1. The committee met in private session on Tuesday, 27 September 2022 at 7.50 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
1. the provisions of the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 November 2022 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
2. the provisions of the Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Cheaper Child Care) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 16 November 2022 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
3. the provisions of the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 2022, the Financial Sector Reform Bill 2022, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2022 and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy (Collection) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 October 2022 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);
4. the National Energy Transition Authority Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 March 2023;
5. the Parliamentary Privileges Amendment (Royal Commission Response) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 November 2022 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);
6. the provisions of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Incentivising Pensioners to Downsize) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 October 2022;
7. the provisions of the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Workforce Incentive) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 November 2022 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
8. the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 3) Bill 2022, the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment Bill 2022 and the Income Tax Amendment (Labour Mobility Program) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 November 2022 (see appendix 6 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (AFP Powers and Other Matters) Bill 2022
   • High Speed Rail Authority Bill 2022
   • Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Animal Health Australia and Plant Health Australia Funding Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
   • Biosecurity Amendment (Strengthening Biosecurity) 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
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020
   • Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021
   • Maritime Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
   • National Anti-Corruption Commission Bill 2022
     National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022
   • Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Legislation Amendment Bill 2022
   • Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2022
     Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Import Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
     Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas (Manufacture Levy) Amendment Bill 2022
   • Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2022
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022
   • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022.

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
28 September 2022