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

I present the 15th report of 2017 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 6 December 2017 at 7.19 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the Judiciary Amendment (Commonwealth Model Litigant Obligations) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 8 May 2018 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Bankruptcy Amendment (Debt Agreement Reform) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 March 2018 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the Communications Legislation Amendment (Online Content Services and Other Measures) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 March 2018 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the Communications Legislation Amendment (Regional and Small Publishers Innovation Fund) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(e) the Copyright Amendment (Service Providers) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 March 2018 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(f) the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate Crime) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 April 2018 (see appendix 6 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(g) the Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 April 2018 (see appendix 7 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(h) the Family Law Amendment (Parenting Management Hearings) Bill 2017 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 26 March 2018 (see appendix 8 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Bill 2017

Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (Charges Imposition) Bill 2017

Security of Critical Infrastructure (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill.

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

(David Bushby)

Chair

7 December 2017

I move:

That the report be adopted.