On 7 December 2017 the Senate referred the Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017 to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 May 2018. The reporting date for this inquiry has been extended as follows:
- On 8 May 2018, the Senate agreed to extend the committee’s reporting date to 28 June 2018.
- On 26 June 2018, the Senate agreed to extend the committee’s reporting date to 27 July 2018.
- On 26 July 2018, the committee tabled a progress report seeking an extension to 19 September 2018.
- On 18 September 2018, the Senate agreed to extend the committee’s reporting date to 7 December 2018.
The deadline for submissions to the inquiry was 28 February 2018.