Government bills

The Government has scheduled bills for debate this week as follows:

Monday, 19 August

• Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Administration) Bill 2024*
• Criminal Code Amendment (Deepfake Sexual Material) Bill 2024*
• National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024*
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Responsible Buy Now Pay Later and Other Measures) Bill 2024*

Tuesday, 20 August

• Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024*
  Net Zero Economy Authority (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024*
• Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024*
• Illegal Logging Prohibition Amendment (Strengthening Measures to Prevent Illegal Timber Trade) Bill 2024*
• Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional Broadcasting Continuity) Bill 2024

Wednesday, 21 August

• Public Service Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2024
• Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Bill 2024
  Taxation (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) Imposition Bill 2024
  Treasury Laws Amendment (Multinational—Global and Domestic Minimum Tax) (Consequential) Bill 2024
• Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023

Thursday, 22 August

• Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024
  Nature Positive (Environment Information Australia) Bill 2024
  Nature Positive (Environment Law Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024
• Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024*
• Crown References Amendment Bill 2023*
• Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Declared Areas) Bill 2024
• Customs Amendment (Strengthening and Modernising Licensing and Other Measures) Bill 2024
  Customs Licensing Charges Amendment Bill 2024
• Telecommunications Amendment (SMS Sender ID Register) Bill 2024

Private senators’ bills

Wednesday, 21 August

• TBA

Thursday, 22 August

• TBA

Source: https://www.pmc.gov.au/resource-centre/government/draft-legislation-program-senate
* At the time of publication on 16 August 2024, amendments to the bill had been circulated.

Reports expected this week

Monday, 19 August

• Nature Positive (Environment Protection Australia) Bill 2024 and related bills - Environment and Communications Legislation Committee
• Middle Arm Industrial Precinct - Environment and Communications References Committee

Tuesday, 20 August

• Reports on Annual Reports - Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Economics Legislation Committee, Education and Employment Legislation Committee, Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee, Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee, Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

Scheduled hearings

See the list of upcoming public hearings

Orders for the production of documents

Monday, 19 August

• Government response to the interim report on the shutdown of the 3G mobile network to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than midday – agreed to on 14 August 2024

Attendance by minister

• Pursuant to the order agreed to on 14 September 2023, the Minister representing the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, attend the Senate to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to the NDIS Financial Sustainability Framework
• Minister representing the Minister for Defence to attend the Senate at the conclusion of question time on 19 August 2024 to provide an explanation regarding orders for the production of documents relating to the Australian Defence Force twenty-year review – agreed to on 14 August 2024

Tuesday, 20 August

• Documents relating to the national Housing Accord to be tabled by the Minister representing the Treasurer, by no later than midday – agreed to on 13 August 2024

Wednesday, 21 August

• The 2024 assurance review into the Macquarie Island modernisation project to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for the Environment and Water, by no later than midday – agreed to on 14 August 2024

Thursday, 22 August

• Documents relating to funding agreements for Land Transport Infrastructure Projects to be tabled by the Minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, by no later than midday  – agreed to on 14 August 2024