I present the 13th report 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. 13 OF 2026

15 October 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. 13 OF 2026

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 7.08 pm.

2. The committee recommends that—

(a) contingent upon introduction in the House of Representatives, the provisions of the Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026, Domestic Gas Reservation Levy Bill 2026, and Domestic Gas Reservation (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 11 November 2026 (see appendix 1 for statement of reasons for referral),

(b) the provisions of the Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Environment and Communications Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 20 November 2026 (see appendix 2 for statements of reasons for referral), and

(c) the provisions of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026 and Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 13 November 2026 (see appendix 3 for statements of reasons for referral).

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

(Tony Sheldon)

Chair

15 October 2026

I move:

That the report be adopted.