Senate debates

Thursday, 10 May 2007

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

3:36 pm

Photo of Julian McGauranJulian McGauran (Victoria, National Party) Share this | | Hansard source

by leave—I present the eighth report for 2007 of the Selection of Bills Committee

Ordered that the report be adopted.

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 2007

1.
The committee met in private session on Thursday, 10 May 2007 at 11.03 am.
2.
The committee resolved to recommend—That(a)   the provisions of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007 be referred immediately to the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June 2007 ; (b)   the provisions of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Amendment Bill 2007 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June; and
(a)
the provisions of the Communications Legislation Amendment (Content Services) Bill 2007 be referred immediately to the Environment, Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June 2007 ;
(b)
the provisions of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research Amendment Bill 2007 be referred immediately to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee for inquiry and report by 12 June; and
(c)
the provisions of the Tax Laws Amendment (2007 Measures No. 3) Bill 2007 and the Tax Laws Amendment (Small Business) Bill 2007 be referred immediately to the Economics Committee for inquiry and report by 6 June 2007. The committee recommends accordingly.
3.
The committee deferred consideration of the following bill to its next meeting: Repatriation of Citizens Bill 2007.

Stephen Parry

Chair

10 May 2007.