Dean Smith (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present the ninth report for 2019 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. 9 OF 2019

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 27 November 2019 at 7.30pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 January 2020 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment (Enhancing Australia's Anti-Doping Capability) Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 February 2020 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019 and the Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee but was unable to reach agreement on a reporting date (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the provisions of the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill 2019 and the Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 February 2020 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(e) the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Unsolicited Communications) Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 April 2020 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(f) the provisions of the Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 February 2020 (see appendix 6 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(g) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Superannuation, Your Choice) Bill 2019 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 February 2020 (see appendix 7 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

National Self-exclusion Register (Cost Recovery Levy) Bill 2019

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Fees Imposition Amendment (Near-new Dwelling Interests) Bill 2019.

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

(Dean Smith)

Chair

28 November 2019

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Agriculture Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Administration) Bill 2019

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

National Farmers Federation

Inspector-General for Biosecurity

Border Force

Ports Australia

Shipping Australia

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:

31 January 2020

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment (Enhancing Australia's Anti-Doping Capability) Bill 2019

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Stakeholders have raised concerns with the Opposition, mirrored in issues with this bill raised by the Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills, relating to the impact of certain clauses on the individual rights of athletes.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Australian Athletes Alliance, players associations of individual sports, Exercise and Sports Science Australia, ASADA, others.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Suggest similar or identical timeframes to the inquiry on the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority Amendment (Sport Integrity Australia) Bill 2019, which was referred by the Senate on 14 November following the recommendation in Selection of Bills Committee's Report No. 8 of 2019.

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

3 February 2020

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Migration Amendment (Regulation of Migration Agents) Bill 2019

Migration Agents Registration Application Charge Amendment (Rates of Charge) Bill 2019

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To determine whether the Parliament of Australia should vote in favour of this bill in its current form (or in an amended form), having regard to the views of industry and other key stakeholders.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Migration Institute of Australia, Law Council of Australia, key stakeholders from the migration agent sector, Australian Migration Citizenship Service and others.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

27 March 2020

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer) Bill

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complex levy that effectively proposes to introduce a broadband tax, and has been criticised by the Productivity Commission and the ACCC. Is a potential building block for privatisation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department of Communications, Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, Vocus, TPG, Opticomm, ACCC, ACCAN and other Greenfield telecommunications providers.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the committee

Possible reporting date:

21 February 2020

Appendix 5

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of Bill:

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Unsolicited Communications) Bill 2019

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To assess impacts of the bill's operation

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Fundraising Institute of Australia; CHOICE; ACMA; TIO; AEC; COTA; National Seniors; ACCC; Digital Rights Watch; Communications Alliance

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communications Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

TBA

Possible reporting date:

17 April 2020

Appendix 6

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Transport Security Amendment (Serious Crime) Bill 2019

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To ensure that the Bill sufficiently achieves its intent of addressing criminal activity at Australia's security controlled airports, security regulated seaports, and security regulated offshore oil and gas facilities.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Department of Home Affairs;

Australian Federal Police;

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission;

Australian Institute of Criminology;

Ports Australia;

Australian Airports Association and one or two Airport Corporations (eg Sydney, Melbourne);

APPEA and/or one or two offshore oil and gas facility operators (eg INPEX, BHP, Woodside);

Fair Work Ombudsman; and

One or two relevant employee Groups (eg The Australian and International Pilots Association and the Australian Services Union)

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

December 2019

Possible reporting date:

21/02/2020

Appendix 7

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Treasury Laws Amendment (Your Superannuation, Your Choice) Bill 2019 Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Potential impacts on worker's super balances. Potential defaults into underperforming funds.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

ISA, FSC, Treasury, ACTU, unions

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:

21 February 2020

I move:

That the report be adopted.