1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 20 November 2024 at 7.14 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the provisions of the Free TAFE Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 27 February 2025 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   2. the provisions of the National Broadband Network Companies Amendment (Commitment to Public Ownership) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 6 February 2025 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   3. the provisions of the Oversight Legislation Amendment (Robodebt Royal Commission Response and Other Measures) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 January 2025 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   4. the provisions of the Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 January 2025 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
   5. the provisions of the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Setting Gender Equality Targets) Bill 2024 be referred immediately to the Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 January 2025 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Aged Care Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
   • Aged Care (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024
   • Customs Amendment (ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area Second Protocol Implementation and Other Measures) Bill 2024
   • Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals and Other Measures) Bill 2024
   • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair and Transparent Elections) Bill 2024 (No. 2)
   • Health Insurance (Pathology) (Fees) (Repeal) Bill 2024
   • Help to Buy Bill 2023 [No. 2]
     Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 [No. 2]
   • Midwife Professional Indemnity (Commonwealth Contribution) Scheme Amendment Bill 2024
   • National Organic Standard Bill 2024
   • Navigation Amendment 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 (Australian Energy Regulator Separation) 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 (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024
     Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Communications) Bill 2024
   • Electoral Legislation Amendment (Fair Territory Representation) Bill 2024
   • 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
   • Health Legislation Amendment (Modernising My Health Record—Sharing by Default) Bill 2024
   • Interactive Gambling Amendment (Ban Gambling Ads) Bill 2024
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Extending the FBT Exemption for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles) Bill 2024.
5. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:
   • Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024.

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
21 November 2024