On 1 June 2017, the Senate referred the following Bills to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report:
Industrial Chemicals Bill 2017
Industrial Chemicals (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2017
Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Amendment Bill 2017
Industrial Chemicals Charges (General) Bill 2017
Industrial Chemicals Charges (Customs) Bill 2017
Industrial Chemicals Charges (Excise) Bill 2017
Submissions were sought by 12 June 2017. The reporting date is 13 June 2017. On 13 June 2017, the Senate granted an extension of time for reporting until 19 June 2017. On 15 June 2017, the Senate granted an extension of time for reporting until 8 August 2017.