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I present report No. 11 of the Selection Committee relating to the consideration of committee and a delegation of business and private member's business on Monday, 29 May 2017. The report will be printed in today's Hansard and the committee's determinations will appear on tomorrow's Notice Paper. Copies of the report have been placed on the table.

The report read as follows—

Report relating to the consideration of committee and delegation business and of private Members ' business

1. The committee met in private session on Tuesday, 23 May 2017.

2. The committee determined the order of precedence and times to be allotted for consideration of committee and delegation business and private Members' business on Monday, 29 May 2017 as follows:

Items for House of Representatives Chamber (10.10 am to 12 noon)

PRIVATE MEMBERS ' BUSINESS

Notices

1 MR WILKIE: To present a Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to family assistance and social security to allow the debts of people affected by domestic or family violence to be waived, and for related purposes. (Social Services Legislation Amendment (Relieving Domestic Violence Victims of Debt) Bill 2017)

(Notice given 11 May 2017.)

Presenter may speak to the second reading for a period not exceeding 10 minutes—pursuant to standing order 41.

Debate must be adjourned pursuant to standing order 142.

Orders of the day

1     Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Take Home Pay) Bill 2017 (Mr Shorten): Second reading—Resumption of debate (from22May2017MrTaylor).

Time allotted—20 minutes.

Speech time limits—

All Members speaking—5 minutes. each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 4 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

Notices—continued

2 MR CHRISTENSEN: To move:

That this House recognises:

(1) the long term global demand predictions for coal in providing reliable, secure and affordable baseload power;

(2) that power prices in Queensland have reached record highs, including up to $14,000 MW/H in January 2017;

(3) that the high cost of electricity supply in North Queensland has been a disincentive to business investment for many years, putting a strain on Australian businesses and households;

(4) that Australia has an abundance of high quality coal, better than in many countries around the world;

(5) that Australia should utilise this natural advantage by maintaining its prominent role in providing secure, reliable and affordable energy, and that in order to do this, there should be a coal fired power station built in North Queensland.

(Notice given 23 May 2017.)

Time allotted—50 minutes.

Speech time limits—

Mr Christensen—5 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes. each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 10 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.

3 MR HAMMOND: To move:

That this House:

(1) notes:

(a) the rapid increase in the use of electronic communication technology in recent decades, including in commerce;

(b) that access to electronic communication technology differs between Australians, and is often related to income, age, education level and remoteness;

(c) that not all Australians have the skills and infrastructure to communicate effectively via electronic channels;

(d) that many businesses, including banks, telecommunications companies and utilities, charge consumers an extra fee to receive communications via post; and

(e) that often the fee charged by companies to receive communications by post are intended as a disincentive, and do not represent the actual cost incurred by the company; and

(2) calls on the Government to bring forward legislation that will give consumers the right to receive communications from companies by post for no extra fee.

(Notice given 22 May 2017.)

Time allotted—remaining private Members ' business time prior to 12 noon

Speech time limits—

Mr Hammond—5 minutes.

Other Members—5 minutes. each.

[Minimum number of proposed Members speaking = 6 x 5 mins]

The Committee determined that consideration of this should continue on a future day.