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

I present the third report of 2017 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 3 OF 2017

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 22 March 2017 at 7.16 pm.

2. The committee recommends—That—

(a) the provisions of the Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 May 2017 (see appendix 1 and 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 May 2017 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 May 2017 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the Racial Discrimination Amendment Bill 2016 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 May 2017 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(e) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Low Value Goods) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 May 2017 (see appendix 6 and 7 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

4. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:

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

(David Bushby)

Chair

23 March 2017

APPENDIX 1

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

The bill makes significant changes to bargaining under the FW Act.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Unions

Employer organisations

Fair Work Commission

Fair Work Ombudsman

Department of Employment

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Education and Employment Legislation committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

(signed)

Senator Siewert

APPENDIX 2

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Name of bill: Fair Work Amendment (Corrupting Benefits) Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To allow for a full and detailed examination of the provisions proposed in the bill. To allow stakeholders to make submissions on the detailed proposals in the bill.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Employers, employer groups, unions, academics, industrial relations experts.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

22 May 2017

(signed)

Senator Urquhart

APPENDIX 3

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Fair Work (Protecting Vulnerable Workers) Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To allow for a full and detailed examination of the provisions proposed in the bill. To allow stakeholders to make submissions on the detailed proposals in the bill.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Employers, employer groups, unions, academics.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

22 May 2017

(signed)

Senator Urquhart

APPENDIX 4

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Fair Work Amendment (Repeal of 4 Yearly Reviews and Other Measures) Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To allow for a full and detailed examination of the provisions proposed in the bill. To allow stakeholders to make submissions on the detailed proposals in the bill.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Employers, employer groups, unions, academics, industrial relations experts.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

22 May 2017

(signed)

Senator Urquhart

APPENDIX 5

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Racial Discrimination Amendment Bill 2016

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Removal of 'offend' and 'insult' provisions from section 18C of the Act.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Persons and organisations who made submissions to the inquiry of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights concerning Part IIA of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975. The Committee could inform itself of the submissions and report of that Committee to enable a relatively short review process.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs — Legislation - Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

April 2017

Possible reporting date:

Tuesday 9 May 2017

(signed)

Senator Bernardi

APPENDIX 6

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Low Value Goods) 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Economics Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the Committee

Possible reporting date:

The week of May 9

(signed)

Senator Urquhart

APPENDIX 7

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee:

Name of bill:

Treasury Laws Amendment (GST Low Value Goods) Bill 2017

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To understand the extent of the market that will actually be captured by this tax. To understand the ability of the tax office to collect this tax.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Online retail platforms.

Bricks and mortar retail firms. Logistics companies.

Tax academics.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Economics

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

(signed)

Senator Siewert

I move:

That the report be adopted.