1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 21 June 2023 at 7.16 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the provisions of the Biosecurity Amendment (Advanced Compliance Measures) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 27 July 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   2. contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Foreign Bribery) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 July 2023 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   3. contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Amendment (Using New Technologies to Fight Climate Change) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 27 July 2023 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   4. the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Amendment (Administrative Changes) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 27 July 2023 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   5. contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 August 2023 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   6. the provisions of the Public Service Amendment Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 August 2023 (see appendix 6 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   7. the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 July 2023 (see appendix 7 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   8. the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Law Improvement Package No. 1) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 July 2023 (see appendix 8 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
   9. contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share—Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 August 2023 (see appendix 9 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (2023 Measures No. 3) Bill 2023
   • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023
   • Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment (Industry Self-Classification and Other Measures) Bill 2023
   • Criminal Code Amendment (Inciting Illegal Disruptive Activities) Bill 2023
   • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020
   • Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2023 [No. 2]
   • Freeze on Rent and Rate Increases Bill 2023
   • Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports Amendment (Animal Welfare) Bill 2023
   • Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Regulator Performance) Bill 2023
   • Intelligence Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
   • International Organisations (Privileges and Immunities) Amendment Bill 2023
   • National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Bill 2023
     National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023
   • Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023.
5. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:
   • Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment Bill 2023.

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
22 June 2023