On 9 February 2017, the Senate referred the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus Savings and Child Care Reform) Bill 2017 to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report.
Submissions were sought by 3 March 2017. The reporting date is 20 March 2017. On 20 March 2017, the Senate granted an extension of time for reporting until 21 March 2017.