1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 at 7.20 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Economic Empowerment) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 25 November 2021 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   2. the provisions of the Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response No. 2) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2021 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   3. the provisions of the Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2021 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   4. the provisions of the Offshore Petroleum (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 and Treasury Laws Amendment (Laminaria and Corallina Decommissioning Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2021 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
   5. the provisions of the Telstra Corporation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 18 November 2021 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Aged Care Amendment (Registered Nurses Ensuring Quality Care) Bill 2021
   • Air Services Amendment Bill 2018
   • Australian Federal Integrity Commission Bill 2021
   • Biosecurity Amendment (No Crime to Return Home) Bill 2021
   • Customs Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2021
     Customs Tariff Amendment (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Implementation) Bill 2021
   • Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
   • Discrimination Free Schools Bill 2018
   • Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021
   • Fair Work Amendment (Improving Paid Parental Leave for Parents of Stillborn Babies) Bill 2021
   • Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021
   • Governor-General Amendment (Cessation of Allowances in the Public Interest) Bill 2019
   • Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2019
   • Health Insurance Amendment (Enhancing the Bonded Medical Program and Other Measures) Bill 2021
   • Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021
   • Human Rights (Targeted Sanctions) Bill 2021
   • International Human Rights and Corruption (Magnitsky Sanctions) Bill 2021
   • Migration Amendment (New Maritime Crew Visas) Bill 2020
   • Migration Amendment (Temporary Visa Extension and Reinstatements) Bill 2021
   • National Health Amendment (Pharmaceutical Benefits Transparency and Cost Recovery) Bill 2021
   • National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment (Funders of Last Resort and Other Measures) Bill 2021
   • Offshore Electricity Infrastructure (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2021
   • Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Improved Grants Reporting) Bill 2021
   • Ransomware Payments Bill 2021 (No. 2)
   • Regional Forest Agreements Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2017
   • Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021
   • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) Bill 2019
   • Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2019
   • Spam Amendment (Unsolicited Political Communications) Bill 2021
   • Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms) Bill 2021
   • Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Exempting Disability Payments from Income Testing and Other Measures) Bill 2021.
4. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:
   • National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021.

(Dean Smith)
Chair
21 October 2021