1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 21 August 2024 at 7.10 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 October 2024 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Better and Fairer Schools (Information Management) Bill 2024
   • Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2024
   • Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Adding Superannuation for a More Secure Retirement) Bill 2024.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Scheduling) Bill 2024
   • Administrative Review Tribunal (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2024
   • Australian Capital Territory Dangerous Drugs Bill 2023
   • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023
   • Building and Construction Industry (Restoring Integrity and Reducing Building Costs) Bill 2024
   • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Continuing ACCC Monitoring of Domestic Airline Competition) Bill 2023
   • Criminal Code Amendment (Inciting Illegal Disruptive Activities) Bill 2023
   • Digital ID Repeal Bill 2024
   • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair and Transparent Elections) Bill 2024 (No. 2)
   • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023 [No. 2]
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Protecting Environmental Heritage) Bill 2024
   • Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020
   • Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment (Removing Criminals from Worksites) Bill 2024
   • Family Law Amendment Bill 2024
   • Freeze on Rent and Rate Increases Bill 2023
   • National Health Amendment (Technical Changes to Averaging Price Disclosure Threshold and Other Matters) Bill 2024
   • Parliamentary Workplace Support Service Amendment (Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission) Bill 2024
   • Public Service Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2024
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Extending the FBT Exemption for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles) Bill 2024.

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
22 August 2024