Senate debates

Thursday, 16 February 2017

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

11:06 am

Photo of David BushbyDavid Bushby (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present the second report of 2017 of the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated into Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 2 OF 2017

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 15 February 2017 at 7.24 pm.

2. The committee recommends—That—

(a) the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Amendment (Restoring Shortwave Radio) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 10 May 2017 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 March 2017 (see appendix 2 and 3 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(c) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2017 and the Diverted Profits Tax Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 March 2017 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral).

3. The committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:

                The committee recommends accordingly.

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

                                            (David Bushby)

                                            Chair

                                            16 February 2017

                                            APPENDIX 1

                                            Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

                                            Name of bill:

                                            Australian Broadcasting Corporations Amendment (Restoring Short wave Radio) Bill 2017

                                            Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

                                            Consideration of the impact of the requirement for the ABC to retain its shortwave radio transmission radio service provided in the Bill.

                                            Possible submissions or evidence from:

                                            The ABC

                                            Australian Strategic and Policy Institute

                                            Friends of the ABC

                                            Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

                                            Department of Communications

                                            Committee to which bill is to be referred:

                                            Environment and Communications

                                            Possible hearing date(s):

                                            3 April 2017

                                            Possible reporting date:

                                            10 May 2016

                                            (signed)

                                            Senator Kakoschke-Moore

                                            APPENDIX 2

                                            Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

                                            Name of bill:

                                            Native Title Amendment {Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017

                                            Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

                                                Possible submissions or evidence from:

                                                Attorney-General's Department

                                                Native Title Law Council

                                                National Native Title Council

                                                National Native Title Tribunal

                                                Native Title Services

                                                Australian Law Reform Commission

                                                Minerals Council of Australia

                                                National Parks Associations

                                                Committee to which bill is to be referred:

                                                Senate Legal & Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

                                                Possible hearing date(s):

                                                To be determined by the committee

                                                Possible reporting date:

                                                17 March 2017

                                                (signed)

                                                Senator Urquhart

                                                APPENDIX 3

                                                Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

                                                Name of bill:

                                                Native Title Amendment (Indigenous Land Use Agreements) Bill 2017

                                                Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

                                                Stakeholder views on the Bill.

                                                Possible submissions or evidence from:

                                                National Native Title Council, Northern Land Council , Kimberley Land Council, South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, Central Land Council , Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) Traditional Owners Council and other Native Title groups

                                                Committee to which bill is to be referred:

                                                Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

                                                Possible hearing date(s):

                                                Possible reporting date:

                                                27 March 2017

                                                (signed)

                                                Senator Siewert

                                                APPENDIX 4

                                                Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

                                                Name of bill:

                                                Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Multinational Tax Avoidance) Bill 2017

                                                Diverted Profits Tax Bill 2017

                                                Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

                                                Impact of these bills on the Australian government's budget position

                                                Impact of these bills on the investment environment

                                                Impact of these bills on equality

                                                Possible submissions or evidence from:

                                                Business sector

                                                Trade unions

                                                Social justice sector

                                                Academics

                                                Committee to which bill is to be referred:

                                                Economics

                                                Possible hearing date(s):

                                                Early March; April

                                                Possible reporting date:

                                                9 May 2017

                                                (signed)

                                                Senator Siewert

                                                I move:

                                                That the report be adopted.

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