1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 27 July 2022 at 7.31 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the provisions of the Aged Care Amendment (Implementing Care Reform) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 August 2022 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   2. the provisions of the Climate Change Bill 2022 and the Climate Change (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 August 2022 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   3. the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Save the Koala) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 February 2023 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   4. the Fair Work Amendment (Equal Pay for Equal Work) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 October 2022 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   5. the provisions of the Jobs and Skills Australia Bill 2022 and the Jobs and Skills Australia (National Skills Commissioner Repeal) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   6. the provisions of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Lifting the Income Limit for the Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 August 2022; and
   7. the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Electric Car Discount) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 September 2022 (see appendix 6 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Aged Care and Other Legislation Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022
   • Customs Amendment Bill 2022
   • Live Performance Federal Insurance Guarantee Fund Bill 2021
   • Military Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment (Incapacity Payments) Bill 2022
   • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Self-Employment Programs and Other Measures) Bill 2022
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Amendment (Selection and Appointment) Bill 2022
   • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019
   • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018
   • Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
   • Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020
   • Electric Vehicles Accountability Bill 2021
   • Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022
   • Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021
   • Landholders' Right to Refuse (Gas and Coal) Bill 2015
   • Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]
   • Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022
   • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022.

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
28 July 2022