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

I present the eighth report of the 2025 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. 8 OF 2025

6 November 2025

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Lisa Darmanin (Acting 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 Tony Sheldon (Government Whip)

Senator Lidia Thorpe

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 8 OF 2025

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 5 November 2025 at 7.08 pm.

2. The committee recommends that the provisions of the Copyright Amendment Bill 2025 be referred immediately to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 19 December 2025 (see appendix 1 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 Customs Tariff Amendment (Geelong Treaty Implementation) Bill 2025 but was unable to reach agreement.

(Lisa Darmanin)

Chair

5 November 2025

Appendix 1

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

Name of bill: Copyright Amendment Bill

Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration: To scrutinise this legislation and to hear from stakeholders about the importance of this legislation.

Possible submissions or evidence from: Interested parties and stakeholders

Committee to which bill is to be referred: Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee

Possible hearing date(s): November to December 2025

Possible reporting date: 19 December 2025

(signed)

I move:

That the report be adopted.