Senate debates

Thursday, 13 August 2026

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

11:15 am

Photo of Tony SheldonTony Sheldon (NSW, Australian Labor Party) | Hansard source

I present Report No. 9 of 2026 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. 9 OF 2026

13 August 2026

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE

Senator Tony Sheldon (Government Whip, Chair)

Senator Maria Kovacic (Opposition Whip)

Senator Sean Bell (One Nation Whip)

Senator Nick McKim (Australian Greens Whip)

Senator Ralph Babet

Senator Ross Cadell (The Nationals Whip)

Senator the Hon. Anthony Chisholm

Senator Jessica Collins

Senator the Hon. Katy Gallagher

Senator Jacqui Lambie

Senator Kerrynne Liddle

Senator Fatima Payman

Senator David Pocock

Senator Lidia Thorpe

Secretary: Tim Bryant 02 6277 3020

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 9 OF 2026

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 7.10 pm.

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

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

                                                                                                        (Tony Sheldon)

                                                                                                        Chair 12 August 2026

                                                                                                        I move:

                                                                                                        That the report be adopted.

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