Documents presented out of sitting after the Senate adjourned on 27 March 2024

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Documents presented out of sitting

Committee reports

1. Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Additional estimates 2023-24—Report, dated March 2024, documents presented to the committee and additional information. [Received 28 March 2024]
2. Economics Legislation Committee—Superannuation (Objective) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Report, dated March 2024, additional information and submissions. [Received 28 March 2024]
3. Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Annual reports referred to legislation committees—Report no. 1 of 2024, dated March 2024. [Received 28 March 2024]
4. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Additional estimates 2023-24—Report, dated March 2024, documents presented to the committee and additional information. [Received 28 March 2024]
5. Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation—Standing Committee—Delegated legislation monitor 4 of 2024, dated 28 March 2024, and ministerial correspondence. [Received 28 March 2024]
6. Environment and Communications References Committee—Glencore’s proposed carbon capture and storage project—Progress report, dated 4 April 2024. [Received 4 April 2024]
7. Environment and Communications References Committee—Middle Arm Industrial Precinct—Progress report, dated 4 April 2024. [Received 4 April 2024]
8. Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Communications Legislation Amendment (Prominence and Anti-siphoning) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Report, dated April 2024, additional information and submissions. [Received 9 April 2024]
9. Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Military Invalidity Payments Means Testing) Bill 2024 [Provisions]—Report, dated April 2024, additional information and submissions. [Received 10 April 2024]
10. Economics Legislation Committee—Help to Buy Bill 2023 [Provisions] and Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Progress report, dated 16 April 2024. [Received 16 April 2024]
11. Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee—Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Bill 2023 [Provisions] and Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Progress report, dated 15 April 2024. [Received 16 April 2024]
12. Human Rights—Joint Statutory Committee—Human rights scrutiny report 3 of 2024, dated 17 April 2024. [Received 17 April 2024]
13. Economics Legislation Committee—Help to Buy Bill 2023 [Provisions] and Help to Buy (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Report, dated April 2024, additional information and submissions. [Received 18 April 2024]
14. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Red imported fire ants: Don’t let this come back to bite us—Report, dated April 2024, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 18 April 2024]
15. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—COVID-19 Royal Commission—Report, dated April 2024, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 19 April 2024]
16. Corporations and Financial Services—Joint Statutory Committee—Statutory inquiry into ASIC, the Takeovers Panel, and the corporations legislation: Competition in clearing and settlement and the ASX CHESS Replacement Project: The CHESS Replacement Project is too important to fail—Interim report, dated April 2024, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 24 April 2024]
17. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Additional estimates 2023‑24—Report, dated April 2024. [Received 24 April 2024]
18. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee— Crimes Amendment (Strengthening the Criminal Justice Response to Sexual Violence) Bill 2024—Report, dated April 2024, additional information and submissions. [Received 24 April 2024]
19. Economics Legislation Committee—Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions]—Progress report, dated 30 April 2024. [Received 30 April 2024]
20. Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Murdoch Media Inquiry Bill 2023—Progress report, dated 30 April 2024. [Received 30 April 2024]
21. Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Access to Australian Parliament House by lobbyists—Progress report, dated 30 April 2024. [Received 30 April 2024]
22. Trade and Investment Growth—Joint Standing Committee—Strengthening Australia’s approach to trade negotiations—Report, dated April 2024. [Received 1 May 2024]
23. Economics Legislation Committee—Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions]—Report, dated May 2024, additional information and submissions. [Received 3 May 2024]
24. Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Access to Australian Parliament House by lobbyists—Report, dated May 2024, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 7 May 2024]
25. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Migration Amendment (Removal and Other Measures) Bill 2024 [Provisions]—Report, dated May 2024, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 7 May 2024]
26. Supermarket Prices—Select Committee—Supermarket prices: Final report—Competition and Consumer Amendment (Divestiture Powers) Bill 2024—Report, dated May 2024, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 7 May 2024]
27. Community Affairs Legislation Committee—Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation Amendment (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024 [Provisions]—Report, dated May 2024, additional information and submissions. [Received 8 May 2024]
28. Environment and Communications References Committee—Australian Antarctic Division funding—Progress report, dated 8 May 2024. [Received 8 May 2024]
29. Environment and Communications References Committee—Optus network outage—Progress report, dated 8 May 2024. [Received 8 May 2024]
30. Cost of Living—Select Committee—Second interim report, dated May 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
31. Economics References Committee—Improving consumer experiences, choice, and outcomes in Australia’s retirement system—Existing and proposed superannuation for housing policies—Interim report, dated May 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
32. Environment and Communications References Committee—Australian Antarctic Division funding—Report, dated May 2024, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 9 May 2024]
33. Environment and Communications References Committee—National cultural policy—Interim report, dated May 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
34. Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee—Annual report for 2023, dated May 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
35. Economics Legislation Committee—Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Report, dated May 2024, additional information and submissions. [Received 10 May 2024]
36. Economics Legislation Committee—Treasury Laws Amendment (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions and Other Measures) Bill 2023 [Provisions] and Superannuation (Better Targeted Superannuation Concessions) Imposition Bill 2023 [Provisions]—Report, dated May. [Received 10 May 2024]
37. Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024 [Provisions] and Net Zero Economy Authority (Transitional Provisions) Bill 2024 [Provisions]—Progress report, dated 10 May 2024. [Received 10 May 2024]
38. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee—Agriculture (Biosecurity Protection) Levies Bill 2024 [Provisions] and related bills—Report, dated May 2024, documents presented to the committee, additional information and submissions. [Received 10 May 2024]

Government responses to parliamentary committee reports

1. Education and Employment References Committee—Report—The national trend of school refusal and related matters—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 11 April 2024]
2. National Capital and External Territories—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Restoring democracy: Local governance on Norfolk Island—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 11 April 2024]
3. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Report—Fisheries quota system—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 11 April 2024]
4. Education and Employment Legislation Committee—Report—Fair Work Amendment (Equal Pay for Equal Work) Bill 2022—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 18 April 2024]
5. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2023—Government response, dated March 2024. [Received 18 April 2024]
6. Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee—Advisory report—Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2023—Government response, dated September 2023. [Received 26 April 2024]
7. Community Affairs References Committee—Report—Review of legislative instruments made under Part 3AA or Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 – Review 1—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
8. Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Report—Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Bill 2017 [Provisions]—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
9. Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Report—Clean Energy Finance Corporation Amendment (Grid Reliability Fund) Bill 2020 [Provisions]—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
10. Environment and Communications References Committee—Final report—Retirement of coal fired power stations—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
11. Environment and Communications References Committee—Interim report—Retirement of coal fired power stations—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
12. Environment and Communications References Committee—Report—Current and future impacts of climate change on housing, buildings and infrastructure—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
13. Environment and Communications References Committee—Report—Direct Action: Paying polluters to halt global warming?—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
14. Jobs for the Future in Regional Areas—Select Committee—Report—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
15. Resilience of Electricity Infrastructure in a Warming World—Select Committee—Report—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
16. Scrutiny of Government Budget Measures—Select Committee—Fourth interim report—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 2 May 2024]
17. Education and Employment References Committee—Report—A National Disgrace: The Exploitation of Temporary Work Visa Holders—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
18. Environment and Communications Legislation Committee—Report—Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
19. Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee—Report—Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Tax Transparency in Procurement and Grants) Bill 2019—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
20. Finance and Public Administration References Committee—Report—Lessons to be learned in relation to the Australian bushfire season 2019-20—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
21. Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee—Report—Issues facing diaspora communities in Australia—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
22. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Migration Amendment (Clarification of Jurisdiction) Bill 2018 [Provisions]—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
23. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2021 [Provisions]—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
24. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Migration and Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Information Provisions) Bill 2020 [Provisions]—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
25. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014 [Provisions]—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
26. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—National Emergency Declaration Act 2020—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
27. Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee—Report—New Skilled Regional Visas (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2019 [Provisions]—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
28. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Report—Effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortages—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
29. Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee—Report—Efficacy, fairness, timeliness and costs of the processing and granting of visa classes which provide for or allow for family and partner reunions—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
30. Migration—Joint Standing Committee—Final and interim reports—Australia’s skilled migration program—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
31. Migration—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Inquiry into efficacy of current regulation of Australian migration and education agents—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
32. Migration—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Inquiry into review processes associated with visa cancellations made on criminal grounds—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
33. Migration—Joint Standing Committee—Final and interim reports—Working Holiday Maker Program—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
34. Strengthening Multiculturalism—Select Committee—Report—Ways of protecting and strengthening Australia’s multiculturalism and social inclusion—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
35. Temporary Migration—Select Committee—Report—Government response, dated April 2024. [Received 9 May 2024]
36. Education and Employment Legislation Committee—Report—Social Security Legislation Amendment (Streamlined Participation Requirements and Other Measures) Bill 2021 [Provisions]—Government response. [Received 10 May 2024]
37. Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade—Joint Standing Committee—Report—Inquiry into transition from the Australian Defence Force (ADF)—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 10 May 2024]
38. Human Rights—Joint Statutory Committee—Report—ParentsNext: Examination of Social Security (Parenting payment participation requirements - class of persons) Instrument 2021—Government response. [Received 10 May 2024]
39. National Capital and External Territories—Joint Standing Committee—Telling Australia’s story - and why it’s important: Report on the inquiry into Canberra’s national institutions—Government response, dated May 2024. [Received 10 May 2024]

Government documents

1. Australian Education Act 2013—National School Resourcing Board—Annual review of state and territory compliance with section 22A of the Act—Report for 2022. [Received 4 April 2024]
2. Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995—Report for 2021-22 on the operation of the Act. [Received 11 April 2024]
3. National School Resourcing Board—Review of the School Resourcing Standard indexation arrangements, dated March 2024. [Received 11 April 2024]
4. Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority—Reports for 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022‑23. [Received 18 April 2024]
5. Infrastructure Australia Act 2008—Annual statements on functions of Infrastructure Australia—Annual budget statement 2024—April 2024. [Received 26 April 2024]
6. Infrastructure Australia Act 2008—Annual statements on functions of Infrastructure Australia—Annual performance statement 2024—April 2024. [Received 26 April 2024]
7. Northern Land Council—Report for 2022-23—Correction. [Received 26 April 2024]
8. Treaty—Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement For Trans-Pacific Partnership And associated side letters (Auckland, 16 July 2023)—Text, together with associated documents. [Received 2 May 2024]
9. Australian Competition and Consumer Commission—Telstra’s structural separation undertaking—Report for 2022-23. [Received 9 May 2024]

Reports of the Auditor-General for 2023-24

1. No. 21—Performance audit—Management of the Australian War Memorial’s Development Project: Australian War Memorial. [Received 11 April 2024]
2. No. 22—Performance audit—Management of Taxpayers’ Use of Transfer Pricing for Related Party Debt: Australian Taxation Office. [Received 17 April 2024]
3. No. 23—Performance audit—Management of Complaints by the National Disability Insurance Agency: National Disability Insurance Agency. [Received 22 April 2024]
4. No. 24—Performance audit—Issuing, compliance and contracting of Australian carbon credit units: Clean Energy Regulator. [Received 30 April 2024]
5. No. 25—Performance audit—National Broadband Network — Transition from Construction to Operation: NBN Co Limited. [Received 1 May 2024]
6. No. 26—Performance audit—Department of Home Affairs’ regulation of migration agents: Department of Home Affairs. [Received 8 May 2024]

Returns to order

1. Afghanistan Inquiry Implementation Oversight Panel—Orders of 28 February and 18 March 2024 (474 and 491)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Assistant Minister for Trade (Senator Ayres), maintaining the public interest immunity claim raised in response to the orders. [Received 28 March 2024]
2. Deductible gift recipient status—Order of 20 March 2024 (496)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 27 March 2024, responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 28 March 2024]
3. Maugean skate—Order of 20 March 2024 (497)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Assistant Minister for Education (Senator Chisholm), dated 27 March 2024, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim, and attachments. [Received 28 March 2024]
4. Murray-Darling Basin—Orders of 7 February 2024 (455, 456 and 457)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Assistant Minister for Education (Senator Chisholm), dated 27 March 2024, responding to the orders and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 28 March 2024]
5. National Legal Assistance Partnership—Independent review—Order of 26 March 2024 (510)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Watt), dated 27 March 2024, responding to the order and raising a public interest immunity claim. [Received 28 March 2024]
6. National Legal Assistance Partnership—Independent review—Order of 26 March 2024 (510)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (Senator Watt), dated 28 March 2024, maintaining the public interest immunity claim raised in response to the order. [Received 4 April 2024]
7. First Nations cultural heritage reforms—Order of 20 March 2024 (493)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy (Senator McAllister) responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 9 April 2024]
8. National competition reform—Order of 20 March 2024 (495)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 5 April 2024, responding to the order, and attachment. [Received 9 April 2024]
9. Australian Research Council—Grant recommendations—Letter of advice pursuant to the order of the Senate of 27 February 2020—March 2024. [Received 11 April 2024]
10. Department of Home Affairs—Protection visas—Statement pursuant to the order of the Senate of 14 November 2019—February 2024. [Received 11 April 2024]
11. Brookline Advisory, PsiQuantum and Mandala—Order of 29 February 2024 (487)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), dated 15 April 2024, responding to the order and raising public interest immunity claims, and attachments. [Received 16 April 2024]
12. Housing Australia availability payments—Order of 26 March 2024 (504)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Trade and Tourism (Senator Farrell), dated 15 April 2024, responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 16 April 2024]
13. Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines for 2023—Order of 12 May 2020—Reports and correspondence received by the Minister for Finance, and a summary of the decisions reported under paragraph 4.12 of the Commonwealth Grants Rules and Guidelines 2017. [Received 17 April 2024]
14. Deductible gift recipient status—Order of 20 March 2024 (496)—Letter to the President of the Senate from the Minister for Finance (Senator Gallagher), dated 1 May 2024, responding to the order, and attachments. [Received 2 May 2024]
15. Australian Research Council—Grant recommendations—Letter of advice pursuant to the order of the Senate of 27 February 2020—April 2024. [Received 7 May 2024]

Departmental and agency appointments and vacancies

Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 7 May 2024]

Departmental and agency grants

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 7 May 2024]

Entity contracts for 2023

Defence portfolio. [Received 30 April 2024]

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 17 April 2024]

Estimates hearings—Unanswered questions on notice

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 7 May 2024]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 8 May 2024]

Finance portfolio. [Received 30 April 2024]

Finance portfolio—Australian Public Service Commission. [Received 7 May 2024]

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 10 May 2024]

Prime Minister and Cabinet portfolio—Workplace Gender Equality Agency. [Received 10 May 2024]

Former ministers—Meetings

Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry portfolio. [Received 7 May 2024]

Attorney-General’s portfolio. [Received 7 May 2024]

Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water portfolio. [Received 7 May 2024]

Education portfolio. [Received 10 May 2024]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio. [Received 7 May 2024]

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio—Employment. [Received 10 May 2024]

Finance portfolio. [Received 30 April 2024]

Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio. [Received 7 May 2024]

Health and Aged Care portfolio. [Received 10 May 2024]

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio—Communications. [Received 8 May 2024]

Indexed lists of departmental and agency files

Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio—Comcare and Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority. [Received 28 March 2024]

Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts portfolio. [Received 4 April 2024]