Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

URQUHART (—) (): I present the 11th report of 2023 of the Selection of Bills Committee. I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS CO MMITTEE

REPORT NO. 11 OF 2023

14 September 2023

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Anne Urquhart (Government Whip, Chair)

Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip)

Senator Ross Cadell (The Nationals Whip)

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

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet

Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher

Senator Matt O'Sullivan

Senator David Pocock Senator Paul Scarr

Senator Lidia Thorpe

Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 11 OF 2023

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 7.11 pm.

(a) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023, and the Disability Services and Inclusion (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 November 2023 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Identity Verification Services Bill 2023, and the Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 9 November 2023 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 12 October 2023 (see appendix 3 for a statement of reasons for referral);

(d) the Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by

31 May 2024 (see appendix 4 for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(e) the provisions of the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023, and the Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023 be referred immediately to the Community Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 22 November 2023 (see appendix 5 for a statement of reasons for referral).

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

Parliamentary Workplace Support Service (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

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

4. The committee considered the following bill but was unable to reach agreement:

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

14 September 2023

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Disability Services and Inclusion Act 2023

This Bill will be accompanied by consequential and technical amendment legislation to ensure that the changes in the DSI Bill do not trigger any unintended legislative consequences in other legislative contexts and ensure smooth transition to the new legislative framework this Bill will enable.

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

High public interest. The legislation is a repeal and replace of the Disability Services Act 1986 so it is significant reform.

Proactive engagement with the sector and additional scrutiny by the Parliament will benefit passage of the Bill.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs Legislation Committee (CALC)

Possible hearing date(s):

2 hearings (accessible format- online) between w/c 25 October and w/c 16 October 2023)

Possible reporting date:

Have requested 9 November. Subject to broader Senate scheduling and to the agreement of the CALC Chair, we could manage 15 November reporting to have Senate Debate Week 9.

(signed)

Anne Urquhart

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Disability Services and Inclusion Bill 2023

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

This repeals the Disability Services Act and replaces it. The consultation has not been made public.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

PWDA, WYDA, FNDN and other disability peak bodies.

Committee to which b ill is to be referred:

Community Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

Priority is that there needs to be at least one hearing

Possible reporting date:

9 November 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

Whip/ Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Identity Verification Services Bill 2023 and Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

In addition to submissions from members of the public including those impacted by recent data breaches, submission might come from a range of stakeholders:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

November

Possible reporting date:

9 November 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

Whip/ Selection of Bills Committee member

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Identity Verification Services Bill 2023

Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Various Stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

9 November 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Identity Verification Services Bill 2023 and Identity Verification Services (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Provide stakeholders an opportunity to speak to the measures in the Bills providing legislative authority for identity verification services.

Possible submissions or evidence f rom:

Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation at UNSW Law

Australian Banking Association

Business Council of Australia

Human Rights Law Centre

Human Technology Institute, UTS

Law Council of Australia

Australian Lawyers Alliance

Electronic Frontiers Australia

Tech Council

Telecommunications providers

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

TBC

Possible report ing date:

18 October 2023

Appendix 3

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and Other Measures) Bill

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Explore scope and impact of Bill and the potential to include other harmful interactive wagering services like, for example, lotteries.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Alliance for Gambling Reform

Charles Livingston, Senior Lecturer and Head of Gambling and Social Determinants Unit, Monash University School of public Health and Preventative Medicine

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Environment and Communication

Possible hearing date(s):

Possible reporting date:

12 October 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

Whip/ Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 4

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Legalising Cannabis Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

In addition to submissions from members of the public including those impacted by recent data breaches, submission might come from a range of stakeholders:

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

Early 2024, February or March

Possible reporting date:

31 May 2024

(signed)

Nick McKim

Whip / Selection of Bills Committee member

Appendix 5

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023

Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Very large changes to Tobacco legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Cancer Council, PHAA, Lung Foundation

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs

Possible hearing date(s):

Poss ible reporting date:

22 November 2023

(signed)

Nick McKim

Whip/Selection of Bills Committee member

S ELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) Bill 2023

Public Health (Tobacco and Other Products) (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2023

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Complicated Bill

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Various Stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Community Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

September-November

Possible reporting date:

22 November 2023

(signed)

Wendy Askew

I move:

That the report be adopted.