1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 18 September 2024 at 7.15 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   2. the provisions of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   3. the provisions of the Criminal Code Amendment (Hate Crimes) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 12 December 2024 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   4. the provisions of the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 14 November 2024 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   5. the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2024 Tax and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 October 2024 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   6. the provisions of the Universities Accord (National Student Ombudsman) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 October 2024 (see appendix 6 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
   7. the provisions of the Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care Workers (Special Account) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 October 2024 (see appendix 7 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bill not be referred to committees:
   • Customs Tariff Amendment (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans- Pacific Partnership Expansion) Bill 2024.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • 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 (No. 2)
   • 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
   • Freeze on Rent and Rate Increases Bill 2023
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Extending the FBT Exemption for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles) Bill 2024.
5. The committee considered the following bills but was unable to reach agreement:
   • Sex Discrimination Amendment (Acknowledging Biological Reality) Bill 2024.

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
19 September 2024