8          Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report no. 5 of 2020

The Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee (Senator Dean Smith) tabled the following report:

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 5 of 2020

1.     The committee met in private session on Thursday, 11 June 2020 at 7.15 pm.

2.    The committee recommends that—

(a)                  the provisions of the Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020 and Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2020 ;

(b)                  the provisions of the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Dairy Cattle Export Charge) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2020 ; and

(c)                  the provisions of the Product Stewardship (Oil) Amendment Bill 2020 and the Excise Tariff Amendment Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2020 .

3.    The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:

Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Amendment (Jabiru) Bill 2020

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Amendment (APRA Industry Funding) Bill 2020

Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

Aviation Legislation Amendment (Liability and Insurance) Bill 2020

Coronavirus Economic Support and Recovery (No-one Left Behind) Bill 2020

Fair Work Amendment (COVID-19) Bill 2020

Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment (Coronavirus Economic Response Package) Bill 2020

National Skills Commissioner Bill 2020

Norfolk Island Amendment (Supreme Court) Bill 2020

Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 2) Bill 2020.

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

Aged Care Legislation Amendment (Improved Home Care Payment Administration No. 1) Bill 2020

Air Services Amendment Bill 2018

Australian Education Legislation Amendment (Prohibiting the Indoctrination of Children) Bill 2020

Banking Amendment (Deposits) Bill 2020

Broadcasting Services Amendment (Regional Commercial Radio and Other Measures) Bill 2020

Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Ensuring Fair Representation of the Northern Territory) Bill 2020

Constitution Alteration (Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press) 2019

Customs Amendment (Safer Cladding) Bill 2019

Discrimination Free Schools Bill 2018

Education Legislation Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020

Electoral Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2020

Governor-General Amendment (Cessation of Allowances in the Public Interest) Bill 2019

Great Australian Bight Environment Protection Bill 2019

Health Insurance Amendment (Continuing the Office of the National Rural Health Commissioner) Bill 2020

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Strengthening Banning Orders) Bill 2020

Regional Forest Agreements Legislation (Repeal) Bill 2017

Services Australia Governance Amendment Bill 2020

Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2020

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) Bill 2019

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the Poverty Trap) Bill 2018

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payment Integrity) Bill 2019

Treasury Laws Amendment (2020 Measures No. 3) Bill

Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Supporting the Wellbeing of Veterans and Their Families) Bill 2020.

Dean Smith

Chair

12 June 2020.

Senator Dean Smith moved—That the report be adopted.

Question put and passed.

9           Order of business—Rearrangement

The Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries (Senator Duniam) moved— That—

(a)              the following government business orders of the day be considered from 12.45 pm today:

No. 5   Health Insurance Amendment (General Practitioners and Quality Assurance) Bill 2020

Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2020 Measures No. 1) Bill 2020 (subject to introduction); and

(b)              government business be called on after consideration of the bills listed in paragraph (a) and considered till not later than 2 pm today.

Question put and passed.

Senator Duniam moved—That general business notice of motion no. 654 standing in the name of Senator Siewert, relating to coronavirus economic support and recovery, be considered during general business today.

Question put and passed.

Senator Duniam moved—That general business order of the day No. 42 (Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Waiver of Debt and Act of Grace Payments) Bill 2019) be considered at the time for private senators’ bills on Monday, 15 June 2020.

Question put and passed.