Senate debates

Thursday, 2 December 2021

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

11:16 am

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

I present the 14th report of 2021 of the Selection of Bills Committee and seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 14 OF 2021

2 December 2021

MEMBERS OF THE CO MMITTEE

Senator Dean Smith (Government Whip, Chair)

Senator Perin Davey (The Nationals Whip)

Senator Stirling Griff (Centre Alliance Whip)

Senator Pauline Hanson (Pauline Hanson's One Nation Whip)

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Anne Urquhart (Opposition Whip)

Senator Raff Ciccone

Senator Katy Gallagher

Senator Jacqui Lambie

Senator the Hon James McGrath

Senator Rex Patrick

Senator the Hon Anne Ruston

Secretary: Tim Bryant

Ph: 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 14 OF 2021

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 1 December 2021 at 8.10 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 3 February 2022 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Customs Amendment (Controlled Trials) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 March 2022; and

(c) the provisions of the Health Legislation Amendment (Medicare Compliance and Other Measures) Bill 2021 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 April 2022.

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:

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

                                                                                          (Dean Smith)

                                                                                          Chair

                                                                                          2 December 2021

                                                                                          Appendix 1

                                                                                          Name of bill:

                                                                                          Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle Framework and Other Measures Bill 2021

                                                                                          Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

                                                                                          Consideration of economy-wide impacts of Schedules 1-5, consideration of multinational tax evasion issues, consideration of the retirement income covenant, consideration of tax evasion issues arising from employee share schemes

                                                                                          Possible submissions or evidence from:

                                                                                          Tax Institute of Australia, accountant bodies, tax academics, finance industry bodies

                                                                                          Committee to which bill is to be referred:

                                                                                          Senate Economics Legislation Committee

                                                                                          Possible hearing date(s):

                                                                                          16 January 2022, 18 January 2022

                                                                                          Possible reporting date:

                                                                                          3 February 2022

                                                                                          (signed)

                                                                                          A Urquhart

                                                                                          Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

                                                                                          I move:

                                                                                          That the report be adopted.

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