Senate debates

Thursday, 18 March 2021

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

11:45 am

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

I present the fourth report of 2021 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. 4 OF 2021

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 17 March 2021 at 7.10pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Hazardous Waste (Regulation of Exports and Imports) Amendment Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 5 May 2021 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(b) the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Prohibition on Credit Card Use) Bill 2020 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 30 July 2021 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

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

                                                            (Dean Smith)

                                                            Chair

                                                            18 March 2021

                                                            I move:

                                                            That the report be adopted.

                                                            Question agreed to.

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