the following bills but was unable to reach agreement:
    • Corporations Amendment (Improving Outcomes for Litigation Funding Participants) Bill 2021
    • COVID-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2021
    • Religious Discrimination Bill 2021
      Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021
      Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021.

(Dean Smith)
Chair
2 December 2021

  1. At the end of the motion, add “and, in respect of the Corporations Amendment (Improving Outcomes for Litigation Funding Participants) Bill 2021, the bill be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 February 2022”.
  2. At the end of the motion, add “and the provisions of the following bills be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 February 2022:
    Religious Discrimination Bill 2021
    Religious Discrimination (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021
    Human Rights Legislation Amendment Bill 2021”.
  • Senator Dean Smith (Government Whip, Chair)
  • Senator Perin Davey (The Nationals Whip)
  • Senator Stirling Griff (Centre Alliance Whip)
  • Senator Pauline Hanson (Pauline Hanson's One Nation Whip)
  • Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)
  • Senator Anne Urquhart (Opposition Whip)
  • Senator Raff Ciccone
  • Senator Katy Gallagher
  • Senator Jacqui Lambie
  • Senator the Hon James McGrath
  • Senator Rex Patrick
  • Senator the Hon Anne Ruston

Secretary: Tim Bryant
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