John Williams (NSW, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

On behalf of Senator Bushby, I present the 14th report of 2018 of the Selection of Bills Committee, and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Report no. 14 of 2018

1.   The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 28 November 2018 at 7.30 PM.

2.   The committee recommends that—

(a)   the provisions of the Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 11 February 2019 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

•   Australian Cannabis Agency Bill 2018

•   Australian Research Council Amendment (Ensuring Research Independence) Bill 2018

•   Customs Amendment (Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2018

Customs Tariff Amendment (Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation) Bill 2018

•   Electoral Legislation Amendment (Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2018

•   Future Drought Fund Bill 2018

Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018

•   Halal Certification Transitional Authority Bill 2018

•   Intelligence Services Amendment Bill 2018

•   Migration Amendment (Streamlining Visa Processing) Bill 2018

•   Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Australia Fund Bill 2018

•   Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the Poverty Trap) Bill 2018

•   Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Supporting Retirement Incomes) Bill 2018.

4.   The committee considered the following bills but was unable to reach agreement (see appendix 2 for statements of reasons for proposed referrals):

•   Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

•   Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

•   National Integrity Commission Bill 2018

•   National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018

•   Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2018 and the Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2018

•   Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018.

(David Bushby)

Chair

29 November 2018

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Regulation) Bill 2018

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals (Administration) Act 1992

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994 (the Code Act), and;

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Legislation Amendment Act 2013 (the Amendment Act).

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

11 February 2019

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Australian Citizenship Amendment (Strengthening the Citizenship Loss Provisions) Bill 2018

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

23 January 2019

Possible reporting date:

Second sitting Wednesday of 2019

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Legislation Amendment Bill 2018

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

13 and 14 December 2018

Possible reporting date:

First sitting Wednesday of 2019

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bills:

National Integrity Commission Bill 2018 (McGowan PMB)

National Integrity (Parliamentary Standards) Bill 2018 (McGowan PMB)

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bills are to be referred:

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the Committee

Possible reporting date:

5 April 2019.

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty Consequential Amendments Bill 2018, and Passenger Movement Charge Amendment (Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty) Bill 2018

Reasons for ref erral/principal issues for consideration:

Impact on Australia's relationship with Timor Impact on business in the region

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Department of Industry, Innovation and Science

Woodside

ConocoPhillips

Santos

INPEX

Eni

Tokyo Timor Sea Resources

Woodside

Shell

Osaka Gas

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:

12 February 2019

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Corporate and Financial Sector Penalties) Bill 2018

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

This Bill responds to the ASIC Enforcement Review Taskforce Report, released in December 2017.

Since this Report was released, the Banking Royal Commission has uncovered widespread and systematic misconduct across the financial services industry.

Given the new evidence that has come to light, it would be appropriate to refer the Bill to inquiry for careful consideration to ensure it sufficiently strong and robust to tackle corporate misconduct.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Consumer Action Law Centre, Financial Rights Legal Centre, ASIC, the ACCC, experts on corporate misconduct and financial crime, the Law Council of Australia, State, Territory and International Bar Associations (e.g. the Victorian Bar and Criminal Bar Association), state and territory law associations/institutes (e.g. Law Institute of Victoria, NSW Law Society).

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:

12 February 2019

I move:

That the report be adopted.