Senator CALVERT —I present the fourth report of the Selection of Bills Committee.

Ordered that the report be adopted.

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

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 4 OF 1999

1. The Committee met on 23 March 1999.

2. The Committee resolved to recommend—

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

(b) That the following bills be referred to committees:

(c) That the following bills not be referred to committees:

. Customs (Anti-dumping Amendments) Bill 1998

. Customs Tariff (Anti-Dumping) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1998

. Export Market Development Grants Legislation Amendment Bill 1999

. Referendum Legislation Amendment Bill 1999

. Taxation Laws Amendment (Software Depreciation) Bill 1999.

The Committee recommends accordingly.

3. The Committee deferred consideration of the following bills to the next meeting:

(deferred from meeting of 23 March 1999)

. Criminal Code Amendment (Bribery of Foreign Public Officials) Bill 1999

. Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill (No. 1) 1999

. Financial Sector (Transfers of Business) Bill 1999

. Higher Education Legislation Amendment Bill 1999

. Income Tax Rates Amendment (RSAs Provided by Registered Organizations) Bill 1999

. Superannuation Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 1999

. Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 1999

. Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 5) 1999

. Taxation Laws Amendment (CPI Indexation) Bill 1999

. Taxation Laws Amendment (Demutualisation of Non-insurance Mutual Entities) Bill 1999

. Taxation Laws Amendment (Political Donations) Bill 1999.

(Paul Calvert)

Chair

24 March 1999

Appendix 1

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Health Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 3) 1999

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration

. whether PHIAC should be established as a stand alone regulatory authority

. The most appropriate prudential standards apply

Possible submission or evidence from:

consumer groups, APRA, private health industry

Committee to which bill is referred:

Community Affairs Legislation Committee or Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee.

Possible hearing date(s) : 1 April 1999 (?) or later in April

Possible reporting date : 30 April 1999

signed

Kerry O'Brien

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 2

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bills:

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Amendment Bill 1998

Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Charges Bill 1998

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration

Advised by a range of industry participants that there has been no consultation:

(a) before the announcement of the contents of these Bills

(b) during the Ernst and Young report into the substance of these Bills.

Many industry groups have major concerns about elements of these Bills and believe that a Committee hearing would allow an opportunity to expand on their concerns to all political parties. The evidence would provide a comprehensive information source to be able to move forward with the Bill.

Possible submission or evidence from:

1. MMPA—Mature Magazine Publishers Association

2. AFC—Australian Film Commission

3. SPA—Screen Writers and Producers Association

4. Lumiere Theatre

5. AIDA

6. Becker Entertainment

7. Ronin Films

8. Australian Film Institute

9. Cinema Action Group

10. Australian Free Speech Association—Terry Lane

11. Eros

12. Australian Council of Film Societies

13. Federation of Victorian Film Society

14. Hobart Film Society

15. Melbourne Film and Video Makers

16. South Australian Amateur Movie Makers Inc

17. Melbourne International Film Festival

18. Melbourne Queer Film and Video Film Festival

19. Poison Apple Productions—Anna Brownfield

20. Phillip Adams

21. Cinema Owners Association

22. National Film and Sound Archives

23. Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia

Further information as to details of these organisations and individuals will be forthcoming on Monday 22 March.

Committee to which bill is referred:

Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee.

Possible hearing date(s) : 26 March 1999

Possible reporting date : 29 March 1999

signed

D. Margetts

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 3

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Bill 1998 [1999]

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration

It appears that the bill has important transitional and other considerations

Possible submission or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is referred:

Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Legislation Committee.

Possible hearing date(s) :

Possible reporting date : 24 May 1999

signed

Kerry O'Brien

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member