Senator CALVERT (3:32 PM) —I present the 12th report of 2001 of the Selection of Bills Committee.

Ordered that the report be adopted.

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

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 12 OF 2001

1. The committee met on 21 August 2001.

2. The committee resolved to recommend -

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

(b) That the following bills not be referred to a committee:

· Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 5) 2001

· Education, Training and Youth Affairs Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2001

· Financial Services Reform Bill 2001

Financial Services Reform (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2001

Corporations (Compensation Arrangements Levies) Bill 2001

Corporations (Fees) Amendment Bill 2001

Corporations (National Guarantee Fund Levies) Amendment Bill 2001

· New Business Tax System (Thin Capitalisation) Bill 2001

· New Business Tax System (Debt and Equity) Bill 2001

· States Grants (Primary and Secondary Education Assistance) Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001

· Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Further Budget 2000 and Other Measures) Bill 2001

· Workplace Relations Amendment (Minimum Entitlements for Victorian Workers) Bill 2001

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

Bill deferred from meeting of 22 May 2001

· Aviation Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2) 2001

Bills deferred from meeting of 7 August 2001

· Constitution Alteration (Appropriations for the Ordinary Annual Services of the Government) 2001

· Customs Tariff Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2001

· General Insurance Reform Bill 2001

· Motor Vehicle Standards Amendment Bill 2001

· Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Indexation) Bill 2001

· Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (No. 4) 2001

Bills deferred from meeting of 21 August 2001

· Commonwealth Electoral Amendment Bill 2001

· Health and Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Bill 2001

· State Elections (One Vote, One Value) Bill 2001

· Wool International Amendment Bill 2001

(Paul Calvert)

Chair

22 August 2001

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Appendix 1

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill(s):

Trade Practices Amendment (Telecommunications) Bill 2001

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration

To examine, in particular, the impact of limiting the evidence that can be adduced on appeals to the Australian Competition Tribunal to the evidence that was put before the ACCC

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Telstra

Cable and Wireless Optus

Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications

Vodafone

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Committee to which bill is referred:

Environment, Communications Information Technology and the Arts Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date:

Possible reporting date: 17 September 2001

(signed)

Vicki Bourne

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member