Senate debates

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

11:20 am

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

I present the third report of 2026 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. 3 OF 2026

12 March 2026

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Tony Sheldon (Government Whip, Chair)

Senator Wendy Askew (Opposition Whip)

Senator Sean Bell (One Nation Whip)

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet

Senator Leah Blyth

Senator the Hon. Matt Canavan (Nationals Whip)

Senator Susan McDonald (Acting Nationals Whip)

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. 3 OF 2026

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 7.11 pm.

2. The committee made no recommendations to refer bills to committees.

3. The committee recommends that the following bill not be referred to a committee:

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

                                                        Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Amendment (Consideration of UNDRIP) Bill 2023

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

                                                                                    (Tony Sheldon)

                                                                                    Chair

                                                                                    11 March 2026

                                                                                    I move:

                                                                                    That the report be adopted.

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