1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 30 November 2022 at 7.13 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the Education and Other Legislation Amendment (Abolishing Indexation and Raising the Minimum Repayment Income for Education and Training Loans) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 April 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   2. the provisions of the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 February 2023 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   3. the provisions of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 March 2023; and
   4. the provisions of the Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 2 March 2023 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Referendum (Machinery Provisions) Amendment Bill 2022.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Amendment (Strengthening Land and Governance Provisions) Bill 2022
   • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019
   • Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Lowering Voting Age and Increasing Voter Participation) Bill 2018
   • COVID-19 Vaccination Status (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill 2022
   • Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
   • Customs Legislation Amendment (Controlled Trials and Other Measures) Bill 2022
   • 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
   • Export Control Amendment (Streamlining Administrative Processes) Bill 2022
   • Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021
   • Higher Education Support Amendment (Australia's Economic Accelerator) Bill 2022
   • Human Rights (Children Born Alive Protection) Bill 2022
   • Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Modernisation) Bill 2022
   • Ministers of State Amendment Bill 2022
   • Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Medical Device and Human Tissue Product List and Cost Recovery) Bill 2022
     Private Health Insurance (National Joint Replacement Register Levy) Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2022
     Private Health Insurance (Prostheses Application and Listing Fees) Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2022
   • Public Interest Disclosure Amendment (Review) Bill 2022
   • Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]
   • Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2022 Measures No. 1) Bill 2022
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (2022 Measures No. 5) Bill 2022
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2022
   • Work Health and Safety Amendment Bill 2022
   • United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022.

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
1 December 2022