1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 29 November 2023 at 7.15 pm
2. The committee recommends that—
   1. the provisions of the Attorney-General's Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 February 2024 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   2. the provisions of the Australian Human Rights Commission Amendment (Costs Protection) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 February 2024 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   3. the provisions of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 March 2024 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   4. contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 April 2024 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);
   5. contingent upon introduction in the Senate, the Digital ID Bill 2023, and the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 February 2024 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral); and
   6. the provisions of the Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 March 2024 (see appendix 6 for a statement of reasons for referral).
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
   • Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus No. 2) Bill 2023
   • Crown References Amendment Bill 2023
   • National Redress Scheme for Institutional Child Sexual Abuse Amendment Bill 2023
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
   • Australian Capital Territory Dangerous Drugs Bill 2023
   • Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Repudiation) Bill 2023
   • Australian Education Amendment (Save Our Public Schools) Bill 2023
   • Australian Research Council Amendment (Review Response) Bill 2023
   • Broadcasting Services Amendment (Ban on Gambling Advertisements During Live Sport) Bill 2023
   • COAG Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
   • Competition and Consumer Amendment (Continuing ACCC Monitoring of Domestic Airline Competition) Bill 2023
   • Criminal Code Amendment (Inciting Illegal Disruptive Activities) Bill 2023
   • Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 2) 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
   • Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions and Other Measures) Bill 2023
   • Modern Slavery Amendment (Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner) Bill 2023
   • National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 3) Bill 2023
   • Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Domestic Reserve) Bill 2023
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Reserve Bank Reforms) Bill 2023
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023
     Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023
5. The committee considered the following bills but was unable to reach agreement:
   • Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023
   • Help to Buy Bill 2023
     Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023

(Anne Urquhart)
Chair
29 November 2023