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- 1 Meeting of Senate
- 2 Documents
- 3 Committee—Leave to meet during sitting
- 4 Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022
- 5 Notices
- 6 Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report no. 4 of 2023
- 7 Order of business—Rearrangement
- 8 Committees—Extensions of time to report—Criminal Code Amendment (Prohibition of Nazi Symbols) Bill 2023—Sexual consent laws
- 9 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Reference—Commonwealth, Olympic and Paralympic Games preparedness
- 10 Education and Employment References Committee—Reference—Impact of the Paid Parental Leave scheme on small business
- 11 Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee—Proposed reference—Major energy infrastructure developments
- 12 Hours of meeting and routine of business—Variation
- 13 Ending Poverty in Australia (Antipoverty Commission) Bill 2023
- 14 Australian Special Air Service Regiment—Fundraising campaign—Proposed order for production of documents
- 15 Death of Brian Peters—Proposed order for production of documents
- 16 National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023—Advice—Proposed order for production of documents
- 17 Freedom of Information Commissioner—Resignation—Order for production of documents—Attendance by minister
- 18 Fair Work Commission—National minimum wage decision—Attendance by minister
- 19 Committee membership
- 20 Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2023 Health Insurance Amendment (Prescribed Dental Patients and Other Measures) Bill 2023 Special Recreational Vessels Amendment Bill 2023 Treasury Laws Amendment (Refining and Improving Our Tax System) Bill 2023 Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023
- 21 Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023
- 22 National Reconstruction Fund Corporation Bill 2023
- 23 Committee membership
- 24 Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023
- 25 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum—Joint Select Committee—Appointment
- 26 Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2022
- 27 Royal Commissions Amendment (Enhancing Engagement) Bill 2023
- 28 Senators’ statements
- 29 Questions
- 30 Unparliamentary language—Statement by President
- 31 Motions to take note of answers
- 32 Freedom of Information Commissioner—Resignation—Order for production of documents—Explanation by minister
- 33 Fair Work Commission—National minimum wage decision—Explanation by minister
- 34 Committee reports and government responses—Tabling and consideration
- Scrutiny of Delegated Legislation—Standing Committee—Delegated legislation monitor 4 of 2023
- Scrutiny of Bills—Standing Committee—Scrutiny digest 4 of 2023
- Legislation Committees—Additional Information—Estimates
- Human Rights—Joint Statutory Committee—Report 4 of 2023
- Economics Legislation Committee—Additional information—Housing Australia Future Fund Bill 2023 and Related Bills
- Intelligence and Security—Joint Statutory Committee—Advisory report—Review of Item 250 of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2022
- Northern Australia—Joint Select Committee——Cyclone Reinsurance Pool
- Public Accounts and Audit—Joint Statutory Committee—494th report—Inquiry into the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s crisis management arrangements
- Treaties—Joint Standing Committee—208th report
- 35 Committee membership
- 36 Documents—Orders of the day—Consideration
- 37 Randwick Barracks site—Document
- 38 Committee reports and government responses—Orders of the day—Consideration
- 39 Auditor-General’s reports—Orders of the day—Consideration
- 40 Goods and services tax—Western Australia—Order for production of documents—Documents
- 41 Australian Labor Party—Discretionary payments—Order for production of documents—Document
- 42 Parliament—Cost of sitting—Order for production of documents—Document
- 43 Proposed superannuation changes—Order for production of documents—Documents
- 44 Ceduna—Alcohol and drug-related crime and injuries—Order for production of documents—Document
- 45 Resources—Ministerial statement—Document
- 46 Iran
- 47 Next meeting of Senate and leave of absence
- 48 Adjournment
- 49 Attendance
- 50 Documents
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6 Selection of Bills—Standing Committee—Report no. 4 of 2023
The Chair of the Selection of Bills Committee (Senator Urquhart) tabled the following report:
SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE
REPORT NO. 4 of 2023
1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 29 March 2023 at 7.16 pm.
2. The committee recommends that—
(a) the Digital Assets (Market Regulation) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 2 August 2023;
(b) the provisions of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 April 2023;
(c) the provisions of the Nature Repair Market Bill 2023 and the Nature Repair Market (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 1 August 2023;
(d) the provisions of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 4 May 2023; and
(e) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Refining and Improving Our Tax System) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 28 April 2023.
3. The committee recommends that the following bills not be referred to committees:
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Amendment Bill 2023
Broadcasting Services Amendment (Audio Description) Bill 2019
Defence Amendment (Parliamentary Approval of Overseas Service) Bill 2020
Crimes and Other Legislation Amendment (Omnibus) Bill 2023
Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill 2023
Federal Environment Watchdog Bill 2021
Infrastructure Australia Amendment (Independent Review) Bill 2023
Special Recreational Vessels Amendment Bill 2023
Veterans’ Affairs Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023.
4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:
Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023
Criminal Code Amendment (Inciting Illegal Disruptive Activities) Bill 2023
Customs Legislation Amendment (Commercial Greyhound Export and Import Prohibition) Bill 2021
Ending Native Forest Logging Bill 2023
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Lowering the Voting Age) Bill 2023
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Regional Forest Agreements) Bill 2020
Fair Work Amendment (Right to Disconnect) Bill 2023 [No. 2]
Family Law Amendment Bill 2023
Family Law Amendment (Information Sharing) Bill 2023
Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023
Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Amendment (No New Fossil Fuels) Bill 2021 [No. 2]
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Child Support Measures) Bill 2023
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Bill 2022.
5. The committee considered the National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023 but was unable to reach agreement.
Anne Urquhart
Chair
30 March 2023.
Senator Urquhart moved—That the report be adopted.
The Assistant Minister for Education (Senator Chisholm) moved the following amendment:
At the end of the motion, add “and the National Security Legislation Amendment (Comprehensive Review and Other Measures No. 2) Bill 2023 not be referred to a committee”.
Debate ensued.
Question—That the amendment be agreed to—put.
The Senate divided—
AYES, 27
Senators—
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Askew |
Farrell |
McKenzie |
Sterle |
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Brown |
Green |
McLachlan |
Stewart |
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Cash |
Grogan |
Payman |
Urquhart* |
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Chisholm |
Liddle |
Polley |
Walsh |
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Ciccone |
Lines |
Ruston |
Watt |
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Davey |
McAllister |
Sheldon |
White |
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Duniam |
McCarthy |
Smith, Marielle |
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NOES, 17
Senators—
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Allman-Payne |
Lambie |
Rice |
Thorpe |
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Babet |
McKim* |
Roberts |
Tyrrell |
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Cox |
Pocock, Barbara |
Shoebridge |
Waters |
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Faruqi |
Pocock, David |
Steele-John |
Whish-Wilson |
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Hanson-Young |
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Question agreed to.
Main question, as amended, put and passed.