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

I present the second report of 2025 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. 2 OF 2025

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 Jacqui Lambie (Jacqui Lambie Network Whip)

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet

Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher

Senator Maria Kovacic

Senator Matt O'Sullivan

Senator Fatima Payman

Senator David Pocock

Senator Gerard Rennick

Senator Lidia Thorpe

Senator Tammy Tyrrell

Senator David Van

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 7.42 pm

2. The committee recommends that-

(a) the provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025 (No. 2) be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 29 August 2025 (see appendix l for a statement of reasons for referral); and

(b) contingent upon introduction in the Senate, the provisions of the AusCheck Amendment (Global Entry Program) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 21 March 2025 (see appendix 2 for a statement of reasons for referral).

3. The committee considered the following bills and, noting that they had been referred to committees on 12 February 2025, makes no further recommendation:

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:

(Anne Urquhart)

Chair

13 February 2025

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

Whistleblower Protection Authority Bill 2025 (No. 2)

Reasons for referra1/principal issues for consideration:

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Law Council, Bar Associations, Integrity Civil Society Groups, whistleblowers

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

TBA

Possible reporting date:

31 August 2025

Appendix 2

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

AusCheck Amendment (Global Entry Program} Bill 2025

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

To scrutinise this legislation

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Interested parties and stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

February

Possible reporting date:

21 March 2025

(signed) /

Wendy Askew

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill:

AusCheck Amendment (Global Entry Program) Bill 2025

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

Public scrutiny of bills

Possible submissions or evidence from:

Migration Institute of Australia

Human Rights Law Centre

Civil Liberties Australia

Committee to which bill is to be referred:

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

Possible hearing date(s):

March 2025

Possible reporting date:

21 March 2025

(signed) /

Nick McKim

I move:

That the report be adopted.