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Report on bills introduced 18 June–29 June 2012

1.1        This report provides the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights' view on the compatibility with human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 for bills introduced into the Parliament during the period 18 June 2012 to 29 June 2012.

The following bills engage human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011:

• Commonwealth Government Securities Legislation Amendment
  (Retail Trading) Bill 2012........................................................................................ 3
• Electoral and Referendum Amendment (Improving Electoral
  Procedure) Bill 2012................................................................................................. 6
• Fisheries Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2012............................................ 8
• Health Insurance Amendment (Extended Medicare Safety Net)
  Bill 2012................................................................................................................... 10
• Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2012....................................................... 12
• Tax Laws Amendment (2012 Measures No. 4) Bill 2012................................. 14
• Transport Safety Investigation Amendment Bill 2012...................................... 16
• Veteran’s Affairs Legislation Amendment Bill 2012........................................ 18

The following bills do not engage human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011:

• Corporations Legislation Amendment (Financial Reporting Panel)
  Bill 2012................................................................................................................... 20
• Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Improvements)
  Bill (No. 3) 2012...................................................................................................... 21
• Customs Tariff Amendment (2012 Measures No. 1) Bill 2012........................ 21
• Statute Stocktake (Appropriations) Bill (No. 1) 2012....................................... 21
• Tax Laws Amendment (Investment Manager Regime) Bill 2012.................... 22

The statements of compatibility for the following bills claim that the bills do not engage human rights as defined in the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011.  In each case, the committee has sought clarification of this claim from the proponent of the bill:

• Broadcasting Services Amendment (Public Interest Test) Bill 2012.............. 23
• Customs Amendment (Smuggled Tobacco) Bill 2012....................................... 23
• Protecting Local Jobs (Regulating Enterprise Migration
  Agreements) Bill 2012............................................................................................ 25
• Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive
  Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012...................................................................... 25

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