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

I present the sixth 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. 6 OF 2021

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 16 June 2021 at 7.20 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the Constitution Alteration (Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press) 2019 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 December 2021 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(b) the provisions of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 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:

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Bill 2021

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

Financial Regulator Assessment Authority (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2021

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Amendment (Cost Recovery) Bill 2021

5. The committee considered the following bills but were unable to reach agreement:

Fuel Security (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2021

(Dean Smith)

Chair

17 June 2021

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill: Constitutional Alteration (Freedom of Expression and Freedom of the Press) 2019

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Renewed importance in the light of the judgement by Justice Steward regarding the freedom of expression in the High Court of Australia's decision in the matter of LibertyWorks Incv Commonwealth of Australia [2021] HCA 18 of 16 June 2021 at 249.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Media organisations, journalists, civil liberty groups, constitutional experts and legal organisations or bodies, persons concerned with the reduction of freedom of speech.

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

As decided by Committee

Possible reporting date:

As decided by Committee, before 31 December 2021

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Need for consultation with the sector.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

To be determined by the Committee

Possible reporting date:

22 July 2021

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (improving Supports for At Risk Participants) Bill 2021

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

July — August — September

Possible reporting date:

August — September

I move:

That the report be adopted.