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Friday, 12 June 2020

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

11:45 am

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

I present the 5th report of 2020 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated into Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 5 OF 2020

1. The committee met in private session on Thursday, 11 June 2020 at 7.15 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisionsof the Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020 and the Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020 be referred immediatelyto the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2020 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisionsof the Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Dairy Cattle Export Charge) Bill 2020 be referred immediatelyto the Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2020 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(c) the provisionsof the Product Stewardship (Oil) Amendment Bill 2020 and the Excise Tariff Amendment Bill 2020 be referred immediatelyto the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2020 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

      Authorised Non-operating Holding Companies Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

      General Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

      Life Insurance Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

      Retirement Savings Account Providers Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

      Superannuation Supervisory Levy Imposition Amendment Bill 2020

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

                                                                    (Dean Smith)

                                                                    Chair

                                                                    12 June 2020

                                                                    Appendix 1

                                                                    SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

                                                                    Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

                                                                    Names of bills:

                                                                        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:

                                                                                  30 July 2020

                                                                                  Senator Anne Urquhart

                                                                                  Appendix 2

                                                                                  SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

                                                                                  Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

                                                                                  Name of bill:

                                                                                  Primary Industries (Customs) Charges Amendment (Dairy Cattle Export Charge) Bill 2020

                                                                                  Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

                                                                                            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:

                                                                                                              30 July 2020

                                                                                                              Senator Anne Urquhart

                                                                                                              Appendix 3

                                                                                                              SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

                                                                                                              Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

                                                                                                              Name of bill: Product Stewardship (Oil) Amendment Bill 2020

                                                                                                              Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: To examine advice received by the Government in relation to the impact of the Caltex Australia Petroleum Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation [2019] FCA 1849 case and related levy scheme that underlies this Bill.

                                                                                                              Possible submissions or evidence from: The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australian Taxation Office

                                                                                                              Committee to which bill is to be referred: Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

                                                                                                              Possible heading date(s):

                                                                                                              To be determined by the Committee

                                                                                                              Possible reporting date:

                                                                                                              30 July 2020

                                                                                                              Senator Anne Urquhart

                                                                                                              I move:

                                                                                                              That the report be adopted.

                                                                                                              Question agreed to.

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