Karen Grogan (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I present the seventh report for 2025 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 Committee

REPORT NO. 7 OF 2025

30 October 2025

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Tony Sheldon (Government Whip, Chair)

Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip)

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

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet

Senator Leah Blyth

Senator Ross Cadell

Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm

Senator Jessica Collins

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher

Senator Jacqui Lambie

Senator Fatima Payman

Senator David Pocock

Senator Lidia Thorpe

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 7 OF 2025

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 at 7.18 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) the provisions of the Commonwealth Parole Board Bill 2025 and the Commonwealth Parole Board (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 November 2025 (see appendix 1 for statements of reasons for referral);

(b) the provisions of the Corporations (Review Fees) Amendment (Technical Amendments) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 29 January 2026 (see appendix 2 for statements of reasons for referral);

(c) the provisions of the Education Legislation Amendment (Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Education and Employment Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 24 November 2025;

(d) the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Amendment (Ban Unethical Contractors) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 17 March 2026 (see appendix 3 for statements of reasons for referral); and

(e) the Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Financial Systems and Other Measures) Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 November 2025 (see appendix 4 for statements 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:

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

(Tony Sheldon)

Chair

29 October 2025

I move:

That the report be adopted.