Senator CALVERT (3:35 PM) —by leave—I present the 10th report of 1998 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I move:

That the report be adopted.

Senator CALVERT —I seek leave to have the report incorporated into Hansard .

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Report No. 10 of 1998

1. The Committee met on 7 July 1998.

2. The committee resolved:

(a) That the provisions of the following bill be referred to a committee:

(b) That the following bill be referred to a committee:

3. The Committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:

Corporate Law Economic Reform Bill 1998

Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1998

States Grants (General Purposes) Amendment Bill 1998

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Superannuation Funds) Bill 1998.

The Committee recommends accordingly.

4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to the next meeting:

(deferred from meeting of 30 June 1998)

Navigation Amendment (Employment of Seafarers) Bill 1998

(deferred from meeting of 7 July 1998)

Australian Wool Research and Promotion Organisation Amendment Bill 1998

Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 1998

Criminal Code Amendment (Slavery and Sexual Servitude) Bill 1998

Customs Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 1998

Customs Legislation (Automotive Competitiveness and Investment Scheme) Bill 1998

Industry Research and Development Amendment Bill 1998

Life Insurance (Conduct and Disclosure) Bill 1998

National Measurement Amendment (Utility Meters) Bill 1998

Primary Industries and Energy Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998

Regional Forest Agreements Bill 1998

Statute Stocktake Bill 1998

Superannuation Legislation (Commonwealth Employment) Repeal and Amendment (Consequential Amendments) Bill 1998

Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 1998.

5. The committee considered a proposal to refer the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Bill 1998 (see appendix 3) , agreed that the bill should be referred, but did not reach a decision on the committee to which the bill should be referred or the reporting date.

(signed)

(Paul Calvert)

Chair

8 July 1998

Appendix 1

Name of bill : Australian Hearing Services Reform Bill 1998

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration :

The failure of the Government to provide details in relation to the exact nature and level of Community Service Obligations, despite repeated requests.

The level of community concern about the provision of hearing services to children and pensioners, by Australian Hearing Services.

Concerns expressed by private providers and consumers regarding the new arrangements for the provision of subsidised hearing services.

The need to ensure that high quality hearing services research continues to be supported by government, by contract with Australian Hearing Services.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Consumers' Health Forum of Australia Australian Consumers' Association Australian Pensioners and Superannuants Federation Brotherhood of St Laurence Council on the Ageing (Australia) National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation National Ethnic Disability Alliance National Rural Health Alliance Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children ACT Deafness Resource Centre Deaf Society of NSW Deafness Association of the Northern Territory Queensland Deaf Society Royal South Australia Deaf Society Tasmania Deaf Society

Victorian Deaf Society

Western Australian Deaf Society

Audiological Society of Australia

Community and Public Sector Union

Rural Doctors' Association of Australia

Speech Pathology Association of Australia

Speech Pathology Private Practitioners Association

And those agencies who made submissions to the Hearing Services Administration Bill 1997

Committee to which bill is to be referred :

Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

July 98

Possible reporting date:

31 July 1998

(signed)

C. Evans

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 2

Name of bill : Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill 1998

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration :

Significant public interest and debate.

Possible submissions or evidence from :

Pay TV Industry

Free-to-air Broadcasters

Consumer Organisations

Regulators

Committee to which bill is to be referred :

ERCA Legislative

Possible hearing date(s) :

July/August

Possible reporting date :

9 September 1998

(signed)

C Evans

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 3

Name of bill : Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Bill 1998

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration :

Fundamental reform of Commonwealth environmental reform

Possible submissions or evidence from :

Committee to which bill is to be referred :

Environment, Recreation, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s) :

Early August

Possible reporting date :

7 October 1998 (no later)

(signed)

P Calvert

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member